Leibel says the pace of weight loss is unlikely to make a difference, because the body's warning system is based solely on how much fat a person loses, not how quickly he or she loses it.
And because the researchers were rewarded solely on how many candidate molecules they produced (without factoring in how they would interact with patients), half of the candidates failed as soon as they were tested in humans.
The achievement of this study in this country with its remote villages and isolated people would rely solely on how successfully and responsively engaged the participants were, on how closely the interviewers could bond with the local communities, on how strong was their rapport with the households and families, and how well they could communicate.
I've lost the detachment I once had as a director, the ability to focus solely on how a play will look and sound on stage, and how to sidestep technical issues while ramping up the emotional impact for the audience.
Ranking schools solely on how much money grads rake in afterwards in no way speaks to how talented those students are.
It has been argued in the literature that CPs may be determined solely by how neurons are correlated with each other, and that CPs may not at all reflect how neurons are decoded (we have colleagues who believe this very strongly).
As the research focused solely on how plants responded to changes in climate, Seddon told HuffPost that more research is needed to explore how such sensitivity might impact human populations.
Officials choose children from across the country based solely on how tall they are.
Their chances of re-election should be determined solely on how effectively, and equitably, they perform those roles.
But choosing a pair of sunglasses based solely on how they look can leave your eyes vulnerable to permanent damage.
