The phrase "in a bid to resolve" is a perfectly valid and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe an attempt to find a solution or resolution to a problem or issue. For example, "The two governments entered into negotiations in a bid to resolve the territorial dispute."
This summer, in a bid to resolve their issues once and for all, they had agreed to install a partially synthetic playing surface.
There followed a series of meetings between senior representatives of the BBC and Prince Charles in a bid to resolve the issues.
Darroch also claimed that the satellite company offered Ofcom a deal on sports and film channels in a bid to resolve questions about the pay-TV market.
Sandro is back in Brazil and QPR say they are "in dialogue with the Home Office in a bid to resolve the matter".
France, the former colonial overlord of Lebanon and Syria, is pulling out all the diplomatic stops in a bid to resolve the crisis over the election of a new Lebanese president.
However, after Dalman cancelled his Christmas break in France to act as peacemaker, Tan was persuaded to reconsider his stance and is now expected to hold talks with Mackay in a bid to resolve their differences.
The inter-party talks are being convened by Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers, in a fresh bid to resolve outstanding political issues in the peace process, including disputes over flags, parades and the legacy of the Troubles.
At the urging of CSU colleagues, Seehofer has agreed to hold last-ditch crisis talks with Merkel, expected to begin at 5 p.m. local time (1 a.m. ET) Monday, in a final bid to resolve the issue.
But Japan, a member of the six-party talks on the North's nuclear weapons programme, now risks losing diplomatic traction in its bid to resolve the abduction issue.
NEW YORK CITY -- One of the only new proposals that President Obama introduced in his opening bid to resolve the impasse over the so-called fiscal cliff concerns a political showdown set to take place weeks, if not months, after the fiscal cliff has expired.
These tensions demonstrate the inherent complexities encountered in bid to resolve competing demands between fulfilling client preferences (personal dignity) and professional obligations to minimizing public health risks (paternalism) [ 38, 40, 47].
