increased usage

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandusage

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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usage
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/us
/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/
the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandusagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincreased usage

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Increasedusagein patients with vascular disease could be achieved by improving public knowledge of the bene ts of prophylactic aspirin.
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Children then added a bi-referential dimension to their linguistic system, which was reflected by anincreasedusageof temporal connectives.
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Surely the figures ofincreasedusageare the best justification it can have.
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The research suggested various ways to stimulateincreasedusage.
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One good side effect of deregulation has been theincreasedusageof rail services.
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So by increasing the number of lanes, we may face the problem ofincreasedusageof the motorway, which could enhance the problem.
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However, there has been a deterioration in the service, which was caused byincreasedusageand people's different life styles and different working hours.
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It is therefore vital that, in order to ensure the long term future of the night riviera service, there beincreasedusageof the sleeper.
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I have already explained the increased pressures and theincreasedusageof public transport and the roads.
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Nothing would pay us better than anincreasedusageof fertilisers on the farms; nothing would give more production more easily.
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Therefore, it is fairly reasonable to suggest that rail has to look elsewhere forincreasedusage.
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The increase is largely accounted for by increased wages and salaries, the increased cost of maintaining services andincreasedusage.
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I am sure that theincreasedusageof the maximum is a reflection of the greater public awareness.
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Increasedusageof the rail system highlights a certain and urgent necessity—increased investment.
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No estimate is available of theincreasedusageof gas for non-domestic heating purposes.
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At off-peak times it can stand idle, and advertising the cheaper off-peak rates is amply repaid by theincreasedusageand revenue which results.
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Withincreasedusage, the pound coin will be a much more useful and respectable part of the currency than initial reactions suggested.
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We are also increasing the duty on super unleaded petrol in caseincreasedusageof that fuel were to increase the emissions of benzene and other harmful aromatic compounds.
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In order that exiting facilities may be more widely known and utilised, steps are being taken to inaugurate a publicity campaign to gain new subscribers andincreasedusage.
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