Preposition: of

• escape: Occupancy Numbers In most cases the means of escape is designed to evacuate all the occupants of the premises in the required time.

• subsistence: These tremendous effects... may be traced to the simple cause of the superior power of population to the means of subsistence.

• communication: They are the primary means of communication with the public.

• propulsion: The beating of these cilia are the means of propulsion for these highly motile cells.

• production: The class character of the state is determined by its relation to the forms of property in the means of production.

• livelihood: They have destroyed a centuries-old tradition, a significant means of livelihood and an effective way of managing wildlife.

Converse of object

• provide: They provide the primary means of cover in rural areas.

• devise: At first it seemed to be impossible, but I soon devised a means.

• justify: Select and justify a suitable means of data analysis.

• become: Working with new media has become a prominent means of expression for the artist today.

Adjective modifier

• cost-effective: There are many courses on the Net that could be used in conjunction with local provision, thus providing a cost-effective means of education.

• effective: To maintain an effective means of reporting back to employees.

• primary: They provide the primary means of cover in rural areas.

• sole: CV's will not be accepted as a sole means of application.

• convenient: ATMs provide a convenient means of obtaining Swiss Francs.

• preferred: When traveling further afield train travel is the preferred means of transport where possible.

Modifies a noun

• testing: You promised eight years ago that you would reduce means testing.

• henry: A matter of operated at a. Its corporate governance spent four years and availability was means quot henry says.

• test: This explored four possible models for the means test.

Preposition: without

• permission: Any replication by any means without prior permission is illegal and action may be taken.