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  • adverb In a controllable manner.

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Examples

  • “These superposition states are a fundamental concept in quantum mechanics, but this is the first time they have been controllably created with light,” Cleland said.

    Monday! alphafenris 2009

  • In good time, we will present our carefully considered, peer-reviewed woof -- which, it is true, is completely irrelevant to what you are woofing about (since buildings can be and usually are controllably demolished without planes hitting them, as in the case of WTC 7) -- but we feel your woofing and ours are discordant.

    OpEdNews - Diary: No Planes 2009

  • No building could be controllably demolished so quickly, the conspiracy theorists go onto argue, so WTC 7 must have been prepared for demolition long in advance.

    Official Conspiracy Theorists Suckered a Gullible Michael Shermer 2008

  • Some of the reset times had to be able to respond in 20 seconds and would controllably effect the desired result.

    New Scientist, Juckes and Rob Wilson « Climate Audit 2007

  • One of the resets had to respond at 360 seconds to controllably effect the result.

    New Scientist, Juckes and Rob Wilson « Climate Audit 2007

  • Life has controllably frightened me for as long as I can remember, and I no longer have that fear haunting me.

    missxjackie Diary Entry missxjackie 2007

  • They bring about, abundantly and controllably, a variability in life which has hitherto been caused only with comparative rarity by cosmic radiations.

    The Shape of Things to Come Herbert George 2006

  • We present a design concept for a spacecraft that can controllably alter the trajectory of an Earth-threatening asteroid by using gravity as a towline.

    NASA Watch: News: November 2005 Archives 2005

  • We present a design concept for a spacecraft that can controllably alter the trajectory of an Earth-threatening asteroid by using gravity as a towline.

    NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: November 2005 Archives 2005

  • This technique surrounds the subject or sample in a strong and controllably oriented magnetic field.

    Terri Schiavo news 2005

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