By contrast, the newly proven method takes just minutes, saving scientists what has traditionally been a frustrating amount of both time and money.
While injectable pesticides are being tested, the only proven method for exterminating the larvae is to uproot, pulverize and burn the tree.
Edison Gore, assistant division chief for field programs at the Census Bureau, said census officials prefer that people stick to the "tried and proven" method of pen and paper.
Despite a long and storied tradition, a physical exam is more a habit than a clinically proven method of picking up disease in asymptomatic people.
While Facebook is often compared with Google, the search giant has a relatively straightforward, and proven, method of generating most of its advertising revenue.
Advocates of the procedure say it is less invasive than open-heart surgery — the only proven method for curing many patients — and in the long run more cost-effective than drugs, which generally offer temporary relief.
We have a proven method for success.
Still, mammography is the best proven method for screening average-risk women.
Condoms may be the most misunderstood and underappreciated proven method of birth control and STI prevention.
Although, quite a number of ways exist to make this a reality, switching to cloud services is a proven method.
Every new approach proposed is weighed against the existing proven method, and the "council of elders" approves or disapproves its usage.
