The phrase "and tries to devise" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone making an effort to create or formulate something, often in a problem-solving context.
Example: "She analyzes the situation carefully and tries to devise a plan that will work for everyone involved."
Alternatives: "and attempts to create" or "and seeks to formulate".
Confucius and other pre-Qin thinkers viewed the traditional political institutions of China as bankrupt and tried to devise a rationale for something to replace them.
Besides being a manager, she is also an investor, putting her own money into Phillips and trying to devise a plan to make it profitable.
Early daguerreotypists were like chefs, each tinkering with the standard recipe for preparing and developing plates and trying to devise new ways to streamline the photographic process.
The Colts enjoyed a bye week and spent that time trying to work on turnover-free football (it is minus-4 in turnover differential) and trying to devise a way to make its defense stiffer.
"We have been discussing with her the importance of her message and trying to devise the right venue for her to address Jewish leaders," said Neil B. Goldstein, executive director of the organization.
Mesmer was succeeded by Jean-Martin Charcot in France, and later Sigmund Freud in Vienna, each of whom sought to identify the nonphysical causes of their patients' symptoms and tried to devise cures outside of chemical pills and surgical procedures.
Mayoral advisers say they are examining the contract, and trying to devise the best way to find real jobs for former welfare recipients, but aren't convinced that a permanently subsidized work force is the answer.
Funds are trying to distinguish themselves by focusing on countries (Japan and China) or instruments (emerging-market currencies).Many managers have learned lessons from the trauma of the past few downturns and tried to devise ways to cope with the volatility of Asian markets.
Hunkering down and trying to devise new and improved reasons that Dakota would be superior to North Dakota is a diverting pastime, an indigenous sport no less absorbing than ice fishing or curling, and it offers the deep satisfaction that comes with committing oneself to a perpetual struggle.
The researchers may analyze different strategies adopted by the teachers and try to devise novel ways for students to improve their composition skills.
