The phrase "and operated in a" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing the manner or context in which something is managed or controlled, often in relation to a specific environment or system.
Example: "The company was established in 1995 and operated in a highly competitive market."
Alternatives: "and functioned in a" or "and ran in a".
Landfills were designed and operated in a manner that minimized risks to public health and the environment.
The Olimpo Movie Production Company specialized in pornography, and although the business was more or less illegal and operated in a distinctly hostile environment, it lasted until the mid-eighties.
After graduating from the University of Vermont Medical School and finishing an internship in surgery, Dr. Montgomery joined the Navy and operated in a traveling hospital unit in the Korean War.
Germany and the Netherlands were joint third in the numbers of dealers, with 225 each, although Dutch vendors made fewer but, on average, larger transactions and operated in a far smaller jurisdiction.
Despite his hatred of the Wahabbis, Suleiman took the mothers to their latest middleman, a shady character named Said, a self-proclaimed Wahabbi who nevertheless lived and operated in a town firmly under Russian control.
His lawyer, Tony Sola, said last week that the doctor had tested negative for hepatitis C in recent years, that there were no restrictions on his practice and "that he did absolutely nothing wrong and operated in a perfectly reasonable manner".
Indeed, the TCA contributed to only 1.1% of total CO2 release and operated in an incomplete and anabolic mode.
Virtualization is an abstract concept that requires the system's hardware, the physical operation system, to exist and operate in a virtual space [ 1- 3].
"At the time, I thought the town government was closed, and operating in a bubble," he said.
