The phrase "as a gambit in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a strategic move or tactic employed within a particular context or situation.
Example: "The politician used the proposal as a gambit in the debate to shift attention away from his controversial past."
Alternatives: "as a tactic in" or "as a strategy in".
You can think of Mr Ryan's fantasy budget as a gambit in a diffuse cultural negotiation over the bounds of reasonable opinion in the ongoing negotiation over fiscal policy a sort of ideological meta-negotiation.
It added: "We are particularly concerned that these members of the Jewish minority may have been singled out for persecution to make a political point, as a gambit in what is widely described as a struggle within Iran's leadership". After receiving the letter, Mr. Shahroudi confirmed that the Shiraz trial would go ahead.
This would be laughed at in any other western nation as a gambit in a serious debate.
Americans involved in the decision insist that they never had such a gambit in mind.
But, as an opening gambit in a negotiation, it's terrible.
It turns out that the scene is positioned as an opening gambit in a complicated scheme that mixes detection and science fiction.
The Plaza, like its newborn cousin across the park at 15 Central Park West, appears to be on track as a successful gambit in the fast-changing world of condominium sales.
That is why it makes sense to see the EPA's move as an opening gambit in negotiations over a new international climate treaty, which diplomats hope to seal late next year in Paris.
Even if Democrats found fault with the Republicans' immediate proposal — for example, it would prevent the Treasury secretary from engaging in accounting maneuvers to stave off potential default — it was seen as an opening gambit in the legislative dance toward some resolution before the government is expected to breach its debt limit on Thursday.
The only reference was oblique: "Even if the Democrats found fault with the Republicans' immediate proposal – for example, it would prevent the Treasury secretary from engaging in accounting maneuvers to stave off potential default – it was seen as an opening gambit in the legislative dance toward some resolution before the government is expected to breach its debt limit on Thursday".
Mexican and Canadian commentators generally viewed Trump's announcement as a gambit to gain favorable terms for the United States in a reshaped trade deal.
