(She would have won the high jump too, if the judges hadn't objected to her controversial technique.)

Garcia supporters complained about the use of controversial techniques such as bite mark analysis and luminol in determining his guilt.

Probyn's technique, controversial though it has been, was once virtually standard practice.

And there's debate over a controversial technique called mulesing.

It is the first time officials admit using controversial techniques to interrogate prisoners.

Although controversial at the time this technique has since been widely adopted.

A more controversial technique, employed after there are multiple embryos or fetuses, is "selective reduction" to remove some.

Use of the handball has evolved over the years, including several controversial techniques, and it has become an increasingly strategic tactic since the 1950s.

But the pace of change has seen the introduction of controversial new techniques and men prepared to sabotage equipment underground.

The study also uses a controversial technique that combines imprecise studies to reach a statistically definitive conclusion.