The Wright brothers had a very primitive technique for controlling flight.

This relatively primitive technique tends to create high-pitched overtones and can be difficult to sustain.

As little could be safely done with primitive surgical techniques, women tended to suffer silently rather than seeking care.

He is clearly a modern sculptor, but in works such as Sanctuary he uses primitive techniques to create his final work.

The standards, after all, were based on data collected in the 1940's using primitive techniques.

The primitive medical techniques of the period could not alleviate her resulting depression.

The success of these materials was surprising considering the relatively primitive surgical techniques.

Coffee was cultivated with primitive techniques and with no regard to land conservation.

And that includes land that is farmed currently, but with very primitive techniques.

As a result, only primitive techniques for cleaning up the oil were available, he said.