Word: methods
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...Shamrock will help underwrite the massive job of collating all the information and feeding it into a computer at the federally run Oak Ridge Energy Center, where it will be available to anyone who wants it. Already some interesting findings have turned up. For example, German scientists discovered a method of capturing the sulfuric acid released by coal when it is turned into oil; that could point to an important pollution-control technique...
...says, raising the radiocarbon content of the rings. Another group of astronomers, working with radio telescopes designed to detect water vapor in remote parts of our own galaxy, found they could also use the radio telescope to measure the amount of water vapor in the earth's atmosphere. The method proved cheaper and more accurate than previous techniques, like taking samples with rocket probes...
Most of the problems the committee identifies in its report lie in the mechanics of merging the two admissions offices, such as having too many high-level admissions officers with overly vague responsibilities and a time-consuming method of reviewing applications...
...lottery in early May will assign year-end dorm clean-up jobs to students, replacing the first-come, first-serve method used in previous years, the director of student employment said yesterday...
...team flies to Orlando for a ten-day orgy of exercise. Last year three meets were included in the spring trip schedule; but this year, faced with encounters with powerhouses Princeton and Northeastern in the first week of the season, the coach decided to revert to the old McCurdy method of continuous, unrelenting training...