However, the dilution method was difficult to manipulate because the protein molecules needed to be separated into the solution instantly that required special equipment.
The commander related his experiences after The New York Times reported that more than 100 retired senior officers said in a survey they were aware crime statistics were manipulated because of the pressure to improve performance year after year.
This new environment, he has told friends, is easily manipulated because of round-the-clock thirst for news, increased competition, lowered standards created by the proliferation of outlets and hunger for the outrageous.
It seems intuitive to think that a general belief that manipulated photos are prevalent simply makes people more likely to report that a photo is manipulated because they are generally skeptical about the veracity of photos rather than because they are better at spotting fakes.
The entire industry has been so manipulated, because there's such an emphasis on perfection, so when something like this happens, it causes such a stir.
Richards was inflamed that her Republican opponent, George W. Bush, had argued that the achievement scores for students were manipulated because it is an election year.
"Politicians are easily manipulated because they are usually eager to take credit for things," Barry says.
I am not pursuing it because of my wealth, but because they are accusing Saudi Arabia of being manipulated because we have no casinos.
I see a lot of bands that get manipulated because they're trying so hard to have a hit song, make a lot of money, or become famous.
Tone was manipulated because Chinese children are exposed to pairs of words that rhyme, but have different tones (Shu et al. 2003).
