Sentence examples for hit upon a combination from inspiring English sources

But after gutting it out for nine years, and switching briefly to kidneys (which proved much easier to transplant), Starzl finally perfected his surgical technique and hit upon a combination of immune-suppressing drugs that kept transplant recipients, at least in the short term, from rejecting their new livers.

After testing 1,200 different formulations, the team hit upon a combination of liquids which expands and solidifies at the right rate (too slow and the foam would be pushed back by the pressure of the gushing blood; too quick and it would solidify before it fills the cavity).

Pseudonymous London duo Public Service Broadcasting hit upon a winning combination of guitars, electronics and vintage public information films for their 2013 debut, Inform-Educate-Entertain.

Last year the company finally hit upon a winning formula with the S2, a great combination of design, functionality and software refinement.

Because most patients fail to enter remission with the first antidepressant prescribed [ 4], they then commonly enter a period of serial trial-and-error, using switches in or combinations of medications [ 5] and typically taking 1 year or more to hit upon a successful treatment [ 6, 7].

But then I hit upon a remedy.

But DeepMind did hit upon a few genuine breakthroughs.

A hermit we know hit upon a fine idea when he moved into a new apartment.

"My son William has hit upon a new method of spelling 'Fish,' " Ollier wrote.

After the war, Mr. Assael hit upon a plan to sell Swiss watches to Japan.

The RUBI team hit upon a solution one part mechanical and two parts psychological.