1.  They became less willing to transfer capital to the most troubled borrowers by the conventional means of foreign direct investment.

2.  They can not be driven from their burrows by conventional means.

3.  It seems to reduce tendon swelling and when viewed microscopically, tendon repair seems faster in these cases after surgery compared to those treated by more conventional non-surgical means.

4.  Although other titans may have used more conventional means, they all had a similar missionary zeal, which they communicated through clear and consistent messages.

5.  Although some genes have been found by conventional means, the genome sequence can reveal many more with a simple computer search instead of experiments that take days.

6.  And sometime Friday, the Sting CD will arrive by fairly conventional means -- shipped Fedex from the Noteworthy Music warehouse in Nashua.

7.  But law professor Pugsley said the prosecution team could have shared the information through the conventional means known as discovery.

8.  He will also present patients who say they were cured of their addiction after numerous failed attempts by more conventional means.

9.  Hopping has a distinct advantage over more conventional means of getting about, Robinett says.

10.  It accomplished in a few weeks what would take years by conventional means.