The phrase "pernicious way" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a harmful or destructive manner of doing something. Example: She approached the situation in a pernicious way, manipulating and deceiving those around her for her own benefit.
This underlined the pernicious way that ideology operates.
"To contaminate this process with a financial payment seriously undermines the doctor-patient relationship in a new and pernicious way".
Hamid passionately criticises countries such as Pakistan who, post-empire, have self-colonised in a much more pernicious way.
I see Washington-style dysfunction, led by the Republicans in the state's House of Representatives, permeating state government in a much more pernicious way.
Mr Lamb said: "The legal system in this country acts in a pernicious way and stops claims being aired in court.
She hopes to push people to see in a new way, especially the pernicious way institutions slot and trap the poor.
Statism intrudes into people's lives in more pernicious ways under the coalition.
However, the 20-somethings who dutifully delete "evil" from references to the Virginia Tech gunman should know that bias can show itself in subtler and more pernicious ways.
He has warned us about how corporate and government encroachments can, and have, limited our choices in pernicious ways, and has worked tirelessly for freedom in ways that we all need to understand.
"Food is widely available here in the U.S., and in pernicious ways," said Dr. Kelly D. Brownell, a psychology professor at Yale. "The average child sees 10,000 food advertisements a year, and even the most intrepid parent can't keep up with that".
Such stereotyping and discrimination affects some racial, ethnic and cultural groups in particularly pernicious ways.
