His attempt to suck out a clue hadn't really worked.

I don't know what makes, but no other attempt has worked.

But this attempt at a balancing act has not worked.

If anything was slightly less than perfect, his attempt would not work.

Sorry, but your attempt at a joke didn't work that well.

"Why - when similar attempts have not worked earlier - should the same procedure lead to different results today?"

It does not include attempts to work with the human figure in any traditional manner.

An earlier attempt to train the women did not work.

But their attempts to get inside Fiedler's head never worked.

So don't be put off when your first attempt doesn't work.