noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
actual
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There is an evaluation of the Flesch Index, but mainly the analyses stress actual word usage rather than sentence construction perse.
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Furthermore, to determine the date of actual usage , allowance must be made for seasoning of the timber.
current
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There are at least five main classifications of the global system in current usage and they are all state-centred.
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Do not be taken in by current usage .
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But current usage tends to be more precise, perhaps influenced by the philosophical meaning.
normal
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In this way, one can use a narrative text which would otherwise be too wordy for normal choral usage .
ordinary
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However, this argument depends too much on the conventions governing ordinary usage .
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Notoriously these words have crept into ordinary usage from medieval philosophical Latin.
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In order to participate in ordinary language usage , one must be able to make such calculations, both in production and interpretation.
popular
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The popular use of hierarchical is of a system which is synonymous with the popular usage of bureaucratic.
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Present day popular usage is not so precise.
wide
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They make ideal dwarf plants for a wide range of usages including rockeries and containers.
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Despite leaps in technology and wide usage , fax transmissions are not yet widely encrypted.
■ NOUN
language
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The equivalent changes in language usage have not kept pace with contemporary demand.
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Such language usage is, however, clearly described only from animals especially taught in laboratories.
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In order to participate in ordinary language usage , one must be able to make such calculations, both in production and interpretation.
rate
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An important variable in buyer behaviour is usage rate .
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Taking usage rate as a variable essentially means segmenting on the basis of volume purchased.
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The centre has had a very promising first year with good uptake and usage rates .
■ VERB
increase
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The proposed changes had one key aim - to increase usage - so, for example, that threshold was to go.
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Both are more efficient ways for subscribers to download and upload more and larger files, thus increasing network usage .
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The financial results came despite investments for start-up businesses and to handle increased telephone usage .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Gas usage fell by almost 14 percent.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Best of all, Dialplus usage is charged on time only, not the volume of data transmitted.
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He expects widespread usage of computer technology to be commonplace before that time.
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Promote the efficient usage of all forms of energy to reduce consumption.
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That, in turn, amplifies credit card usage figures.
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The Host Connection Services offer two pricing options-a fixed monthly fee and unlimited usage-or usage based pricing.