Usage of " naff " increased in the 1970s when television sitcom Porridge employed it as an alternative to expletives which were not considered broadcastable at the time.

Usage of CT has increased dramatically over the last two decades in many countries.

Usage of the term increased after it was featured in Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code.

" Usage increased in the 1990s in contexts where association with the terms atheism or antitheism was unwanted.

Usage began after Oregon became the 33rd state on February 14, 1859, and the number of stars was increased to 33 from the original 32 by the Oregon Legislative Assembly ( Minnesota became a state in 1858 ).

Usage of computer-generated imagery became more widespread in films during the 2000s.

Usage of the current Chinese name, Nan Hai ( South Sea ), became gradually widespread during the Qing Dynasty.

Later they worked on what became Fowler's Modern English Usage, but before it was finished, Francis died of tuberculosis, picked up during his service with the British Expeditionary Force.

* Usage of the scroller has also grown in a number of local news stations, used during hours of severe weather to provide information about storms and areas affected by them, in addition to other uses, such as presented school delays and cancellations during winter weather in some regions, and the presentation of headlines alike to the general news networks.

Usage of billhooks also varies from country to country — in Sweden they were often used for cutting fodder for livestock ( in the UK a gorse or furze hook would have been used ); in France and Italy they were widely used for pruning vines ( only recently has wine making come back to the UK ), and miniature billhooks were used for harvesting grapes during the ' vendange ' in France ; in the Netherlands they were often used in a carpenter's workshop ( in the UK use of a small hand axe was more common ), and they were also found in the coopers ' workshops in France ( known as a cochoir, and used in the making of wooden barrel hoops ).

In its entry on " Unification Church ", the 2002 edition of The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage advised: " Unification Church is appropriate in all references to the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, which was founded by the Rev.

Usage declined after the Second World War, and the tramway was closed in 1953.

Clearly, generation and modifiability relate to the process management policy adopted ( see Usage World ).

Usage: The Canadian Military Journal ; The War Amps

" Toff, who is also an editor for Oxford University Press, describes in some detail the etymology of words for " flute ," comparing OED, Fowler's Modern English Usage, Evans ' Dictionary of Contemporary American Usage, and Copperud's American Usage and Style: The Consensus before arriving at her conclusion: " I play the flute, not the flaut ; therefore I am a flutist not a flautist.

* An Index by Region, Usage, and Etymology to the Dictionary of American Regional English, Volumes I and II.

Usage: " I limped down the aisle and asked a fellow to move along one seat so I could sit down, but he refused: " I'm alright Jack ".

Usage of completely automatic updates is far more widespread in the consumer market, due largely to the fact that Microsoft Windows added support for them, and Service Pack 2 of Windows XP enabled them by default.

Usage of agonists of receptors as hypotensive agents is less widespread due to adverse effects such as unnecessary bronchodilation in lungs and increase in blood sugar levels.

Usage of surrogate keys also brings an additional costs due the burden put on the ETL system.

The apparent almost 100 % increase in patronage over the last few years may be due to a change in the methods used to measure passenger numbers ; see Usage Notes.

American Heritage's Book of English Usage propounds that, insofar as " a blonde " can be used to describe a woman but not a man who is merely said to possess blond ( e ) hair, the term is an example of a " sexist stereotype women are primarily defined by their physical characteristics.

Usage of the word in the medical literature predates the discovery of the chromosome, and thus its definition has not always taken karyotype into account when determining an individual's sex.

Usage of capital punishment is usually broken into the four categories set out below.

Usage of cannabis, also locally known as ganja ( Sanskrit ganjika ) or bhang ( when made into a drink ) is common and not prosecuted throughout India.

Usage at partial-opening can consequently result in considerable flow directly into the soil surrounding the hydrant, which, over time, can cause severe scouring.

Usage existed into the 20th century in the form of:

Mail that was postmarked after the date of a state ’ s admission into the Confederacy through May 31, 1861, and bearing US ( Union ) postage is deemed to represent ' Confederate State Usage of U. S. Stamps '.

Time of Day metering ( TOD ), also known as Time of Usage ( TOU ) or Seasonal Time of Day ( SToD ), metering involves dividing the day, month and year into tariff slots and with higher rates at peak load periods and low tariff rates at off-peak load periods.

In 1926, in the authoritative A Dictionary of Modern English Usage ( 1926 ), Henry W. Fowler recommended against transforming active voice forms into passive voice forms, because doing so "... sometimes leads to bad grammar, false idiom, or clumsiness.

Usage: " Light reveals the genius loci of a place.

Usage based insurance, also known as pay as you drive ( PAYD ) and pay how you drive ( PHYD ) and mile-based auto insurance is a type of automobile insurance whereby the costs of motor insurance are dependent upon type of vehicle used, measured against time, distance, behaviour and place.

Usage, so that men get used to it, and love it.

The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper, ( 2002 )

Dictionaries and style guides such as the Chicago Manual of Style and The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage provide no consensus.

He is notable for both A Dictionary of Modern English Usage and his work on the Concise Oxford Dictionary, and was described by The Times as " a lexicographical genius ".

* Simon Jenkins and Robert Ilson ( 1992 ) " The Times " English Style and Usage Guide Times Books ISBN 0-7230-0396-3

The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper is a style guide created in 1950 by editors at the newspaper and revised in 1974 and 1999 by Allan M. Siegal and William G. Connolly.

* The New York Times: Stylistic concerns are governed by The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage.

: Main article: Hexagrams ( section ' Usage by Muslims ')

* Usage of the image is for illustrative purposes only to help enhance the article.

* Usage of the image is for illustrative purposes only to help enhance the article ( s ).

Usage of the definite article (" die PARTEI ") is evocative of totalitarian parties ( see Socialist Unity Party of Germany ( SED ) and National Socialist German Workers Party ) and is therefore a tongue-in-cheek reference to the totalitarian ambitions of the founders of " Die PARTEI ".