Different initial structures have been adapted to solve the same problems, a case of convergent evolution.

This structure can readily be adapted to form long chain polymers.

The structures were adapted for prison use in 1982.

New buildings are designed for easy access, and most existing structures are being adapted for the disabled.

To accommodate this, the structure and composition of the ground was adapted and 136,000 m3 of earth were moved.

In 1981 the crumbling structure was adapted to house a local-history museum.

Owen introduced the term 'homology' to denote cases in which the same structure had been adapted to a range of different purposes.

As far as necessary the structure of the State must be adapted to anchor all the democratic requirements.

In essence, we must make sure that the structure and the goals of transatlantic relations are adapted to today's challenges.

The structures must be adapted to cope with the dramatic growth in the number of tasks.