methodmeth‧od /ˈmeθəd/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun 
traditional teaching methods I think we should try again using a different method.method of/for (doing) something Today’s methods of birth control make it possible for a couple to choose whether or not to have a child. effective methods for the storage and retrieval of informationRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say a way of doing something rather than a method of doing something:· a secure way of storing information► see thesaurus at way2[uncountable] formal a well-organized and well-planned way of doing something: There’s no method in the way they do their accounts.3there’s method in/to somebody’s madness used to say that even though someone seems to be behaving strangely, there is a sensible reason for what they are doingCOLLOCATIONSverbsuse a method (also employ a method formal)· Which payment method do you use when travelling?adopt a method (=start using a new method)· Quite a few companies adopted Japanese business methods.devise a method (=invent a method)· Scientists have devised a method of recycling contaminated oil.outline a method (=describe a method in a few words)· This leaflet outlines the methods that are available to you.adjectiveseffective/efficient (=giving the result you want)· Some methods are more effective than others.reliable (=likely to give the result you want)· We need a more reliable method of predicting earthquakes.suitable· No single method is suitable for all occasions.a teaching method· Neill had considerable influence over modern teaching methods.a farming method· Farming methods have changed a lot over the last 100 years.the usual method· The usual method of investing in a company is by buying shares in it.the traditional method (=the usual method)· Farmers are being encouraged to return to more traditional methods of farming.modern methods (=methods used now, but not in the past)· Modern methods of solving crime depend a lot on forensic evidence.the scientific method (=the usual way of finding out information in science, which involves testing ideas in experiments)· It is sometimes difficult to apply the scientific method to subjects such as sociology or psychology.an alternative method (=a method that is different than the usual one)· Try to use alternative methods of transport, such as cycling or taking the bus.THESAURUSmethod a way of doing something, especially one that is well known and often used: · You can choose whichever method of payment you prefer.· an environmentally friendly method for treating household wasteway a set of actions that you use in order to do something. Way is more informal than method and is used more often in everyday English: · What’s the best way to remove wine stains?· a new way of treating the disease· There are lots of ways of cooking mushrooms.means something that you use to do something or achieve something: · Their main means of transport is their car.· E-mail is often the most convenient means of communication.· He looked around for a means of escape.· Education and training are the most efficient means of improving the nation’s economy.approach a way of dealing with a particular problem or situation, especially a way that has been carefully thought about or planned: · Today’s approach to raising children is very different from 40 years ago.· I think we need to try a different approach.technique a particular way of doing something, for which you need a skill that has to be learned and practised: · tips on how to improve your exam technique· More patients are surviving thanks to improved surgical techniques.tactics methods that you use in order to achieve what you want, especially in a game or competition: · There were complaints about police tactics used to clear demonstrators.· The team was discussing tactics for the game.strategy a set of carefully planned methods for achieving something that is difficult and may take a long time: · our sales strategy· a strategy to reduce the level of teenage smokingmode formal a particular way of doing something: · For him, painting is just another mode of expression.· You can choose between several different modes of operation.· the most efficient mode of transportation· Withdrawing a child from class is still the preferred mode of providing extra help to that child.
WORD ORIGINmethod
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin methodus, from Greek methodos, from meta- ( ➔ META-) + hodos ‘way’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an environmentally-friendly method for treating household waste
- He didn't seem to have any method in the way he approached the problem.
- In this school, staff are given complete freedom in their choice of language teaching methods.
- Make a list of the different methods you could use in conducting a survey.
- Medical science has not yet found a satisfactory method of treating cholera.
- Printing methods have changed completely in the last twenty years.
- You can choose whichever method of payment you prefer.
- A really pro-active job-search campaign must include all three methods.
- But what students gain from this method is how to be individualists, not individuals.
- Excellent reader on the main theories and methods of political science.
- Expand the use of Sentinel Surveillance Networks to complement other surveillance methods for detecting and monitoring emerging infections.
- He had found a method of neutralising MacDonald's most effective political quality - his inspirational personal presence.
- In a sense we have already gone too far with the boy, exposed too many of our methods.
- One of the preferred methods for estimating usual dietary intakes of individuals is the diet history questionnaire.
- The flow accompanying this method is illustrated in figure 3 opposite.
THESAURUS
a way of doing something, especially one that is well known and often used: · You can choose whichever method of payment you prefer.· an environmentally friendly method for treating household waste
a set of actions that you use in order to do something. Way is more informal than method and is used more often in everyday English: · What’s the best way to remove wine stains?· a new way of treating the disease· There are lots of ways of cooking mushrooms.
something that you use to do something or achieve something: · Their main means of transport is their car.· E-mail is often the most convenient means of communication.· He looked around for a means of escape.· Education and training are the most efficient means of improving the nation’s economy.
a way of dealing with a particular problem or situation, especially a way that has been carefully thought about or planned: · Today’s approach to raising children is very different from 40 years ago.· I think we need to try a different approach.
a particular way of doing something, for which you need a skill that has to be learned and practised: · tips on how to improve your exam technique· More patients are surviving thanks to improved surgical techniques.
methods that you use in order to achieve what you want, especially in a game or competition: · There were complaints about police tactics used to clear demonstrators.· The team was discussing tactics for the game.
a set of carefully planned methods for achieving something that is difficult and may take a long time: · our sales strategy· a strategy to reduce the level of teenage smoking
formal a particular way of doing something: · For him, painting is just another mode of expression.· You can choose between several different modes of operation.· the most efficient mode of transportation· Withdrawing a child from class is still the preferred mode of providing extra help to that child.
Longman Language Activatorto force someone do something by using threats or violence · If you don't comply I'm afraid we'll have to force you.force somebody to do something · Thieves had tied him up and forced him to lie on the floor.· All the hostages were forced to hand over their passports.force somebody into (doing) something · She claimed she was forced to take part in the robbery by her husband.
to force someone to do something by using violence or threats: · I didn't want to take part in the attack but the soldiers made me.make somebody do something: · They made sales staff open the safe.be made to do something: · The couple were made to hand over all their money and jewellery.
written to force someone to do something that they do not want to do by threatening that something bad might happen to them if they do not do it: · Ray withdrew his confession, saying that he had been coerced by the police.coerce somebody into doing something: · The mine owners coerced the workers into going back to work, by threatening to close down the mines completely.· Officials coerced peasants into voting for the government candidates. coerce somebody to do something: · The company paid the workers the minimum rate of $4.86 an hour, but coerced some to give back half their pay in cash.
formal to make someone do something by using force or official power: compel somebody to do something: · All the young men in the area were compelled to work in the quarries and coal mines.· The attorney general has the right to compel witnesses to appear in court.
informal to force someone to do something by shouting at them, treating them badly, or using threats: · Don't let the salesman bully you -- it's your choice.bully somebody into doing something: · If you try and bully him into giving you the money he's sure to say no -- you should try and persuade him gently.bully somebody into something: · Ben didn't want to study law, but his father bullied him into it by threatening to cut off his allowance.
to force someone to give you money or do what you want, by threatening to tell embarrassing secrets about them: · Gina tried to blackmail him, by threatening to tell his wife about their affair.blackmail somebody into doing something: · The FBI blackmailed her into informing on the other members of the gang.
if someone uses force , they hit, shoot, or use other forms of violence against people in order to make them do something or stop them from doing something: · The regime was quite willing to use force and terror against its enemies. · The law permits every citizen to use reasonable force to defend themselves or their property.use force against: · The police have recently had to defend their policy of using force against rioters.
violence or the threat of violence, used to force someone to do something: · The police have been accused of using strongarm tactics when breaking up strikes and public demonstrations.use strongarm tactics/methods to do something: · More and more credit companies are using strongarm methods to collect debts.
if someone does something under duress , they only agree to do it because they have been threatened, not because they want to do it: · The defendants claimed that their confessions were made under duress.· Judge Mershon ruled that the agreement was signed under duress, and was therefore null and void.
a way or method of doing something · Websites can be designed in many different ways.way to do something · Visiting a country is a great way to learn its language.· There's more than one way to build a house - all builders work differently.· I tried every way I could to make the child go to bed, but she refused.way of doing something · Is there any way of controlling the heating in here?the way (that) somebody does something · I'll show you the way we calculate the figures.the best/only way · What's the best way to remove wine stains?· The only way to lose weight is to eat less.the right/wrong way · The government does not believe that this approach is the right way to deal with the problem.the way to go about something · I think you're going about this in completely the wrong way.
a way of doing something, especially one that is well known and often used: · Printing methods have changed completely in the last twenty years.· In this school, staff are given complete freedom in their choice of language teaching methods.· Make a list of the different methods you could use in conducting a survey.method of: · You can choose whichever method of payment you prefer.method of/for doing something: · Medical science has not yet found a satisfactory method of treating cholera.· an environmentally-friendly method for treating household waste
a way of dealing with a particular problem or situation, especially a way that has been carefully thought about or planned: · The main advantage of this approach is its simplicity. approach to: · Today's approach to raising children is very different from 40 years ago.· Space scientists had to adopt a whole new approach to design and construction.
a particular way of doing something, for which you need a skill that has to be learned and practised: · More and more heart patients are surviving thanks to improved surgical techniques.· helpful tips on how to improve your exam techniquetechnique for doing something: · Chapter 6 describes useful techniques for creating on-screen filing systems that really work.
a set of carefully planned methods for achieving something that is difficult and may take a long time: · We will continue to update our sales strategy.strategy for (doing) something: · The government has no long-term strategy for reducing crime.strategy to do something: · a strategy to reduce the level of teenage smoking
a planned and effective way of doing something that you use every time you do it: · I do the cooking and Andrew does the shopping; it's an excellent system.system of doing something: · I work a lot more quickly now I've developed an efficient system of working.system for doing something: · Ryan thinks he's discovered a system for winning at roulette.
methods that you use in order to achieve what you want, especially in a game or competition: · Salesmen use all sorts of clever tactics to persuade people to buy from them.· The team was busy discussing tactics for the game.· He played with the confidence of a winning captain, instinctively changing tactics when necessary.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs alternative approaches to learning Have you any alternative suggestions? During the course, students will develop their analytical skills. The report examines teaching methods employed in the classroom. What a novel idea! We need to do a proper quantitative analysis of this problem. a systematic approach to solving the problem a systematic way of organizing your work
(also employ a method formal)· Which payment method do you use when travelling?
(=start using a new method)· Quite a few companies adopted Japanese business methods.
(=invent a method)· Scientists have devised a method of recycling contaminated oil.
(=describe a method in a few words)· This leaflet outlines the methods that are available to you.
adjectives (=giving the result you want)· Some methods are more effective than others.
(=likely to give the result you want)· We need a more reliable method of predicting earthquakes.
· No single method is suitable for all occasions.
· Neill had considerable influence over modern teaching methods.
· Farming methods have changed a lot over the last 100 years.
· The usual method of investing in a company is by buying shares in it.
(=the usual method)· Farmers are being encouraged to return to more traditional methods of farming.
(=methods used now, but not in the past)· Modern methods of solving crime depend a lot on forensic evidence.
(=the usual way of finding out information in science, which involves testing ideas in experiments)· It is sometimes difficult to apply the scientific method to subjects such as sociology or psychology.
(=a method that is different than the usual one)· Try to use alternative methods of transport, such as cycling or taking the bus.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES alternative approaches to learning Have you any alternative suggestions? During the course, students will develop their analytical skills.· We recommend using a variety of assessment methods.
(=something you use to exchange information)· At university, lectures are the main form of communication.
· Adjust your cooking methods for healthy eating.
· Our aim is to devise a way to improve quality and reduce costs.
· Exams are not the most effective method of assessing students’ abilities.
· The railways used to provide a cheap efficient method of travel.
The report examines teaching methods employed in the classroom. What a novel idea! We need to do a proper quantitative analysis of this problem. a systematic approach to solving the problem a systematic way of organizing your work· Our teaching methods are quite traditional.
· I find the train a more comfortable mode of travel.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Distribution - Setting up agency agreements while avoiding possible conflicts of interest; drafting franchise agreements as an alternative distribution method.· It may be that under certain circumstances one of the alternative methods of valuation is the most appropriate.· Incineration An alternative method of disposing of waste is to burn it.· These are not necessarily alternative methods of management; success is probably most likely where both are utilized.· Each member is encouraged to speculate on alternative methods of performing the functions at lower cost.· In creating one she has inadvertently made a move towards alternative methods of selling that could have great significance for organic farming.· The three alternative methods of connecting four windings are shown in Fig. 1.4.· This study will also take into account choices between alternative methods and the selection of topics and sites for investigation.
· They offer contrasts both in the dynamical basis of rhythmicity and in the analytical methods that have been used to examine them.· A fundamentally different analytical method is to use the concept of bibliographical coupling to construct clusters of co-citing journals.· In another analytical method, neutron activation, an atomic reactor is used to bombard the mineral with fast-moving neutrons.· It is one of the most useful texts for communicating to the reader an understanding of an analytical method and its potential.· Tests to confirm that the analytical methods used in stability testing are in fact stability-indicating should be conducted.· All analytical methods should be validated in respect of accuracy, precision, linearity and specificity.· The emphasis on analytical methods in these final chapters is also out of date.
· I'd already noted the very different methods of the four who had assembled.· To guard against this mishap he devised several different methods of deceleration.· The development of different methods of handling land transfer, especially inter-generational land transfer, introduced further variations within the cultural mosaic.· Since the respective philosophies involve different methods and aims, the differences in results are quite understandable.· These are separate problems and require different methods.· However, others - minorities, but none the less important for that - prefer different payment methods.· List the different methods by which this modification value could be specified, and discuss their relative advantages and disadvantages. 3.12.· Different counsellors can use different methods in similar situations with equal success.
· As such it can be an indirect as well as direct method of exporting, depending upon the arrangement.· When using the direct serum method, pigmented specimens may cause the appearance of false end-points resulting in positive errors.· Indeed the Post Office is believed to be the first major organisation to provide the details by the direct method.· The most direct methods to achieve political objectives involve some form of political action.· Such direct methods were hardly possible except with the backing of military power.· Venus has no satellite and so this less direct method had to be used.· Particularly useful in drawing and design, the two button pen provides the user with a very direct method of control.
· This has been shown to be an effective and rapid method of training but it does require intensive supervision from an adult.· The rewrite rule is an effective method of representing the rules of a generative grammar.· Or, in an established school where they may not be using the most effective language teaching methods.· Thus computed tomography remains the most effective method for diagnosing small pulmonary metastases.· Since company reorganisation, perhaps the most effective method would be a combination of Regional and District input.· This was an effective method of recognition, but it is generally agreed that the method works only for highly constrained tasks.· Both are more refreshing than a toner - and more effective methods of removing the last traces of make-up and oil.· He approach should be a cheap, highly effective method of reducing human exposure to the deadly pathogen, they say.
· The best method is to swathe the injury in crêpe bandage and secure it with tape, not a pin.· One of the best methods for determining significance of change is the technique of graphing.· It's reckoned to be the best method yet devised of keeping the body in good condition.· The best rewriting method in this case is the simplest: by correcting one problem you chip away at the others.· Indeed, it may well have had the indirect, beneficial effect of encouraging the search for better methods.· The first concerns the best method of allocating the scarce foreign exchange currently available.· This is a good method of starting a small group of boards without a race organiser and is commonly used in training.· It does not make lure fishing better than other methods.
· The usual modern method is to use the vertical length of the head as a unit of measurement.· In his take-away, Teravainen defies the modern method, for he does not fan the club face open.· Already many of the remaining noble landowners were developing modern capitalist methods of farming their estates.· They say that the extra energy would be unnecessary if modern conservation methods were adopted.· How did people in the past clean this room, and are old-fashioned methods or modern methods better?· Disposable workers Modern methods of super-exploitation, tried and tested in the Third World, are coming home to industrialized countries.· To observe modern methods, come aboard this red monster, which, if new, would cost about £25,000.· Pupils look at modern computerised methods of printing and prepare their own news-sheet on computer using a simple newspaper software package.
· Here each film shows a different junction so it is necessary to use a new method of dividing the data.· This is a new method and is being developed further with some optimism.· Now the police have developed a new method, which is used at 60 percent of fires where arson is suspected.· This is one of the ways in which this new method differs from diets of the past.
· They can be used in a variety of ways, combined with other methods of instruction such as lectures and programmed learning.· It is therefore necessary to consider other methods of analysing spontaneous speech samples.· It will be based on computer literature searches, previous data collected at Templeton College, and other methods.· There are many other methods including capsules, poultices and oils.· No other sporting method does that.· It is probably better to use an agency in addition to the other methods available.· Fig. 3.11 Checking the entity model Entity modelling has documentation aids like other methods of systems analysis.· The other methods listed have been used much less.
· The project makes extensive use of quantitative methods and also analyses institutional and organisational changes.· Geophysics: study of the Earth by quantitative physical methods.· Chapter 6 deals with strikes and industrial conflict, an area where more specific hypothesis-testing via quantitative methods is possible.· The qualitative methods provide them with feminist validity, while the quantitative methods ensure the reliability which psychology values.· Third, some are comfortable using quantitative methods while others are not.· A mixture of qualitative and quantitative research methods will be employed to collect evidence about the efficacy and impact of the Plans.· It is proposed to investigate these relationships in historical context applying comparative and quantitative methods.· But feminists often use quantitative methods as well.
· The scientific method may sometimes mislead.· Let us briefly consider how you might analyze this claim by means of the scientific method.· It could reinforce prescriptions for an appropriate scientific method.· A fourth criticism faults the scientific method, because it does not help answer the crucial normative questions of politics.· But for many, scientific methods of dating are still very expensive in relation to the resources available.· The scientific method has provided standards for research.· The main differences between specialists studying different types of finds is in the scientific methods of analysis available.· Most contemporary political scientists attempt to use the scientific method to establish shared knowledge about the political world.
· The association between echographic measurement and visual scales is a simple method of evaluating the relationship between the stomach and appetite.· Where patients were brought in unconscious, and therefore unable to disclose their faith, a simple method was followed.· The simple construction method allows the company to build an AP1-88 in nine to ten months.· These ownership forms are generally reflected by a simpler method of presentation of the equity section.· A simple problem-orientated method of assessment can facilitate both management and communication between start members.· Meditation is profoundly simple in method.· Payback Payback is a very simple and useful method, and hence it is popular.· There's a perfectly simple method of proving this.
· This is in essence a chapter on basic statistical methods with some basic definitions in the beginning.· The neural network approach requires fewer resources than conventional statistical methods, and further, can process data in real time.· They point out that bottom-up statistical methods are efficient from a computational point of view, but exhibit poor error correcting capabilities.· This type of learning, a statistical mechanics method for solving complex optimization problems, has its basis in physics.· The response to that entry by the dominant firms via the advertising variable is being modelled using statistical ie econometric methods.· Comparisons to other technologies, such as statistical methods and expert systems, comprise the bulk of chapter 6.· A case-study can be carried out, using almost any method of research, though the less statistical methods are usual.· Your statistical method is, in the absence of any other published sales information, not unreasonable.
· Traditional producers proudly maintain their commitment to traditional methods and whole hops.· Most have relied upon traditional methods for analyzing jobs, by breaking them down into long lists of discrete skills.· By using traditional disposal methods, only 25 percent of an average car is salvaged and re-used.· Consistent and reliable. Traditional baking methods.· Landfill has been the traditional method of catalyst disposal.· The page layout software and the laser printer make the big difference compared with traditional methods.· As a former schoolmaster, he has always been outspoken on education issues and a firm supporter of traditional learning methods.· Fish is very popular and it is still preserved and smoked by traditional methods.
· The other 5 percent of deaths were caused by various weapons and methods, including burning.· They evaluate various construction methods and determine the most cost-effective plan and schedule.· It has also made clear that these problems are embedded in the overall trade-offs between the various methods of comparison.· Another difficulty is that the various methods of measuring the lag are subject to severe criticisms.· There are various methods of training these and they can provide as much fruit as larger trees in a much shorter time.· To reduce these security threats, various protection methods are used.· This approach leads directly to various methods for generating further exact solutions.· Preventive measures include data encryption using various cryptographic methods.
NOUN· But quantitative and qualitative research methods will be used to gather data.· Too many students write far too little about their research methods in the proposal as well as the final research report.· The research methods will include classroom observation, interviews with teachers and analysis of curriculum documents and of other support.· The department contributes to the programme of courses offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences in different aspects of research methods training.· A mixture of qualitative and quantitative research methods will be employed to collect evidence about the efficacy and impact of the Plans.· Next it is a history of developing research methods, employing those ideas and investigating those questions.· The research will draw on a number of research methods.· Used on their own as a research method they have limitations but, within these, much can be achieved.
· Or, in an established school where they may not be using the most effective language teaching methods.· Embedded in the teaching method employed by Betty is the transmission model of learning referred to earlier.· It occurred to her that her inability to contemplate changing her teaching methods might mask an actual inability to change them.· Well, clearly she must give thought to how she could change her teaching methods.· The first consisted of an analysis of curriculum content and teaching methods conducted by questionnaire.· It has sought to avoid the narrow dogmatism of the latter, combining a radical analysis with democratic participatory teaching methods.· The teaching method will be implicit.· These changes in assessment procedures had evident consequences for the teaching methods adopted.
VERB· The Society was substantially unsuccessful in its aim of persuading other charities to adopt the same methods.· Having to adopt the fast-track method made life difficult for all three.· After all, one does not have to adopt a Marxist method in order to make statements about poverty, injustice or exploitation.· Only two judges have been turned out of office since Wyoming adopted this method of judicial selection nearly twenty years ago.· There had been no pressure brought by the employers to adopt that method of working.· Small companies are also beginning to see the benefits of adopting the same methods.· My decision to adopt this method is not an arbitrary one.· Without the advantage of mobile clearinghouse personnel, the majority of clearinghouses have no option but to adopt this method.
· There is, however, considerable pressure in many parts of the world to apply these methods as screening tests.· Quality assurance must be an ongoing improvement activity applying multiple methods most suited to content. 5.· The Survey's ability to apply vector electromagnetic methods to hydrogeological and other near-surface site-investigation work was studied.· Not everyone agrees that it is appropriate and desirable to apply the scientific method to politics.· The same suggestion applies to methods of establishing the existence and contents of bill of lading telecommunications.· It applied the methods of Kent campus to imaginary grievances in a divided, or divisible, community in Northern Ireland.· In order to apply this method to large-scale problems, we must find the tree T B using the pointers available.· But there is large-scale agreement that the aim is explanation by applying the methods of natural science.
· Before describing each of the methods in greater detail, one further point can be made about them as a whole.· Walton, using audio clips for illustration, describes some popular methods of representing bird song.· Randi describes their methods in detail, except where some professional magicians' secret would otherwise be exposed.· It could be described as the Fordist method of international political regulation.· In the next section we will describe a method for finding all efficient tableaux.· The first two volumes describe methods used in microscopy.· It describes the methods by which the integrity and stability of the system can be maintained.
· It has to incorporate a wide range of factors and develop methods of investigation other than laboratory experiments.· Students therefore have developed their own methods of dealing with the issue.· Now the police have developed a new method, which is used at 60 percent of fires where arson is suspected.· He was assigned four years ago to develop packaging and storage methods that could beat such problems as the carrot coating.· This chapter describes the research project that was carried out to develop the method.· They have developed accounting methods that force politicians to maintain the programs and infrastructure they build.· They've developed a method to help putt by pulling back the club every inch for every foot.
· To guard against this mishap he devised several different methods of deceleration.· Jim McWhir, working with Ray Ansell, devised an extremely efficient method for doing this.· Now he had to devise a method by which workmen and supplies could shuttle back and forth across the gorge.· Perhaps the best approach is to devise methods by which patients conclude for themselves that smoking is harmful and undesirable.· On the third day I devise a foolproof method: stomp them to death.· So Galileo set out to devise a method of considerable precision.· It is almost impossible to devise a method of ensuring that all the firms involved obtain an equal share of the cake.
· Viewpoints such as these are challenged by teachers who employ more traditional methods.· Bankinter has a reputation for employing conservative accounting methods.· I began to employ the list method for other things, planning my weekends for instance.· Guthrie, on the other hand, employs a method designed to draw a composite.· In order to do this, we have to employ a method of understanding rooted in scientific principles that are universally accepted.· The complaint states that Asarco employed unsafe mining methods to increase the company's profit.· Three research groups, employing three different methods, are now on the case.· It is foolish and unnatural to employ teaching methods that enforce and seem to advocate their quiet passivity.
· They provide a cheap method of short-term borrowing for bank customers.· The amendment provides no method for resolving such an impasse and it could well end up being decided by the courts.· Instruction is provided in research methods and analysis from first year; and training is provided in the use of computers.· This also provides a method of categorising new driving protocols as central or peripheral with respect to risk.· The Administration of Estates Act 1925 has provided a uniform method for the administration of all the property of a deceased person.· Elections provide a more stable method of succession, especially in liberal democracies.· Paul Tukey in particular provides new methods for exploratory data analysis, and his work is an excellent start for the curious.
· She can advise on ward objectives, teaching content and methods of presentation.· University professors can not be mandated to work with high schools or employers or to change their teaching methods.· There are also extensive entries on classroom practice, teaching methods, the language laboratory and the psychology of learning.· Those who pay for education, for example, may lose touch with what is taught and with the methods used.· The faculty was undistinguished, teaching methods uninspired, and the attrition rate, of course, appalling.· Given the class size of more than 60 it's hardly surprising that the teaching methods have to be quite traditional.· And their dull appearance is often accompanied by teaching methods that consist mostly of scribbling graphs on a blackboard.
· He must understand the technique being used, along with methods of eliminating possible interference effects by using classical chemical separation techniques.· When I started psychotherapy work with people with cancer, I used the methods and concepts with which I had been trained.· Anchor Organic, produced using natural farming methods, is the perfect choice for any meal.· When using the direct serum method, pigmented specimens may cause the appearance of false end-points resulting in positive errors.· Hubble was forced, therefore, to use indirect methods to measure the distances.· As with any difficult action, we split up in stages, using the method of successive approximations.· Here each film shows a different junction so it is necessary to use a new method of dividing the data.· The protocol was accepted by proponents of provocation testing, and clinicians who used this method participated in the study.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► high-pressure sales/selling methods etc
- A fourth criticism faults the scientific method, because it does not help answer the crucial normative questions of politics.
- A third criticism is that the analysis of politics can not be objective in the way assumed by the scientific method.
- As criticism is the backbone of the scientific method, this accounts for the indentations permanently sunk into my chest.
- It might be argued that this problem regarding interpersonal differences underscores the virtue of the scientific method, at least in theory.
- Let us briefly consider how you might analyze this claim by means of the scientific method.
- Minerva should take the scientific methods used in papers into consideration.
- The main differences between specialists studying different types of finds is in the scientific methods of analysis available.
- They solved them by the scientific method.
- A case's merit should not have to depend on strong-arm tactics.
- Also rumoured they used strong-arm tactics during one of Buckmaster's many takeover bids to build up his conglomerate.
- In this game strong-arm tactics were deployed by both sides to kill five ends and force replays.
- Others were furious at what they said were government strong-arm tactics over the vote.
- Strachan believes they can do it - provided dangerman Lee Chapman gets proper protection against Stuttgart's strong-arm tactics.
- The prefect at the time, Dominique Vian, could see the advantages of Bena's strong-arm tactics.
- But it will coincide with political pressure for doctors to accept fundamental changes in their working practices.
- However, only 44% had changed their working practices.
- New working practices would be introduced once passenger services were privatised which would be more flexible.
- The accident happened because of a culture in which working practices were not checked, Whitehaven magistrates heard.
- The courses, examinations and working practices have been based on their perceptions.
- Their work allowed them to identify working methods and the characteristics of particular ateliers.
- Those familiar with the work and working methods of Frank Auerbach may find all this oddly familiar.
WORD FAMILYnounmethodmethodologyadjectivemethodicalmethodologicaladverbmethodically
1[countable] a planned way of doing something, especially one that a lot of people know about and use: traditional teaching methods I think we should try again using a different method.method of/for (doing) something Today’s methods of birth control make it possible for a couple to choose whether or not to have a child. effective methods for the storage and retrieval of informationRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say a way of doing something rather than a method of doing something:· a secure way of storing information► see thesaurus at way2[uncountable] formal a well-organized and well-planned way of doing something: There’s no method in the way they do their accounts.3there’s method in/to somebody’s madness used to say that even though someone seems to be behaving strangely, there is a sensible reason for what they are doingCOLLOCATIONSverbsuse a method (also employ a method formal)· Which payment method do you use when travelling?adopt a method (=start using a new method)· Quite a few companies adopted Japanese business methods.devise a method (=invent a method)· Scientists have devised a method of recycling contaminated oil.outline a method (=describe a method in a few words)· This leaflet outlines the methods that are available to you.adjectiveseffective/efficient (=giving the result you want)· Some methods are more effective than others.reliable (=likely to give the result you want)· We need a more reliable method of predicting earthquakes.suitable· No single method is suitable for all occasions.a teaching method· Neill had considerable influence over modern teaching methods.a farming method· Farming methods have changed a lot over the last 100 years.the usual method· The usual method of investing in a company is by buying shares in it.the traditional method (=the usual method)· Farmers are being encouraged to return to more traditional methods of farming.modern methods (=methods used now, but not in the past)· Modern methods of solving crime depend a lot on forensic evidence.the scientific method (=the usual way of finding out information in science, which involves testing ideas in experiments)· It is sometimes difficult to apply the scientific method to subjects such as sociology or psychology.an alternative method (=a method that is different than the usual one)· Try to use alternative methods of transport, such as cycling or taking the bus.THESAURUSmethod a way of doing something, especially one that is well known and often used: · You can choose whichever method of payment you prefer.· an environmentally friendly method for treating household wasteway a set of actions that you use in order to do something. Way is more informal than method and is used more often in everyday English: · What’s the best way to remove wine stains?· a new way of treating the disease· There are lots of ways of cooking mushrooms.means something that you use to do something or achieve something: · Their main means of transport is their car.· E-mail is often the most convenient means of communication.· He looked around for a means of escape.· Education and training are the most efficient means of improving the nation’s economy.approach a way of dealing with a particular problem or situation, especially a way that has been carefully thought about or planned: · Today’s approach to raising children is very different from 40 years ago.· I think we need to try a different approach.technique a particular way of doing something, for which you need a skill that has to be learned and practised: · tips on how to improve your exam technique· More patients are surviving thanks to improved surgical techniques.tactics methods that you use in order to achieve what you want, especially in a game or competition: · There were complaints about police tactics used to clear demonstrators.· The team was discussing tactics for the game.strategy a set of carefully planned methods for achieving something that is difficult and may take a long time: · our sales strategy· a strategy to reduce the level of teenage smokingmode formal a particular way of doing something: · For him, painting is just another mode of expression.· You can choose between several different modes of operation.· the most efficient mode of transportation· Withdrawing a child from class is still the preferred mode of providing extra help to that child.