Large numbers of potential builders have been investigated, but none have been found to be as effective as the polyphosphates over the relatively wide range of conditions met in practice.

In particular, this applies where large numbers of amateur astronomers with small telescopes are more effective than the relatively small number of large telescopes that are available to professional astronomers.

In painting, Dürer had relatively little influence in Italy, where probably only his altarpiece in Venice was seen, and his German successors were less effective in blending German and Italian styles.

The Republic of Belarus has conducted effective military reforms within the last decade which have reshaped its armed forces as a relatively effective force for a small state in somewhat difficult economic conditions.

Ballpoint pens are often provided free by businesses as a form of advertising — printed with a company's name ; a ballpoint pen is a relatively low cost advertisement that is highly effective ( customers will use, and therefore see, a pen daily ).

These relatively lightly armored horsemen formed the most effective element of the Muslim armies during the later stages of the Islamic conquest of the Levant.

For effective utilization and handling it is desired that a data model is relatively simple and intuitive.

Since combat engineers with mine-clearing equipment can clear a path through a minefield relatively quickly, mines are usually considered effective only if covered by fire.

Murals can be a relatively effective tool of social emancipation or achieving a political goal.

The original formulation of M-theory was in terms of a ( relatively ) low-energy effective field theory, called 11-dimensional Supergravity.

The creation of national systems of compulsory primary education and a relatively uniform curriculum in secondary schools, was the most effective instrument in the spread of the national languages.

Thirdly, as ratification is but the expression of the approbation of the people and is to be effective when had in three-fourths of the States, there is a fair implication that it must be sufficiently contemporaneous in that number of States to reflect the will of the people in all sections at relatively the same period, which of course ratification scattered through a long series of years would not do.

It was too large to be a practical infantry weapon and was relatively ineffective with a maximum effective range of only 20 to 30 yards ( 20 to 30 meters ).

Since controlled burns are often done during relatively high humidity levels ( on the grounds that they could not be safely contained during periods of very low humidity ), the driptorch is more effective and more often used.

It has found the missile effective in urban areas, as the relatively small warhead reduces the risk of civilian casualties.

In the forest, relatively small numbers of determined and prepared defenders could be highly effective.

The bow was a relatively short weapon with a short draw but was effective on the battlefield.

A rod effective for trolling should have relatively fast action, as a very " whippy " slow action rod is extremely frustrating to troll with, and a fast action ( fairly stiff ) rod is generally much easier to work with when fishing by this method.

Subsequently, decentralisation is more effective in communities where achieving consensus is relatively straightforward.

However, relatively few organisations maintain computer systems with effective detection systems, and fewer still have organised response mechanisms in place.

Here the German defences were relatively weak, and the French artillery, which was superior in numbers and experience to the British, was highly effective.

The military strength of the communists was still relatively feeble at the end of 1941, but the rapid growth of the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans ( FTP ), a radical armed movement, ensured that French communists regained their reputation as an effective anti-fascist force.

Although the Moral Majority existed for only a decade, it became a visible political force very shortly after its founding and was relatively effective in its mobilization goals.

Although cheap and effective in enabling use of some software that only used official ROM entry points for text output, this solution proved very slow because the Electron had to be placed into an 80-byte-pitch display to be able to get anywhere near to reproducing mode 7 and the CPU spent a lot of time drawing approximations of mode 7 characters and graphics that in a hardware solution would be achieved without any CPU processing.

On the other end of the scale, " corncob " pipes made from corn cobs are cheap and effective, even if some regard them as inelegant.

But probably the most important breakthrough was the development of the famous Soviet Katyusha self-propelled multiple rocket launchers which were unarmored trucks with a simple rocket rack on the back, a cheap and crushingly effective weapon.

Some also use an explanation of Gresham's Law as " The more efficient you become, the less effective you get "; i. e. " when you try to go on the cheap, you will stop selling " or " the less you invest in your non-tangible services, the fewer sales you will get ".

Vast numbers of ex-military SMLE Mk III rifles were sporterised post-WWII to create cheap, effective hunting rifles, and the Lee-Enfield bolt system is used in the M10 and No 4 Mk IV rifles manufactured by Australian International Arms.

During the first years of the Napoleonic Wars, the French government offered a hefty cash award of 12, 000 francs to any inventor who could devise a cheap and effective method of preserving large amounts of food.

Wallpaper enjoyed a huge boom in popularity in the nineteenth century, seen as a cheap and very effective way of brightening up cramped and dark rooms in working-class areas.

The UT + 1 discovered that the HackMaster rules allowed pit bulls to be available for purchase in large quantities from even the smallest village, making them a cheap but effective weapon en masse ( though somewhat uncontrollable, since the cheap price was for untrained dogs ).

Simple on – off feedback control systems like these are cheap and effective.

Many of the renovations made to the terminal in 2006 were obviously temporary and designed to be cheap but effective.

Soldiers are equipped with precise, cheap, and handheld anti-aircraft weaponry, light-amplification goggles, and the effective Nemourlon body armor.

Although not designed for the role, the SU-152 proved to be a cheap, widely produced and effective heavy tank killer, second only to the SU-100 as an antitank vehicle, as well as highly successful at its original role against infantry and fortifications.

Steam-powered mechanical diggers or excavators ( initially called ' steam navvies ') were available in the 1840s, but were not considered cost effective until much later in the 19th century, especially in Britain and Europe where experienced labourers were easily obtained and comparatively cheap.

It remains a cheap and effective way of generating buzz, especially in markets such as tobacco and alcohol where media-savvy target consumers have become increasingly resistant or inaccessible to other forms of advertising.

Concrete ( where a considerable amount of water molecules are chemically bound to the cement ) and gravel are used as cheap and effective biological shields due to their combined shielding of both gamma rays and neutrons.

Yet the medications to treat pain are cheap, safe, effective, generally straightforward to administer, and international law obliges countries to make adequate pain medications available.

In addition, submachine guns like the PPSh-41 had proven their value as simple, cheap, and effective weapons to supplement infantry firepower.

There are also cheap effective methods similar to drip irrigation such as the use of soaking hoses that can even be submerged in the growing medium to eliminate evaporation.

Of these, potassium dichromate ( K < sub > 2 </ sub > Cr < sub > 2 </ sub > O < sub > 7 </ sub >) has been shown to be the most effective: it is relatively cheap, easy to purify, and is able to nearly completely oxidize almost all organic compounds.

Musketeers typically lacked any form of protection, although some might have worn light helmets and buff coats ; they carried cheap swords as sidearms, although the butt stock of a reversed musket was often more effective in close combat situations.

Stabbings today are common among gangs and in prisons because knives are cheap, easy to acquire ( or manufacture ), easily concealable and relatively effective.

However, a very effective and cheap way to prevent foot odor is with sodium bicarbonate ( a mildly basic white salt also known as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda, bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarb, bicarb soda, or simply bicarb ).

Swabbing feet twice daily with isopropyl alcohol, found at your local drug store, for two weeks is a cheap and highly effective cure.