A tested method.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Noun : to put to the test.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : People test better in a relaxed environment. ,to test for diabetes.    From Dictionary.com. 

If the rifle I tested is any indication, the answer is yes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Model 70 Reborn] Reference

The power beaming application being tested is the space elevator.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beam Me Up - NASA Watch] Reference

Clay tested is the equivalent as UL (Underwriters Laboratory) tested!.    From Wordnik.com.  [How many people have actually received gear to test from Field and Stream?] Reference

'We've certified other things that weren't tested' is a close second.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: March 14, 2004 - March 20, 2004 Archives] Reference

Remember that "a faith that can't be tested is a faith that can't be trusted.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Due To Overwhelming Demand] Reference

At the same time I've always warned people that getting tested is always a good idea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medicine and Alternative Medicine] Reference

Moises Duenas Nevado of Spain tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO this week.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spain's Freire wins Stage 14 of Tour] Reference

The particular formulation tested is sold by Bausch and Lomb under the name Ocuvite Preservation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Should One Retire to Mexico?] Reference

The enormous amount of examples showing how to test what has been already tested is quite insane.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reflective Surface - Needed: a new paradigm for Web development] Reference

Every one of the eight ads we tested is focused on the candidate's message on jobs and the economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michael Maslansky: America Reacts: Dem Ads Outperform GOP Ads on Economy and Jobs] Reference

India again tested nuclear experiement in 1998, Pakistan follwed after it was threatened by india.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Congress Fuels South Asian Nuclear Arms Race] Reference

On 35 catches, he averaged 14.7 yards per catch. will get his lock-down corner title tested this weekend.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Barloworld rider Moises Duenas Nevado of Spain tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO this week.    From Wordnik.com.  [Barloworld to end cycling sponsorship] Reference

In 2001 Gatlin tested positive for an amphetamine contained in medication he had taken for years for attention-deficit disorder.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin receives 8-year ban in doping case, forfeits world record] Reference

PARIS mdash; Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain tested positive for a banned steroid in winning this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alberto Contador Tests Positive For Steroid] Reference

If you want to have your water tested from a faucet in the house, allow the water to run for several minutes before you draw the sample.    From Wordnik.com.  [no such thing as city water?] Reference

Matt Rourke/Associated Press TESTING, TESTING: Frankie Lancos and technician Jim McLaughlin tested a voting machine in Philadelphia Friday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Photos of the Day: Oct. 22] Reference

There were about 200 people who got tested, which is fantastic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference

Each title tested yielded the message: "Could not download content list.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joystiq] Reference

The Market Leader name tested very well with both prospects and customers.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Politicians use evocative terms tested in focus groups to create images in our mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Daily News - News] Reference

It will not be converted in the last actual version i´ve tested, that is only a tipp.    From Wordnik.com.  [phpBB.com] Reference

Both ports are feature complete and ready to be tested, which is a giant step forward.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet GNOME] Reference

It's easy to hand-wave these ideas, call the tested people idiots, and assume we're different.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mike Shea's Website] Reference

Most likely the reason these aren’t tested is because coaches & managers are all in CYA mode.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Don’t Sports Teams Use Randomization? A Guest Post - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

The freeware titles tested by the magazine quickly reached their limits, or were difficult to use.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Tech News] Reference

The ideas are certainly sound, but assumptions must be tested, which is exactly what we did here with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baseball Prospectus] Reference

One has to hope that the viability of that edifice will never be tested, which is increasingly unlikely.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toward a New Economy] Reference

I guess the only way to truly find out is to have my hormone levels tested, which is something I plan to do on my next physical.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mother Talkers] Reference

The module derives from code that has been used and tested for years in the JGrass community and shall be defined as tested as such.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dashboard RSS Feed] Reference

The word "tested" refers to the initiation of the order.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Oaths, Signs, Ceremonies and Objects of the Ku-Klux-Klan. A Full Expose. By A Late Member] Reference

They decided that it worked pretty well, kind of tested it out.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2006] Reference

Uh, I think she failed the one freaking test that she was "tested" on.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary And The Drug Flap: Does Her Campaign Want Issue To Go Away?] Reference

Then after it was "tested" by the model, the agency blessed it with the AAA rating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Les Leopold: Calpers Sues Rating Agencies: Where's Obama? Where's Congress?] Reference

We haven't found one pass in the whole office area we tested which is really unusual.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 24, 2005] Reference

Depleted Uranium and other radioactive substances are "tested", it will wipe out people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Depleted Uranium Poison Targets US Citizens] Reference

It's important, ya know, as Coleman says, to be "tested" by the office in order to be qualified for the office.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Day At The Congressional Races] Reference

By the way, we must remember, you noticed he didn ` t say that he would be "tested," quote unquote, if either McCain or Obama was elected.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2008] Reference