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  • verb Present participle of employ.

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employ +‎ -ing

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Examples

  • But tactics such as employing the English word or characters sounding the same as the Chinese name - also "ai ji", but this time meaning "sad and worried" - allowed internet users to discuss the situation.

    The Guardian World News Tania Branigan 2011

  • Despite this demonstrated operational vulnerability, the fact that unarmed contractors are specifically not obligated to fight has not been discussed as a significant risk in employing contractors rather than military logistics organizations.

    David Isenberg: Sergio Leone on PMC David Isenberg 2010

  • Despite this demonstrated operational vulnerability, the fact that unarmed contractors are specifically not obligated to fight has not been discussed as a significant risk in employing contractors rather than military logistics organizations.

    David Isenberg: Sergio Leone on PMC David Isenberg 2010

  • Thinking back over it later, it made me consider the difficult time developers have in employing traditional narrative tricks and techniques to game narratives.

    Permanent Death, Episode 4 - Chekhov's Diamonds Ben Abraham 2009

  • I do not know too much about economics, but I do not recall ever reading that a policymaker's motives in employing it ever altered the consequences of using it.

    Economic Arguments, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Health crisis communications expert Mark Senak said the CDC "exhibited a good deal of savvy in employing digital media during the crisis."

    Pandemics in the age of Twitter 2009

  • Second, what theory of stare decisis is Orin employing here?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » In What Sense is the Personal Health Insurance Mandate “Unconstitutional”? 2010

  • Despite this demonstrated operational vulnerability, the fact that unarmed contractors are specifically not obligated to fight has not been discussed as a significant risk in employing contractors rather than military logistics organizations.

    David Isenberg: Sergio Leone on PMC David Isenberg 2010

  • What NASA should consider employing is a non-technical individual outside the agency to review the SRB candidates to ensure that there is as best achievable no conflict of interest for the selected SRB member.

    OIG on Conflict of Interest Issues With Constellation SRBs - NASA Watch 2009

  • Despite this demonstrated operational vulnerability, the fact that unarmed contractors are specifically not obligated to fight has not been discussed as a significant risk in employing contractors rather than military logistics organizations.

    David Isenberg: Sergio Leone on PMC David Isenberg 2010

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