It is used to control or regulate such a system (see control theory).

Cats were used in the Royal Navy to control vermin on board ships.

None of them used randomized control experiments to design their social or economic programs.

It is often used in protein purification, water analysis, and quality control.

In sailing, it is a mechanical device used to modify the location at which lines used to control sails (such as sheets) are attached to the vessel.

Regional customs officers claimed that this method is mostly used by smugglers to circumvent customs control

It also attaches great importance to arms control to prevent legal weapons from being used by irresponsible parties.

Séralini used only 20 rats as a control group to be fed ordinary corn with no Roundup.

The three common types of neurorobots are those used to study motor control, memory, and action selection.

Fuzzy systems can be used for uncertain reasoning and have been widely used in modern industrial and consumer product control systems.

Concerning control of substances, the Assembly encouraged States to establish or strengthen mechanisms and procedures to ensure strict control of substances listed in the international drug control treaties and used to manufacture illicit drugs of natural and synthetic origin.

CLEVELAND For thousands of years, humans have used genetic engineering to control the evolution of plants and animals.

BitKeeper had been used for the version control requirements of the Linux kernel project.

And, indeed, authoritarian governments in China, Saudi Arabia, and elsewhere have used the new technologies to try to control information.

Technical measures such as DRM may not be used to control or obstruct distribution or editing of the document.

He used the title King of Silves from 1189 until he lost the territory to Almohad control in 1191.

Some of the methods used by the arms embargo violators to evade customs supervision and control include the following

Bacteria can also be used in the place of pesticides in the biological pest control.

Phosphate binders are also used to control the serum phosphate levels, which are usually elevated in advanced chronic kidney disease.

Emphasis is given to ensuring that scientific findings are used effectively in the development of drug control strategy and policy.

(a) Methods used in the prevention, detection and control of the offences covered by this Convention

DDT may therefore be used for vector control, provided that all the following conditions are met

RiskMetrics system, which is used by institutional investors around the world, attaches considerable weight to the arrangements governing contests for control.

They are typically used for services in private beta testing, in order to control the number of users on the service.

The vessels will be used to patrol the exclusive economic zone, control maritime traffic, for search and rescue and fire fighting.

Long lasting insecticide treatment technologies are also being used to produce specific insecticide treated materials for personal protection or vector control.

In order to control the money supply, the People s Bank of China (PBOC) has long used credit quotas as window guidance to banks.

The B channels are used for voice or user data, and the D channel is used for any combination of data, control signalling, and X.25 packet networking.

In games and virtual worlds, for example, your facial expressions can naturally and intuitively be used to control an avatar or virtual character.

Opponents of nuclear disarmament used to argue that this goal was unattainable in the absence of an effective system of control and verification.

The drugs used to control MG either diminish in effectiveness over time (acetylcholinesterase inhibitors) or cause severe side effects of their own (immunosuppressants).

These contracts are often used in military and government contractors to put the risk on the side of the vendor, and control costs.

The name referred to the way that the magnetic field of the cores could be used to control the switching of current in electromechanical systems.

Prior to the middle of the 3rd century BC, officials known as duumviri navales commanded a fleet of twenty ships used mainly to control piracy.

The other category refers to different vector control interventions that can be used either alone or in combination, to reduce or eliminate reliance on DDT.

With respect to control of precursors, the Assembly encouraged States to establish or strengthen mechanisms and procedures to ensure strict control of chemical precursors used in such illicit manufacture and to support international operations aimed at preventing the diversion of chemical precursors.

Most countries have already in place laws and regulations that are used to control production, use and transfer of small arms and light weapons.

PostScript made it possible to fully exploit these characteristics, by offering a single control language that could be used on any brand of printer.

The seven remaining pins are used for power, clock cycles, to indicate reset or ready, and control the read write request from the CPU.

The opposition used arms purchased at BAM to fight TFG in the battle for control of the strategically important town of Baidoa (Bay region).

Additional arrangements should be made to control the spread of dual use materials and technologies which might be used for nuclear weapons related purposes.

14. Encourages the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the International Narcotics Control Board to continue their useful work on the control of precursors and other chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

18. Encourages the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the International Narcotics Control Board to continue their useful work on the control of precursors and other chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

16. Encourages the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the International Narcotics Control Board to continue their useful work on the control of precursors and other chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

Wine was still being used to sterilize water as late as the Hamburg cholera epidemic of 1892 in order to control the spread of the disease.