The phrase "a means of refining" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing methods or processes that improve or enhance something.
Example: "The workshop provided a means of refining our skills in public speaking."
Alternatives: "a method for improving" or "a way to enhance".
In this paper, we use close-range photogrammetry to examine the use of the sub-feature category as a means to refine the archaeology of bedrock ground stone surfaces in the region.
Work, and all action, is a means to refine consciousness, smooth the rough edges of the ego, and loosen the root of suffering: attachment to identity.
Rather, in keeping with established practise in qualitative research [ 17], the above iterative approach was viewed as an effective means of refining the emerging coding frame based on fresh insights gleaned from the independent perspectives of the authors.
The incorporation of appropriate surrogate species and biomarkers of chronic toxicity into standard toxicity characterizations is proposed as a means of significantly refining the ecological hazard assessment process.
Thus, the results presented here provide substantiate the approach of previous studies of the genus Baetis[ 15, 16] and suggest means of refining them.
Further, this approach provides a means of generating and refining hypotheses, and ranking them in importance for testing.
With the gradual depletion of the timberland and the dwindling of carbon-free iron deposits, Kelly began searching for a more efficient means of refining pig iron.
Computational models of cognitive and affective processes provide a unique and powerful means of refining psychological theories, and can help elucidate the mechanisms that mediate affective phenomena.
Paper prototyping is widely accepted as a means of testing design ideas and refining them.
