Example sentences of "is use a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 One of the most common reasons for a machine not stitching correctly is using a blunt needle or an incorrect size of needle for the fabric and thread .
2 Steilmann , working in conjunction with leading scientists and investing , to date , DM 5 million , is using a new manufacturing process .
3 You can always tell someone who is using a digital watch .
4 In collaboration with the Institute of Hydrology BGS is using a digital terrain model to represent geochemical data from a catchment .
5 The most popular method or organic farming is using a multi-culture system in which crops are grown and livestock reared .
6 An operating team from Princess Margaret is using a spare theatre at the RAF Hospital .
7 The wind is about Force 4 here and Ken is using a large sail .
8 However , I wonder if the Institute is using a different version of FRS 1 from mine .
9 From this internal knowledge of Belfast English we can conclude that the speaker who says [ ku : ] for queue is using a careful style strategy to avoid the palatalized segment ( see my comments on avoidance of stigma in chapter 2.6 , above ) , which is a strongly regional marker and also a marker of older male speech .
10 He is using a human child as research material , removing him from what everybody — our readers — must regard as a normal human life .
11 That our instinctive loathing for the way Dr. Briant is manipulating human life , is using a human child as a lever to open the box that holds God 's secrets about life , our response , I say , is not reactionary , not the stupid fears of little men , but is born of our awareness of the dangers of knowing too much , is a God-given warning , if you like .
12 We must remember that he had started his active life as a lawyer and as a student of rhetoric , and he is using a common figure of rhetoric , hyperbole , within carefully controlled limits .
13 Trafalgar House Construction 's Open Learning Centre is using a television-based management training resource as a key element in the development of management skills and work based competence .
14 Whenever I have argued this point with other anglers they inevitably say that all you need to do is use a long link and a short hook-length when link-legering to obtain the same effect .
15 The other word , kairos , is a word that is used a great deal to describe God 's breaking into our time and history to bring his salvation .
16 Indeed , this is often referred to as waffle stitch and is used a great deal in garment pattern production , either alone or in combination with other tuck patterns .
17 Certainly , water is used a great deal in settlements , not only for drinking by people and animals , but also for various crafts and simple industrial processes , and as a source of power .
18 The most satisfactory cutting method for one-off home-built kites is to use a sharp modelling knife or ‘ roller-cutter ’ against a straight edge on ripstop that is secured to a firm base by tapes .
19 A very successful use for this light when knitting tuck is to use a medium thickness fluffy yarn , one which would knit over every needle on your machine , but instead use it on every other needle .
20 Mopping : Perhaps the best method for large areas is to use a kentucky mop as part of a two bucket mopping system with the first bucket filled with cleaning solution and the second with hot clean water .
21 Probably the most important rule is to use a small faeces sample .
22 A cheap alternative to a radio microphone that produces acceptable recordings of one speaker is to use a small tape recorder attached to a tie-clip microphone .
23 Another way is to use a fixed bomb so that the carp has to drag the bomb as it runs , also ensuring the hook pulls home .
24 The principal method is to use a video-recording device which was developed for a study of fluent braille , supported by the ESRC ( 1984–1986 ) .
25 The third approach , and the one utilized for this project , is to use a tapped c.c.d. ( charge coupled device ) delay line .
26 The obvious alternative method of determining which aspects of a stimulus are remembered is to use a modified recall paradigm and this approach is adopted in Chapter 8 .
27 A second alternative is to use a standard Unix box as the front-end processor , which can be slow , given that it is a general purpose box rather than a comms controller .
28 The only solution for this is to use a soldering iron to lengthen them !
29 The one thing that does not seem to work in these situations is to use a large pop-up fished over the bed of baits .
30 I had hoped to be writing a birth report about how wonderful it is to use a large pool of warm water in labour .
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