Sentence examples for use of tick from inspiring English sources

Health authorities advise use of tick repellent; however, it was infrequently used in the area.

Use of protective clothing was 40% effective; routine use of tick repellents on skin or clothing was 20% effective.

The use of tick repellents on the skin or clothing while outdoors was also effective (effectiveness of 20%) for preventing LD.

Although this study indicates that use of protective clothing and the use of tick repellents on the skin or clothing while outdoors are effective, clearly not all persons at risk follow these recommendations.

In 2001, Phillips et al. found that 80% of the surveyed residents of Nantucket reported checking their bodies for ticks after potential tick exposures, 53% used protective clothing (such as wearing long pants and long-sleeved shirts), 34% reported routinely avoiding tick infested areas, and 11% reported routine use of tick repellents (7 ).

Strategies include avoidance of tick-infested areas, use of protective clothing (i.e., wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants, which decrease the area of exposed skin), routine checks of one's body for ticks, and the use of tick repellents on either the skin or clothing.

The frequent use of ticking time bomb scenarios in storylines, as well as the main character, Jack Bauer portraying torture as normal, effective, acceptable and glamorous, was criticized by human rights activists, military officials, and experts in questioning and interrogation, with concerns raised that junior U.S. soldiers were imitating techniques shown on the series.

With a female protagonist (tick!), clever use of writing style (tick tick!) and some heart-pounding scenes (tick tick tick!), this is a fantastic, mature read to follow The Hunger Games.

Implementation of this recommendation could be facilitated by the use of a tick box and by its inclusion in DWP guidance documents.

The use of adult ticks alone would have resulted in some sites having zero values for ticks, when in fact ticks were present.

Time will tell whether this is enough to stop the excessive use of this tick-box system by some countries (most notably Poland, which in 2009 issued 4,844 warrants compared to the UK's 220).