The phrase "a mode of operating" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a particular way or method of functioning or performing tasks.
Example: "The software offers a mode of operating that enhances user experience and efficiency."
Alternatives: "a method of operation" or "a way of functioning".
He had established a mode of operating with Prince Lowenstein in public: he would call him "Prince Lowenstein" a number of times (even when, in direct conversation, it wasn't necessary to call him anything at all) and then switch to "Rupert".
The meeting did yield one positive development: For years, some of the smaller nations in the commission, who must be up to date on their dues to vote, have been paying in cash at the meetings, a mode of operating that is hardly suited to the 21st century of instant money transfers.
THE recent communication of Karmen et al.1 on analysis by gas chromatography illustrates an interesting mode of operating a Lovelock ionization detector.
Recognizing the complexities of Congress and his initial failures, this interpretation goes, Trump has started to develop a subtler mode of operating.
Critical moments in operations cause the surgeon to transition from a relatively "automatic" mode of operating to a more attentive mode previously referred to as "slowing down when you should".
That is an exciting new mode of operating.
They provided each of us with thoughtful and delicious alternatives that made us feel seen, cared for, and included as a welcome customer, rather than an afterthought that would throw a wrench in their predetermined mode of operating.
Jacobs' book was the most powerful retort to Moses's mode of thinking, and her actions a resounding retort to his mode of operating.
Batch processing was the normal mode of operating computers at the time: a user handed a deck of punched cards to an operator, who fed them to the machine, and an hour or more later the printed output would be made available for pickup.
Michael I. Levy heads a company called Business Career Design which practices this rather unique mode of operating.
But now, as 2018 draws to a close, for the first time in a while I feel that we're getting back on our feet; we're beginning to shift our mode of operating from reactive to generative.
