Example sentences of "[noun sg] of techniques for " in BNC.

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1 A great variety of techniques for controlling insects are now available , and , sensibly co-ordinated , they could safely and effectively keep pests under control .
2 The application of the Newtonian paradigm in astronomy involves the use of a variety of approved kinds of telescope , together with techniques for their use and a variety of techniques for the correction of the data collected with their aid .
3 ICI has important patents in the field , covering a number of different monomers and fillers and a variety of techniques for their use and we intend to exploit the position by developing a range of filled dispersions and materials based on them . ’
4 Despite resistance of markets to novelty and indeed diversity and the fact that few mills can handle a diversity of timbers , the advent of techniques for pulping mixtures of species means that the diversity of the rain forest becomes less of a problem .
5 As Brian Richards says , the range of techniques for improving movement in cities has never been so great .
6 We now have a range of techniques for controlling insects , so why has the implementation of IPM remained disappointingly low ?
7 So , the effective approach for dealing with objections involves two areas : the preparation of convincing answers ; and the development of a range of techniques for answering objections in a manner which permits the acceptance of these answers without loss of face on the part of the buyer .
8 To proceed towards such a dialogue Chorley ( 1969 ) believed that an integrated body of techniques for physical and human geography and an emphasis upon resources of the physical world such as water could be effected in a volume which ( Chorley and Kates , 1969 , p. 3 ) concentrates :
9 Platelet structure and its relationship to platelet function has been given tremendous impetus , through the application of electromicroscopy to the study of platelet anatomy and the development of techniques for isolation of physiologically active platelets and their preservation for ultrastructural study .
10 An ongoing project is concerned with the assessment of mineral deposits such as building materials and industrial minerals for local use ( which are of little interest to international mining companies ) , and the development of techniques for beneficiating minerals from such deposits .
11 ‘ The history of marine science is intimately associated with the development of techniques for obtaining the raw data and with the vessels from which the observations were made .
12 He became scientific adviser to the firm of telegraph engineers founded by his father , in partnership with Josiah Latimer Clark [ q.v. ] , in about 1869 , working on the development of techniques for duplexing signals in submarine telegraph cables , and making precision measurements of resistance and capacity .
13 Our diverse expertise has been called upon during the past year for the retrieval of radioactive isotopes from redundant industrial fire detection systems , telephone dials and medical sources ; the development of techniques for treating heavy metal discharges from industrial smelters ; the provision of packages for radioactive sources used by hospitals and health authorities .
14 The great achievement of the early survey researchers was to provide and encourage the development of techniques for surveying large populations cheaply and within calculable degrees of accuracy ; although to a large degree the emphasis in social science has shifted from descriptive to analytic surveys , the legacies of sampling and survey design remain .
15 Parents can use a repertoire of techniques for behaviour change which build on each other .
16 A total comprehensive view was now available complete with a repertoire of techniques for implementation .
17 Network analysis is the term used to embrace a number of techniques for the planning and control of complex projects .
18 Knowledge based systems ( KBS ) technology provides a powerful set of techniques for the support of efficient aircraft systems and equipment failure diagnostics .
19 The X/Open Co Ltd-compliant specification , known as the Distributed Format for Desktop Architecture , DFDA , and contributed by IXI Ltd , will provide a standard set of techniques for independent software vendors to write to , enabling users to get Unix applications up and running from an install icon within a variety of graphical environments without resort to shell commands .
20 The standard will reportedly provide a standard set of techniques for independent software vendors to write to and should allow users to get Unix applications up and running from an install icon within a variety of graphical environments without the need to go back down to the shell , be they native or guest implementations .
21 The X/Open Co Ltd-compliant specification , known as the Distributed Format for Desktop Architecture , DFDA , and contributed by IXI Ltd , will provide a standard set of techniques for independent software vendors to write to , allowing users to get Unix applications up and running from an install icon within a variety of graphical environments without resort to shell commands .
22 The goal of psychoanalysis was the development of a new set of techniques for use in psychiatry , and in this context dreams tended to be treated as neurotic symptoms rather than as a normal aspect of experience .
23 This project aims to develop a framework with which a set of techniques for systematically assessing quality in Higher Education can be tested .
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