Example sentences of "of methods of " in BNC.

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1 On the one hand , it was argued that there was a clear choice of methods of generating power which would be both cheaper and safer .
2 There are a variety of methods of attachment but to ensure a tight connection ( which is essential ) the inhaul rope should be tied when the boom is parallel to the mast so that when swung down to its normal position it tightens the rope .
3 You have several options to give yourself flexibility , including a choice of methods of repayment , and a fixed or floating interest rate .
4 Animals have a range of methods of trying to cope and there are various consequences of failure to cope .
5 This brief résumé of methods of allocation omits an important area which is rarely controlled through financial allocation , yet which certainly needs to be subjected to some form of central control .
6 All these changes have resulted in a situation where the surveyor is faced with a wide range of methods of procurement of building projects and an equally wide , though not necessarily matching , range of contracts with which to deal .
7 They stated that adequacy of methods of disposal should at least meet those of the exporting country .
8 There are a number of methods of varying the duty cycle ratio of a rectangular pulse train .
9 To teach the use of methods of recording
10 This was followed by a series of studies of the relationship between living environments , the elderly , and ill health ( Exton-Smith 1955 ) , and of methods of minimizing length of stay in hospital by the establishment of out-patient assessment and follow-up clinics ( Adams et al 1957 ) , day hospitals ( Cosin 1954 ) , and preventive health care ( Anderson and Cowan 1955 ) .
11 Over the years , sociologists have used a wide variety of methods of data collection and analysis .
12 The APU was instituted by the DES in 1974 ‘ to promote the development of methods of assessing and monitoring the achievements of children at school , and to seek to identify the incidence of under-achievement ’ .
13 The Council did not discuss the morality of methods of contraception because Pope Paul asked it to leave the matter to his own special commission .
14 I would like to suggest that a rigid model of permanent placement and of methods of achieving it is no longer appropriate , given the much wider range of needs of children .
15 Given the importance of the uses to which information from assessments is put , greater standardisation of methods of assessment is needed to ensure that the validity and reliability of information obtained are acceptable .
16 The Factory Act of 1901 laid down enforceable standards of space , cleanliness and sanitation in workplaces , and of methods of payment .
17 However , the search for methods of countering the national economic and military ‘ deterioration ’ after the Boer War was dominated by discussion of methods of improving the numbers and environment of the masses rather than of weeding out the unfit .
18 There are a number of methods of encoding a field of bits to represent the ten decimal digits , four of which are shown in Figure 2.18 ; for further discussion see Richards ( 1955 ) .
19 The report was published in July 1986 and concluded that apparently there had been little work done on the effects of skill mix on patient services and that " a higher priority should be given by management to achieving the best value for money by the adoption of methods of allocating staffing resources more closely related to the needs of patients and ward objectives .
20 His conclusion that : " The necessity for a reconsideration of the library arises … from the adoption by many institutions of methods of teaching which emphasize student responsibility and self-direction , " ( op. cit. : 8 ) led directly to the kind of experimentation which took place at Monteith , and which is vividly recorded in Dr Knapp 's seminal account .
21 The development of methods of mass diffusion ( first printed , then electromechanical and electronic ) has affected all forms of music , and any of them can be treated as a commodity ; if a widely distributed recording of a Tchaikovsky symphony turns the piece into ‘ popular music ’ , then the definition is , to say the least , unhelpful .
22 Even where this was not the case , Rusche and Kirchheimer argued that the choice of methods of punishment is largely influenced by fiscal interests , such as how much a punishment costs to administer .
23 However , a more careful analysis of methods of work and recreation in the Easter vac helped me to overcome these problems and be more in charge of myself , rather than being tossed about at random .
24 You have probably tried a variety of methods of losing weight with temporary success , only to find that the weight goes right back on again as soon as you return to your normal diet .
25 Recurrent problems of the imposition or privilege of certain styles and tendencies , of methods of selection and of publicity , and then of both general and commercial advantage , might in some cases ( usually unsuccessfully ) be individually negotiated .
26 Moreover , short of methods of surveillance which are also not ‘ consistent with liberty and justice ’ it may be impossible to obtain evidence on what transpired at such meetings .
27 Detailed investigation of the range of costs considered in each of the six source studies was hampered by inadequate descriptions of methods of costing .
28 Editor , — In her review of methods of assessing students Stella Lowry argues the need for methods of assessment that match learning objectives .
29 And when did you first know about these kinds of methods of abortion ?
30 This required consideration of methods of extrapolating to absolute zero .
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