The phrase "a decent path to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reasonable or acceptable way to achieve a goal or outcome.
Example: "We believe that investing in education provides a decent path to economic growth for the community."
Alternatives: "a suitable route to" or "an acceptable way to".
Keep your eyes peeled for the other surfers, when you're thinking about taking a wave, look to the beach and make sure you've got a decent enough path to catch the wave without running some Barney over because they didn't have sense enough to move three feet out of your way... Don't be a Barney who doesn't move out of the way when someone is going for a wave either!
So much so that proposals for a Sinister Six movie featuring Paul Giamatti's Rhino, Dane DeHaan's Green Goblin, Doc Oc, The Vulture et al were beginning to look like a decent path forward.
Marketing is a decent way to compete.
A strong, healthy and self-confident America is what holds the world together and on a decent path.
Two years ago, he started Ryla Teleservices in Atlanta with a plan to pay employees of call centers a decent wage and offer them a clear path to advancement.
Bozu's owner, Yoshinobu Fujioka, a Buddhist priest who can also mix a decent cocktail for those in search of a quicker path to nirvana, says that Japan's mainstream sects must shed their conservative image to broaden their appeal.
A draw in Chicago would be a decent result and would set LA up on a path to success with games at Portland and Vancouver approaching quickly.
Months away from my graduation, feelings of ambition, aspiration, fear and frustration seem to litter the path towards a decent start to my career.
— For most high school seniors, a college degree is the surest path to a decent job and a stable future.
As an unintentional by-product of his editorial skills, he turned hundreds perhaps thousands of epidemiologists into decent medical writers and editors, instilling in them the idea that good writing is not only a result of, but also a path to, the kind of clear thinking needed in epidemiologic practice.
