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The phrase 'having recourse to' is correct and usable in written English.
In general, it is used to express the idea of turning to or using something as a necessary resource to achieve an end. For example, "When faced with a difficult problem, we had recourse to our most experienced experts for help."
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This limitation can be overcome by having recourse to parallel computing.
It is an alternative to having recourse to the usual process of justice.
And it means having recourse to strong mentors and role models who can reach out and pull up women up behind them".
He enjoined his followers not only to refuse military service but also to abstain from voting or from having recourse to the courts.
"What I am sure is that having recourse to a state-financed mechanism to incite overtime … is not neutral from an employment point of view," he said.
The use of a pronoun to indicate as much is usually absent, with most LGBT artists having recourse to the more neutral "you".
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Something we all had recourse to.
Any deposit-insurance scheme must have recourse to government backing.
Franco's victims have never had recourse to justice.
Failing that, Simon does have recourse to another Louis.
Instead, employees who sustain work-related injuries would commonly have recourse to a state-maintained fund.
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