0 to make very small changes to something in order to make it work as well as possible:
1 to make small changes in (something) in order to make it work as well as possible
2 to make small changes to something in order to make it as good as possible:
Within the consolidated analyses of the 1940s and 1950s debates certainly existed, but these tended to fine-tune rather than to challenge dominant theories.
Lower ranking variables may not show such a gradient (bold print, table 3) but instead contributed to fine-tune local variability in abundance levels.
However, the knowledge of what is different in quality and in quantity between child and adult is necessary to assess and fine-tune language acquisition theories.
Next, individuals are injected into populations with a higher level of resolution that use an axi-symmetric three-dimensional finite element code to "fine-tune" the structures.
The following comments invite the authors to fine-tune their arguments.
The third section will fine-tune the previous analyses with a focus on content words because of their salient characteristics in children's speech.
Male crickets are mated with females, in order to fine-tune their physical condition and boost their vigour.
To fine-tune this test further these cells could be disregarded.
