Police linked this approach to Rose, though there is no evidence to suggest he committed any contact offences against children.

BBC: Child sex offender jailed for Facebook approach to mother

Closely linked to this is the approach of a balanced maturities profile.

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Security sector assistance programs should be complemented by and linked to a broader regional approach, including cross-border program coordination, support for regional organizations, and facilitation of linkages among partner countries, where appropriate.

WHITEHOUSE: Fact Sheet: U.S. Security Sector Assistance Policy

MLN4760 is a sign that the genomics approach--in which genes linked to disease are located and used to design drugs that are effective in low doses, without side effects--actually works.

FORBES: Magazine Article

If no ties existed, she could use Linked In's modified e-mail system to approach each candidate.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Encouraging data are also expected this weekend for an approach in which potent doses of chemotherapy are linked to antibody drug such as Roche's Herceptin to deliver chemo more directly to the tumor like a guided missile, to reduce the toxic side effects of chemo.

WSJ: New Cancer Drugs Use Body's Own Defenses

The algorithm could be of great interest to Twitter, which could charge a premium for ads linked to popular topics, but it also represents a new approach to statistical analysis that could, in theory, apply to any quantity that varies over time: the duration of a bus ride, ticket sales for films, maybe even stock prices.

FORBES: Twitter Trending Prediction Algorithm: Possibly Of Most Use To Journalists

We found their approach to have more than double the impact of a less comprehensive approach used in British Columbia, where minimum prices were not linked to alcohol content.

BBC: Canadian study 'backs minimum alcohol price benefits'

The twist that the Kleinberg approach has added is that as well as working out which pages are much cited (ie, linked to), it also works out which pages do the most citing and can therefore act as jumping-off points for those interested in a subject.

ECONOMIST: Hits and misses