Though his staff is often confused by the way he runs the office, I've found that there's 'method in his madness'.
The book lacks 'method'. [=the book is not arranged in an orderly way]
He claims to have developed a new 'method' for growing tomatoes.
(..) .. This is fantastic. How do you cook it? .. I mean, you can cut it with a fork. .. In a daubiere. It's a cIay pot. It's a French method. .. Foreign ministers. .. They were mad about something, you know, Iike... .. (..)1999 Wild Wild West