The phrase "minimal attempt" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to an effort or action that is done with the least possible amount of effort or resources. This phrase can be used in various contexts, such as in describing a task, project, or situation where there was only a small or inadequate effort made. Example: Despite their minimal attempt at studying, the students were still able to pass the exam. Here, "minimal attempt" implies that the students did not put much effort into studying, yet they were still able to pass the exam.
"I can find only minimal attempts on the part of the media to discover the extent of the problem outside the Catholic priesthood".
Later, they make only minimal attempts to defend themselves to their interrogators: "You're not going to believe me, so I'm not going to say anything else".
"Overall, concerns and incidents were seen in isolation, with minimal attempts to link concerning patterns of injuries, to enquire in more detail about their cause and nature, and to gain a collective view of family life," the report said.
The social worker assigned to that case did not make first contact with the family until 20 days after the complaint was received, and then "made minimal attempts to investigate," according to an internal county report.
Notably, minimal attempts have been made to determine systematically the degree to which specific areas of coding sequence have become released from negative selective in the long-term, and by inference unlikely to mediate functional change in the short-term.
There have been minimal attempts to address this need from the research community; however, an important exception has been Kelley's [ 13] work on building community capacity for palliative care in rural Canadian communities.
Moreover, there have previously been minimal attempts to resolve this contradiction (or even to distinguish between statistical and functional redundancy), potentially leading readers to perceive this modelling framework as one prone to capturing invalid biology.
Despite the availability of genome information for AlHV-1 and those of closely related MCF viruses [ 54, 55], genetic variation and evolution of AlHV-1 in wild and domestic hosts is poorly understood, as minimal attempts have been made to investigate viral diversity in clinical cases or in field isolates.
The quality of recovery was assessed by at least two independent observers using a 10 point scale: 1. Stands on first attempt with minimal effort, minimal ataxia; 2. Stands on first attempt with minimal to moderate effort, mild ataxia; 3. Stands on first or second attempt with great effort and moderate ataxia.
Anne Rolfes, founding director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, which is fighting the pipeline, said ETP's strategy was to make minimal, "feeble" attempts to find and contact land owners, because when they cannot be found, it initiates a much more favorable negotiation process with the state.
