The phrase "a reliable tactic" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing strategies or methods that are dependable and effective in achieving a desired outcome.
Example: "In negotiations, having a reliable tactic can significantly improve your chances of success."
Alternatives: "a dependable strategy" or "an effective approach."
The forward pass, once considered a lunatic experiment, was adopted as a reliable tactic.
Amid an international outcry over its inaction in Kobani, the Turkish government resorted to what has in the past been a reliable tactic: it raised the specter of the P.K.K., and began calling it (and, by extension, the Y.P.G).
Our results also provide a reliable tactic basis for practical biological resource management.
It provides a reliable tactic basis for preventing the epidemic outbreak.
The results obtained provide a reliable tactic basis for preventing the disease from spreading.
We also expect that impulsive dispersal will provide a reliable tactic for controlling epidemic.
The Yankees hit two hundred and forty-five home runs this year, leading all teams, but imparting a hovering, summer-long unease about their offense with this veteran fan, since moving up base runners and delivering the productive double to the wall is not only a more reliable tactic but the aesthetic heart of the game.
Because "monetizing the debt" is widely believed to fuel inflation expectations, whereas the effects of purchasing MBS and agency debt are less certain, Bullard says buying longer-dated government debt is a more reliable tactic.
Inevitably, the movie still floats around on Chinese video-sharing sites, including this must-see clip of a scene involving that reliable tactic of urban mediation: the dance-fight.
This is a riskier and less reliable tactic than reading the player, but sometimes it's your only option.
To stall the Ducks, sputtering opponents have resorted to that reliable tactic, the old flopperoo.
