"formulate an offer" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used when talking about creating or crafting a proposal or proposition to someone. Example: The company spent days formulating a detailed offer to present to their potential investors.
The Bulls are still formulating an offer but are not expected to match the figures attributed to the Knicks.
The group formulated an offer, which Mr. Norwood said he would convey to the White House for review.
"After spending hours with my clients, formulating an offer well over the asking price and writing a persuasive letter detailing it and the particulars of my clients, financial and otherwise, I presented the offer before the deadline".
"If not, I've still got a whole room of picket signs ready to go". A walkout by librarians, clerks, social workers, accountants and other general government workers threatened for today was averted when the Board of Supervisors instructed the county's chief executive, Johnny Johnston, to formulate a new offer to the union.
The teams will begin by reviewing existing agreements for signs and marketing, then formulate a way to offer advertisers the option of long-range plans that may include any of the teams and their sites.
The software then formulates a new offer that takes into account shifts in the doctor's position reflected by the counteroffer.
When company A formulates an offer, the utility rating of the offer and consequently its graphical presentation is based on the preferences of company A. When company B analyzes the offer received from company A, company B is provided with a rating and a graphical display of the offer according to the ratings of company B.
It took me a moment to formulate an answer.
The PAC, he says, "will help us formulate an agenda".
This enigmatic anecdote, however, offers fresh insights into this founding generation's efforts to formulate a cultural identity.
It could never formulate a plan.
