Example sentences of "common [noun] use " in BNC.
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| 1 | A simple fade-to-black ( a common technique used in the Sixties ) gives the artists a few vital seconds to reposition themselves before the fade-up suggests action happening the following morning . |
| 2 | The first common computer using this character.oriented architecture was the ( second.generation ) IBM 1401 ( McCracken 1962 , Bell and Newell 1971 , pp. 225–34 ) . |
| 3 | It is now common practice to use a series of different strength weak links , and to select one suited to the strength and weight of the glider . |
| 4 | When preparing statistics on guest spending power , room sales and length of stay of guests it is common practice to use averages . |
| 5 | In order to simplify the agreement of rates and subsequent measurement of work with sub-contractors , it is common practice to use methods of measurements which conform neither with the bills of quantities nor with the standard method of measurement of building work . |
| 6 | It is common practice to use only the information on benefits and earnings when the information on other sources of income is unavailable . |
| 7 | It is common practice to use a company to make the acquisition for reasons of limited liability ( where assets and business are being acquired ) , and because the procedure is well understood . |
| 8 | If the land is unregistered , then it is now common practice to use what is called a " Rule 72 Transfer " . |
| 9 | Early steps explain the common words used and how one builds programs using these words . |
| 10 | ‘ Mentally handicapped ’ is the most common term used in Great Britain to describe a section of the public who possess a lower than average level of intelligence . |
| 11 | The most common ore used in the blast furnace is haematite , so I 'm going to restrict my equations to dealing with haematite . |
| 12 | The most common type used by gardeners is drawn through the earth by rotors that dig the soil and it takes practice to get the knack of using it . |
| 13 | The two most common ingredients used in French , Spanish and Italian kitchens are garlic and olive oil , yet our consumption of both is minimal . |
| 14 | Knives and sharp instruments are the most common weapons used in homicides and account for one third of all homicides . |
| 15 | The common name used for infections in the mouth and vagina is thrush . |
| 16 | A WRAITH , the disembodied GHOST of a living person , fetch is the common name used in England to describe a double ( see DOPPELGANGER ) , and is inevitably a portent of death . |
| 17 | The two most common rootstocks used nowadays are known as ‘ Quince A ’ and ‘ Quince C ’ , the latter being the more dwarfing stock , but ‘ Quince A ’ bring the most used by fruit growers . |
| 18 | These findings suggest that the formation of a specific complex between an IE protein and its own gene promoter may be a common mechanism used by alphaherpesvirinae to autoregulate transcription of an essential IE gene . |
| 19 | Again in any traffic model there are pluses and minuses , the simplistic assumption is and it 's it 's a common techniques used in in in in traffic models er for for schemes of this type er that you do use all or nothing . |
| 20 | How to Spot a Poisoner perhaps , or Some Common Excuses Used by Murderers . |
| 21 | Glossary of abbreviations and common terms used in imports and exports . |
| 22 | The most common method used is laparoscopy . |
| 23 | The most common method used is concordance analysis . |
| 24 | The most common method of suicide among men was hanging , strangulation and suffocation , while the most common method used by women was poison by solid or liquid substances . |
| 25 | Although there are a number of methods of measuring personality including observation , situational tests and projective tests , the most common method used in personnel selection is the questionnaire or inventory . |
| 26 | In the case of both men and women , drowning was the second most common method used . |
| 27 | IUCDs are the most common method used , followed by oral contraceptives . |
| 28 | The most common microcomputer used in UK schools is now the BBC microcomputer range . |
| 29 | He openly suggests that satire as a literary device was too sophisticated for the common people to use . |
| 30 | The most common materials used in the framework of a conservatory are aluminium , timber and PVCU . |