"in order to attempt" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to introduce the purpose for which the following action is undertaken. For example: "I set off early in the morning, in order to attempt to reach the summit by midday."
In order to attempt it at all you'd have to be totally obsessed.
"He frequently reverts to the courts and launches challenges … in order to attempt to destabilise or disrupt," she said.
The government of Nauru said it was "distressed that refugees are attempting such dreadful acts in order to attempt to influence the Australian Government's immigration policies".
In Birdman, Iñárritu tells the story of an actor turning away from a popular world of showy, overdramatic action movies in order to attempt real art.
Immigrant rights activists also voiced concerns that immigrants would travel to more remote and dangerous crossing points in order to attempt to get into the US.
QUESTION FROM DAN BOGDAN: Do you support the idea of a preemptive move into Iran in order to attempt precluding nuclear capability?
This act of time-travel is part of what Yourcenar meant when she said one had to be forty in order to attempt certain books.
She said the trustee "distorts the evidence in this case in order to attempt to come under a standard he cannot meet".
Video of the weekend: San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers is forced to navigate his way through the half-time show at Candlestick Park in order to attempt a warm-up kick.
Opposition to labour reforms has led to the government to back-track in order to attempt to appease young people after students and high-school unions took to the streets to protest.
The parties to the conflict shall not direct the movement of the civilian population or individual civilians in order to attempt to shield military objectives from attacks or to shield military operations".
