The phrase "a practice designed to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a specific method or approach that has been intentionally created for a particular purpose or outcome.
Example: "The workshop is a practice designed to enhance team collaboration and communication skills."
Alternatives: "a method aimed at" or "an approach intended to".
Salzberg is a proponent of metta or "loving-kindness" meditation, a practice designed to cultivate compassion for all living beings.
This is a practice, designed to avoid illustration of the music, that is common to modern dance but not to the ballet world.
In some schools, grades for advanced placement and honors classes are worth a point or more toward G.P.A. than are grades for standard classes, a practice designed to reward and motivate students to take challenging material.
Or the Royal Marines' decision to name their action against Basra "Operation James" in the latest war on Iraq, with military targets code-named "Goldfinger," "Blofeld" and "Connery" -- a practice designed to "give morale a boost"?
A practice designed to assign users to perform 5 tasks via web site.The users are asked to say what they are thinking loud during the practice.
The problem with the distinction between therapeutic and non-therapeutic research so defined is that research itself often is defined as a practice designed to collect generalizable knowledge and conducted by investigators who intend to achieve this end (Levine 1988).
But these days, it's a legitimate practice, designed to make the network a safer place.
One of the book's most powerful moments comes from a man identified as Dr. Laith, a Baath Party psychologist who was imprisoned for no reason in 1991 and then offered a chance to rejoin the party (this was a common practice, designed to reinforce fear and loyalty).
The World Health Organisation estimates that up to 140 million girls and women have been subjected to FGM, a traditional practice designed to curb sexuality that involves the partial or total removal of the outer sexual organs.
By posing as an animal dealer in Pennsylvania, Hylton was able to document the unofficial and clandestine auction of dogs and cats, a widespread practice designed to prevent owners from tracing the whereabouts of missing pets.
The World Health Organisation estimates that up to 140 million girls and women have been subjected to FGM, a cultural practice designed to curb female sexuality that involves the partial or whole removal of the outer sexual organs and can cause lifelong physical and psychological complications.
