WordNet
adv. in a selective manner; "we choose our students very selectively" [syn: selectively]
Usage examples of "by selection".
He can never act by selection, excepting on variations which are first given to him in some slight degree by nature.
The sense of smell is very ancient, and indeed, much of the early evolution above the level of the neural chassis may have been spurred by selection pressure for such molecular detection: the distinctive olfactory bulbs in the brain (see figure on page 55) are among the first components of the neocortex to have developed in the history of life.
They had been predators, driven by selection to burn food more briskly in order to improve their luck in the chase.
What led to the phenomenon we call mind was the fact of an adaptive system being operated on by selection.
Caution in all things, prudence, and the ability to analyze all possible outcomes of an action would have been reinforced by selection.
Potential members were selected for invitation by selection committees, and sometimes had to join a waiting list if the co-op was stable in size.
This has been so no matter what the nature of the nobility: political, by birth, by selection and education.