"operates in this way" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used when describing how something functions or works. Example: "The new software operates in this way: users input their data, the program analyzes it, and then produces a report."
A (modified) revision operator that operates in this way is called a semi-revision operator.
"By being in this role I am implicitly making a statement that the WikiLeaks party is what it claims to be: a democratically run party that both believes in transparency and accountability, and operates in this way … I am implicitly vouching for the worthiness of this party to receive the votes of the Australian people.
Everyone likes independence, but, as you might have found out if your adviser operates in this way, everyone also needs some occasional direction.
"My brain operates in this way, I sneer at something and then I regard it as an interesting problem".
These results support the notion that TERT may have non-canonical functions, although the underlying mechanisms by which TERT operates in this way remain unclear.
Until now, Mr. Prokhorov had denied that Right Cause was operating in this way.
However, recent history suggests that Washington, except in an economic crisis, doesn't operate in this way.
When the limited budget hit the buffers it was clear the system could not continue to operate in this way.
There will be more closures of language departments if the market continues to operate in this way.
I realise that lots of authors operate in this way, but it seems a bit naughty of her.
There is an endless list of things about operating in this way that I do not understand, a plethora of unresolved tensions between aspiration and realpolitik.
