The phrase "as a way to discuss" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a method or approach for engaging in a conversation or dialogue about a particular topic.
Example: "We organized a meeting as a way to discuss the upcoming project deadlines and expectations."
Alternatives: "to facilitate a discussion" or "as a means to converse".
And it uses art much more as a way to discuss race, class and gender.
I'd seen it as a way to discuss not only Swift in particular but relationships in general.
It'd be like if we were talking about Genghis Khan as a way to discuss our feelings about colonization.
"You look to popular culture as a way to discuss things that are difficult to discuss anywhere else — or at least raise issues," he said.
I tell the story of Ryan partly as a way to discuss what the world's policy options are to avert starvation in the Nuba Mountains.
Another suggestion is to use the idea of an elephant never forgetting as a way to discuss memories of family members or even pets that die.
The results obtained at Sta. María de Mave (Palencia, Spain) are presented, supporting the potential of this new methodology not only as a scientific way to discuss possible restoration hypotheses with experts or as a didactic tool for narrating the historical evolution of a monument, but also as a spectacular show for tourists.
Sibby Anderson Thompkins, director of postdoctoral affairs at University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, advises using the National Postdoctoral Association's Core Competencies document and the checklist at the end of it (scim.ag/1pmZp9l) as a concrete way to discuss professional development and specific skills goals with postdoctoral advisors.
When watching a Commons debate on arms to Syria, it struck me as a remote and abstract way to discuss the realities of death and life for thousands of people.
"Perhaps it's just as well that Dargis doesn't propose any specific measure for the DuVernay test; rather than producing a simply binary yes/no, it can serve similarly as a way to begin discussing the diversity, representation, and depth of the stories of minority characters in the films we make and watch".
Our report asks that we draw a "debt line in the sand" as a way to start discussing how our country must rebalance its spending and tax policies over the next decade.
