The phrase "adopt a variation of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the implementation or acceptance of a modified version of something, such as a method, idea, or practice.
Example: "In order to improve our workflow, we decided to adopt a variation of the Agile methodology that better suits our team's needs."
Alternatives: "embrace a modification of" or "implement a version of".
To improve the replay rule in football is simple: Adopt a variation of the correctable-error rule in basketball.
His solution to bringing broadband to more people is to adopt a variation of the program that couldn't get off the ground in the Kentucky legislature earlier this year when backed by the telephone companies - more tax breaks for big business to do what they should be doing anyway in serving underserved areas.
As reported in other crystal structures, the nucleotide U2585 was able to adopt a variation of conformations, while the piperazine azide moiety oriented itself along the P-site.
The actor Jim Backus memorably adopted a variation of the accent to play the fabulously wealthy Thurston Howell III, on "Gilligan's Island".
Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, he adopted a variation of his maternal grandfather's surname, Lecorbesier, in 1920 - a play on the French for "crow-like".
They have adopted a variation of the approach used by Intel to make its new chips faster while remaining compatible with earlier microprocessors.
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have adopted a variation of automatic voter registration.
American students adopted a variation of this practice in the "ether frolics" of the early 1800s to achieve a feeling of euphoria.
Because the wiki format is an easy medium for collecting knowledge from a large number of individuals, a number of scientific efforts have successfully adopted a variation of this technology (e.g., [12][32][33][34]).
The mass transfer process is calculated by adopting a cubic variation of humidity ratio of saturated air with the corresponding fin surface temperature.
Fifth, adopt an improved version of SEIR.
