The phrase "a positive mode" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state or manner of being that is optimistic or constructive.
Example: "In a positive mode, she approached the challenges ahead with confidence and enthusiasm."
Alternatives: "an optimistic state" or "a constructive mindset."
People need to see Gray Davis, governor of the largest state in the union, in a positive mode".
We worked so hard and we were so happy to see wildlife coming back in a positive mode.
During this same period, an atmospheric circulation pattern known as the Arctic Oscillation has mostly been in what climatologists call a "positive" mode.
How can we use the iterative process of computational analysis as a positive mode of inquiry to ask more probing and complex questions?
MS analysis was carried out on a Waters Quattro Premier XE in a positive mode with an m/z 50 1,000 scanning range using methanol as a mobile phase.
Just believing that life is to be enjoyed puts our mindset into a positive mode, and we can deal with challenges better than if we are perpetually pessimistic.
St Mirren started the second half in a more positive mode, forcing the home side back for the first time in the game, but St Johnstone soon reasserted themselves.
The mass spectrometric measurement of 31-mer oligonucleotides was carried out in a reflectron positive mode.
Mass spectra were acquired using the MALDI-TOF spectrometer in a linear positive mode (Microflex; Bruker Daltonics).
MS spectra were acquired in a reflector positive mode (mass range: m/z 700 4000, laser intensity set at 50% and 3000 total laser shots per spectrum, MS resolution ≥ 12000 17000).
A positive ion mode, liner mode of detection was running, with a laser frequency of 50 Hz and a mass range window of 2,000 30,000 kDa.
