The phrase "a restrained use" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a careful or limited application of something, often in contexts where moderation is emphasized.
Example: "The report recommends a restrained use of resources to ensure sustainability."
Alternatives: "a limited application" or "a moderate use".
Still, the Philharmonic strings were encouraged to play with rich sound and expansive lyricism despite a restrained use of vibrato.
Like all the better Ribera wines, the Valdueros have depth and intensity and show a restrained use of oak.
In lesser hands, these combinations would be nothing short of hideous, but Clements Ribeiro have a sure eye for colour and a restrained use of shape.
But if the bluff-calling fails, an abrupt change in American policy towards a more restrained use of force abroad, and a considerably narrower national-interest definition when using it, could be more destabilising than it appears.For many Americans such a change is long overdue because (people hope) it will bring a greater degree of clarity and consistency to the conduct of foreign policy.
He says that a more restrained use of air power on more carefully chosen targets would have been more effective in reaching Israel's strategic goals and would have reduced the sympathy for Hezbollah.
A film defined by close, cramped quarters and, for McCarey, an uncharacteristically restrained use of music, suddenly becomes spatially expansive and filled with melody.
197, 198 Because poor hygiene correlates with a higher prevalence of MRSA, and improper use of antibiotics with a higher MRSA carriage, 199 the control of MRSA includes cost-effective sanitizing methods, such as proper hand-washing and an overall restrained use of antibiotics.
If you're comfortable doing more on your computer than email and browsing the web — and have ever felt a little restrained using an iPad — then Honeycomb may feel like a breath of fresh air.
Republicans predictably claimed he was hollowing out the force — but a smarter, more restrained use of force is just what the country needs to secure its vital interests.
Sense is never harmed by a fanatical disdain for linguistic anachronism, and the odd piece of period punctuation practice (a colon followed by a dash), or the restrained use of the Capitalization of Nouns (only in letters sent by one character to another), sketch verbal atmosphere without undue alienation.
Just about this time, however, a tendency to more restrained use of color and more painterly effects began to emerge in nishiki-e, and with the exception of a burst of dynamic color in prints depicting the Sino Japanese War (1894 95), the uses of strong colors in Meiji prints receded.
