He will have carried out a visual inspection and, thirdly, the work will have been subjected to scientific scrutiny.

Ancient traditional therapies do not always stand up to close scientific scrutiny.

The latest research suggests that many long-held beliefs about fitness are not borne out when exposed to scientific scrutiny.

It based the claims on an unpublished report that had not been subjected to routine scientific scrutiny - and ignored warnings from scientific advisers.

One by one, they go through the most influential alternative therapies (acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic and herbal medicines) and subject them to scientific scrutiny.

A scientific technique for checking changes in documents showed the change that had been made.

That the construction of these machines proves a scientific technique immensely superior to ours can not be disputed.

New scientific techniques unavailable when the crimes were perpetrated will be used to pursue convictions.

Many will ask whether scientific techniques could not be used to establish forgeries.

The volcano left them as blackened chars, yet new scientific techniques may now allow them to be read.

The remedies also need to undergo conventional scientific testing to make sure that they won't interact with other medication.

Unlike 'best before' dates, 'use by' dates relate to safety and are based on scientific testing.

But, crucially he admitted no scientific testing had been conducted to confirm their identities.

Owners of relics are now more willing to allow scientific testing as dating can be obtained from a sample as small as a pinch of salt.

That the suits can be used until the results of prolonged and rigorous scientific testing finally emerge with unequivocal answers?

They developed a conceptual framework for evaluating cases of disputed confession, which has influenced scientific thinking and clinical practice.

The disclosure of the minutes offers a glimpse of scientific thinking as the outbreak emerged and raises questions about the speed of the response.

But marketing also demands a degree of scientific thinking.

He was soon to gain a reputation for advanced scientific thinking.

She helped change scientific thinking about prehistoric life and our planet's past.

As a newspaper committed to scientific truth, we are happy to oblige.

Why couldn't they accept the harsh scientific truth?

He used electricity to isolate new elements, potassium and sodium, and he lectured to vast audiences eager for scientific truth.

But we should be wary of compromising the whole concept of scientific truth in our pursuit of pluralism.

You surely don't need to be a climatologist to see that the search for scientific truth has involved scepticism and questioning more than drawing up a consensus by committee.

Doctors say such tests have no scientific validity and warn that they could lead to malnutrition.

Despite pushing their scientific validity, manufacturers have yet to put any of their clever drinks through a rigorous trial.

The scientific validity and human relevance of this research, arguably the most important and fundamental aspect, was not addressed by the academy.

Scientific journals contain articles that have been peer reviewed, in an attempt to ensure that articles meet the journal's standards of quality, and scientific validity.

To retain the scientific validity of the study, interviewers are not allowed to substitute respondents for families that do not participate.