The phrase "a method was devised" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the creation or development of a specific method or approach to solve a problem or achieve a goal.
Example: "After extensive research, a method was devised to improve the efficiency of the manufacturing process."
Alternatives: "a technique was developed" or "an approach was created."
A method was devised to produce in situ bisbiotin functionalities that efficiently cross-linked Fc16SAv to form multilayer electrode coatings.
As the samples for SIS and SOS were drawn from two different populations and thus contained different individual students, a method was devised which allowed the transferral of the information about the intention to complete that was gained from the SIS to the SOS which contained the information about actual completion.
A method was devised to convert the sound waves that bounce off an object into visual signals, and thus, open them up for analysis by human observers.
Alternatively, a method was devised to correct these artifacts prior to segmentation based on models of PCM image formation mechanisms (Yin et al., 2010).
A method was devised with which to calculate the dose of intervention planned and that is actually received (programme-driven activities dose), as well as the amount of non-planned intervention (non-programme-driven activities dose).
To distinguish between ecologically important differences and differences caused by sampling error, a method was devised to identify those subsystems that are statistically significantly overrepresented in one sample when compared to another [ 11].
Using the results of this code, a method is devised to design and realize the concept of inlet orifice in CSR1000.
In order to reduce the computational complexity of the control designs and the order of the synthesized controllers, a method is devised in this paper to reduce the number of states that depend on the rotor speed.
It is possible to expand the range of measurable velocities by employing search boxes of varying size, however this requires that a method be devised to select the most appropriate measurement at each position in the image.
To overcome glucose inhibition and to select for variants with a more specific D-xylose uptake, a screening method was devised based on a strain constructed from the D-xylose-metabolizing progenitor DS71055 but lacking the four hexokinase genes.
In order to produce a more objective assessment of knowledge of the partograph, a scoring method was devised and a 'knowledge score' for each of the personnel was obtained by adding up the scores for correct answers given to selected questions in the questionnaire [ 9].
