Example sentences of "use [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AS THE post-mortem into the failed coup in Panama continued yesterday , it emerged that President Bush had approved an order to the US commander in the Canal Zone to remove General Manuel Noriega using covert forces , but the coup fizzled out before the order could be executed . |
| 2 | Make regular water changes using conditioned water and occasionally some more ‘ starter ’ |
| 3 | Consequently readmission has little future as a general indicator of outcome , even though the increasing ease with which this index may be calculated by using computerized patient admission data bases is a strong attraction . |
| 4 | Growing skill in using computerized databases and statistical software for bibliometric ends ; and |
| 5 | Produce , independently , pieces of writing using complete sentences , some of them demarcated with capital letters and full stops or question marks . |
| 6 | Produce , independently , pieces of writing using complete sentences , mainly demarcated with capital letters and full stops or question marks . |
| 7 | It contains three- and four-letter word picture cards , and children have to make up the words using eight cubes with letters on each side . |
| 8 | He resigned as sales manager and the following year had a similar van sales operation of his own , using eight former employees of the company . |
| 9 | Fifteen aircraft of this type were built , Lufthansa using eight as mail carriers and the Luftwaffe employing six on photographic duties . |
| 10 | Until more interesting work was available he felt he had no option but to keep the men in his charge fully occupied and if it meant using eight men to undertake a task which could be accomplished in a fraction of the time by a machine , well — the men were n't going anywhere . |
| 11 | Smith devised a technique using eight pieces of latex rather than one overall mask , including convincing eyelids . |
| 12 | Then type in a name for your graph — using eight characters or less — and it will be saved when you press Enter . |
| 13 | Once the inner is up and pegged out the flysheet , made from 190D double coated pu nylon , goes over the top and is pegged to the ground using eight ground points and two guylines . |
| 14 | The highlight of the evening was the truly fantastic audio-visual show ‘ Rail , Romance and Revolution ’ presented by Colin Garratt , using eight electronically controlled slide projectors and a large panoramic screen . |
| 15 | Using eight display screens the team on duty can monitor and control the pressures and flows of gas coming into the region through the national and regional offtakes , maintaining safe operating limits and ensuring demand is met . |
| 16 | Cross-domain collocations did not appear to be effective , as was expected , which underlined the importance of accurate domain identification when using domain-specific dictionaries . |
| 17 | ‘ I put on a light foundation and , using earthy browns , subtly highlighted Fiona 's eyes and shaded in her lips with an amber-coloured lipstick . ’ |
| 18 | ( In the following cases , the corresponding phrase using prenominal position only would be fully acceptable ) : ( 50 ) the handbook useful is in your out-tray a story interesting would be hard to find ( 51 ) the only handbook useful is in your out-tray a story less interesting would be hard to find Even here , the distinction between qualification and assignment may have a part to play in the explanation . |
| 19 | The possibility of high chain extension in polymer solutions was pointed out by F. C. Frank in 1970 , and the experiments of Mackley using extensional flow fields generated by two opposing jets indicated that very high extensions were attainable , as was shown by the birefringence observed in the flowing solution . |
| 20 | In 1983 , in an effort to get the ball rolling on realistic cuts , the Scandinavian countries proposed a 30 per cent reduction in sulphur emissions by 1993 , using 1980 as the baseline year . |
| 21 | Using 1980 as the base year , sulphur dioxide reduction aims are as follows : 20 per cent by 1993 , 40 per cent by 1998 and 60 per cent by 2003 . |
| 22 | Be especially wary of using emotional blackmail . |
| 23 | Be especially wary of using emotional blackmail . |
| 24 | For something less time consuming why not create a tiny scene from just two designs like the snails on the crazy paving ( see illustration , with a green shoot embroidered using lazy daisy stitch ) . |
| 25 | Judging by how well labels sell in the shops — and they do — the world and his wife must be using sticky labels on everything , including the kids . |
| 26 | A binary number can easily be coded into the bars by using narrow bands for Os and wide bands of 1s ( or vice versa ) . |
| 27 | There are two methods of making these blinds ; Method 1 gives a professional finish using narrow wooden laths , which are slotted into channels in the lining to keep the pleats defined and neatly layered ; Method 2 is simpler , using vertical rows of tape and rings , and creates a softer , less rigid line which is more suitable for use at a small window . |
| 28 | ‘ I created this whole planet , using Gallifreyan technology , ’ said Kopyion . |
| 29 | Edison replied with an ‘ Improved Phonograph ’ ( 4 ) , using solid wax cylinders which could be shaved and reused . |
| 30 | The boiler , situated in the cellar , is hand-fired using solid fuel . |