But Mr. Aczel said his analysis of 1,200 returns supplied to him by tax preparers showed that the Dif score was a relatively crude statistical technique.

Vyacheslav M. Polozov displayed a strong metallic ring but crude style and unreliable technique as Macduff.

I thought working both sides of a stone was a crude technique used for simple axes and such, but this is not crude.

"Seems kind of a crude technique."

When inheritance is controlled by many genes, the cruder techniques of quantitative genetics can be applied.

Something can be learned from relatively crude techniques in which there is a large stimulation zone and high stimulation levels in the centre.

Dr. Casals used the crude techniques available then to begin to classify viruses.

Andy Warhol used a similar but more crude technique in the 1960s to create mixed media work that was also multiples using Silkscreen.

Ultrasonography, a crude experimental technique when my sons were born, is now a widely available, highly developed technology that can reveal information vital to the management of a pregnancy.

What mattered was that the build- ing was not protected against inert projectiles; the Herans clearly had not expected an attack by such a crude technique.