Contemporary paintings within the modern idiom began to make conscious use of traditional Japanese art forms, devices, and ideologies.

"I make very little conscious use of that research."

There is also conscious use of silence.

Increasingly conscious use would be made of public opinion on international affairs.

Operancy: Psychic powers which are available for conscious, controlled use by a person.

On the other hand, operant powers are available for conscious, controlled use.

Downsizing is defined as the "conscious use of permanent personnel reductions in an attempt to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness".

While using movement, T'ai chi and Qigong also make conscious use of the breath.

Engels specially, initiated the conscious use of dialectics in natural science.

By making more conscious use of such tactics, we can "fine-tune" our micro-environment.