Example sentences of "[adj] in use " in BNC.

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1 Document preparation systems based on mark-up ( such as LaTeX ) , while making explicit the crucial distinction between logical and physical structures of a document , are difficult for beginners to use , and provoke the frequent cry from those more interested in use than principle of ‘ why use this , it 's so much easier using [ my favourite word processor ] ’ .
2 Practical PC can exclusively reveal that this will not be the case — the disk compression facility in DOS 6 will not be device driven , but will form part of IO.SYS , one of the hidden system files that form the core of DOS and will be totally transparent in use .
3 The user will now be presented with an Index from which several Option pages , similar in use and appearance to LIFESPAN pages , can be chosen .
4 The tremolo would probably need setting up properly because it feels stiff and uneven in use .
5 Research shows quite clearly that although the two names may occasionally have been confused due to scribal error , mishearing by early recorders , or poor scholarship , they are quite distinct and separate in origin and have remained separate in use by the families bearing them .
6 It also explains why the bulk of basic research , which provides technical knowledge that is non-rivalrous in use and largely non-excludable , is funded by governments .
7 This sounds unattractive but is perfectly satisfactory in use .
8 Your best bet is to seek out specialist footwear which will prove safe and comfortable in use , although not overspecified for the walking you have in mind — in other words , do n't buy a pair of heavy duty mountain boots if you only intend going for walks on country lanes !
9 In both studies , then , we were able to show that the results for Group treatment were just as good as those for Individual treatment — and , thereby , more cost effective in use of worker time .
10 Though smooth and refined in use , there is little doubt that — at least until the arrival of the 150bhp Clio Williams — this is the ultimate power package for driving enthusiasts , with the 16V offering invigorating urge , rapid throttle responses and class-leading performance .
11 Even if the product is not hazardous in use it may become confused with a food product .
12 To aid mineral exploration , a new geochemical relational database has been designed that will be powerful and flexible in use and comprehensive in content .
13 Instead , Mr Gummer told the House of Commons the list drawn up by the manufacturers themselves contained new instructions which would make all the machines ‘ perfectly safe in use . ’
14 This allows the user to select the precise excitation wavelength for he fluorochrome in use .
15 But when Which ? tested it in 1988 , the ‘ safety ’ stand got very hot in use and had no handle .
16 With the addition of the new graph types in this release Symphony 's GRAPH environment also offers similar charting capability to Lotus 1-2-3 although it is rather more cumbersome in use than 1-2-3 's latest versions which have a quick graph facility .
17 A range of new systems could be produced including the ‘ zoned ’ systems , which would be far superior in use and would have a market potential in their own right .
18 The most common in use are strips or wires of galvanised steel .
19 Perhaps the most commonly used distant resources were upland rough pasture and common in use at summertime by settlements surrounding the upland .
20 In moving towards a satisfying identification of some entity , the mind of a speaker will naturally tend to describe it initially by matching its roughly perceived whole against those properties that are most common in use and perceptually basic .
21 Technological knowledge created by R&D is the classic example of a public good , meaning that it is non-rival in use ( its use by one firm does not limit its use by others ) and non-excludable ( the owner can not prevent others from using it ) .
22 Situational presentation suitable for role play exercises ; dialogues and information enable student to be creative in use of language , and practice is given in the sort of English in use in international hotel and catering institutions .
23 The better ones are also very quiet in use .
24 The various delay , reverb and pitch/chorus sounds all stood up well to close scrutiny and the A4 proved very quiet in use .
25 Quiet in use , it features six programmes , economy and light-soil settings .
26 This means that the machine is especially economical in its use of water , detergent and energy , is quiet in use , has a flood-prevention system and many parts that can be recycled .
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