The phrase "a different method than" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing two methods and indicating that one is not the same as the other.
Example: "We decided to implement a different method than the one we used last year to improve efficiency."
Alternatives: "a different method from" or "an alternative method to".
Tobacco in cigars is cured by a different method than tobacco in cigarettes.
Therefore, a different method than the conventional blind control method must be used.
Despite some delays, it says it is about half done with construction of a full-scale plant in Soperton, Ga., that will use wood chips and produce ethanol, but by a different method than Coskata's.
But Mr. Elson said that the fears of chief executives jumping ship were misplaced, while the steady rise in executive pay had damaged corporate morale, causing employees to ask, "Why should I kill myself to get a 2 percent raise if the C.E.O. is going to get a 20 percent raise?" Equilar used a different method than it had in past years to compile its list of C.E.O.
I wrote about omnifocus cameras as far back as 2008, and more recently in 2010, and while at the time I was more interested in the science behind the systems, though it appears that Lytro uses a different method than either of those.
Among sexually active teenagers, almost 70%% reports having used or using contraceptive methods.23 Nonetheless, self-reported use of contraceptive methods is often unreliable: people tend to state that they use a different method than the one they actually use (Becker and Costenbader 2001).
The Gemini Planet Imager, installed on the Gemini South Telescope in Chile, uses a different method: Rather than indirectly detecting a planet when it's in front of its star, the imager actually looks directly for the planet when it's off to the side of the star.
If the original decision of 'out' is upheld but for a different method of dismissal than the on-field umpire originally intended, then the review will still be regarded as being unsuccessful.
Therefore, this prior work is modeling a different method of attack than the one that has actually occurred in this case.
Last month, Senator Kevin de Leon and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg introduced Senate Bill 39 (SB 39), which identifies a different method to distribute funds than in Gov. Brown's budget plan.
"Taking away lanes, which creates congestion, to try and force people to choose a different method of transportation other than the car, is a horrible way to solve a congestion problem," he said.
