The phrase "and trying to secure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to obtain or achieve something, often in a context of negotiation or acquisition.
Example: "The organization is focused on expanding its reach and trying to secure additional funding for its projects."
Alternatives: "and working to obtain" or "and seeking to achieve".
While Louise earns money minding tots at her home, Jeanne spends her time Rollerblading, riding the train and trying to secure a job.
It is tempting to see in their awkward pauses and fractured melodies a young composer struggling with mortality and trying to secure his place in the musical tradition.
Shtum follows a family struggling to cope with a severely autistic, mute 11-year-old boy, and trying to secure appropriate care for him in a residential home.
McManus is also the president of CBS News, which is in third place in the network news competition, losing money and trying to secure its place in an insecure universe.
Involvement in this incident is one of 61 charges facing the CPI's Abhay Sahoo, the protesters' leader, who is now in jail for the third time and trying to secure his release on bail.
All over the Netherlands this month, other leaders of cultural organizations have been saying emotional farewells, packing up boxes and trying to secure precious keepsakes of history before they turn off the stage lights.
French soldiers on a routine patrol smelled the smoke and tried to secure the building.
President Emil Constantinescu will make the formal nomination on Thursday; Mr. Vasile, 55, then will name his team and try to secure parliamentary approval.
Anyone who dealt with them, and tried to secure benefit from these crimes, could be roped into a count of conspiracy.
The defence ministry said it had contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRCC) to ask it to intercede with the Farc to ensure the safety of the hostages and try to secure their release.
Between November and March, students should be in contact with prospective placement organizations to discuss the nature of the summer work, present their qualifications, and try to secure a firm offer of a position.
