"The use of smarter technology in assessments," Mr. Duncan said, "makes it possible to assess students by asking them to design products of experiments, to manipulate parameters, run tests and record data".
For contamination residing in the vadose-zone, mixing a reactive agent in solid form is often difficult to manipulate and using a liquid reductant runs the risk of further spreading the contaminants to previously uncontaminated zones.
In the past it was harder, because the wheelchair was much harder to manipulate and the other child would be running off to play".
Manipulating a government and running a country is hard work, and it can't be done without proper nutrition and sustenance.
Python is generally regarded as a relatively easy-to-learn, intuitive language and the basic skills required to run a STEPS simulation - such as creating and manipulating objects, running simple loops and perhaps reading and writing to files - can usually be acquired quickly.
He was required to manipulate and deceive.
Yet, time and again, Mr. Sprecher has sat at polished tables in Washington and listened as his brainchild was described as a murky bazaar where prices have been manipulated, and where speculators have run wild and driven up oil prices to the detriment of consumers and the global economy.
On the other hand, if your friend flat out denies lying or says you're overly sensitive, you may be dealing with a less-than-honest friendship too, in that this person is seeking to manipulate you or run roughshod over you without caring for your feelings.
Corruption, he said, was Russia's most effective soft-power tool: the more corrupt the system, the easier it is to manipulate those running it.
Economies are not like engines that can be mechanically manipulated to run better.
