The phrase "adapt to maintain" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the need to adjust or change in order to preserve a certain state or condition.
Example: "In order to succeed in a rapidly changing market, companies must adapt to maintain their competitive edge."
Alternatives: "adjust to preserve" or "modify to sustain".
Although the behaviour of TAD cows was disturbed in the afternoon, cows were able to adapt to maintain daily grazing time budgets similar to OAD cows.
Imagine a hospital waiting area that could adapt to maintain a warm and nurturing feeling, regardless of whether a patient was sitting alone or was surrounded by other anxious patients.
From Hu Jintao's perspective, the 17th Party Congress must accomplish one overarching task: The Chinese Communist Party must adapt to maintain its monopoly on power over a more pluralistic and restive society.
There is considerable interest in the mechanisms underpinning plant metal tolerance, a complex process that enables plants to survive metal ion stress and adapt to maintain growth and development without exhibiting symptoms of toxicity.
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Pathogens adapt to maintain selective advantage in their environments.
In both rooms, ventilation was automatically adapted to maintain a constant ambient temperature.
Tidal volume was set at 8 ml/kg and respiratory frequency was adapted to maintain end-tidal CO2 between 30 and 35 mmHg.
The airplane was then moved to extreme points in its flight envelope, and the autopilot successfully adapted to maintain controller performance, except at airspeeds near stall.
NURBS surfaces modelling the hull of the vessel are constructed and the fairing process adapted to maintain certain ship characteristics is described.
To more successfully hunt fast and agile prey such as sea lions, the great white has adapted to maintain a body temperature warmer than the surrounding water.
