The phrase "serves to communicate" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a phrase that indicates a particular action serves the purpose of conveying a message or meaning. For example, "Facial expressions can serve to communicate a person's inner emotions in a way that words cannot."
Unintentionally, as an historical artefact, it now serves to communicate this troubled past and the violence city plans can enact.
Thus, although what is literally expressed by (2) is trivial, what it serves to communicate is not.
The skin of the head and neck is capable of flushing noticeably in response to emotional state, which serves to communicate between individuals.
In my opinion, the literal description of the visual idea is secondary to the models but serves to communicate the notion of a building divided in two parts: a concave public plaza that extends through the landscape all the way to the sea--under the sky--and underneath, a large gallery under the sea.
This signaling pathway serves to communicate mitochondrial dysfunction to the nucleus to induce an appropriate transcriptional response.
The Web role serves to communicate with web-based applications located outside of the Azure through Internet Information Server (IIS) with Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
The Administrator on Call will serve to communicate with other members of the campus and community to help clarify issues, and assist in resolutions.
Descience Runway 2014 is the first of its kind, serving to communicate science and support the arts in an unforgettable way.
The range of impressions and vague misunderstandings among all the meeting attendees is striking, and undercuts any reasonable inference that mere attendance at the meeting should have served to communicate to the Vice President an accurate understanding of the facts.
In 1822 he confirmed and elaborated the observation by the Scottish anatomist Sir Charles Bell (1811) that the anterior roots of the spinal nerves are motor in function, while the posterior roots serve to communicate sensory impulses.
The selection of this black artist served to communicate Berkeley's embrace of diversity, but why not select a person of color who was a local son or daughter?
