Preposition: into

• watercourse: The BOD is determined by the level of organic matter in the discharge into a watercourse.

Adjective modifier

• delayed: The chairman of Lothian NHS Board, Brian Cavanagh said there is no simple solution to reducing the problem of delayed discharges.

• conditional: Mr Ellis was given a conditional discharge by the Judge who ordered him to pay £ 150 costs to Suffolk Coastal.

• vaginal: A troublesome increase in vaginal discharge may need assessment.

• radioactive: Catalog of human error led to massive radioactive discharge.

• nasal: Affected cattle have a fever, rapid breathing and a nasal discharge.

• effluent: Effluent discharges may be contaminated by antibiotics and disinfectants with unknown consequences for the natural environment.

Noun used with modifier

• sewage: The Bathing Water Directive led to a major national program to stop sewage discharges in proximity to bathing areas.

• hospital: To facilitate early hospital discharge, services to meet assessed needs will not be charged up to the first 4 weeks.

Preposition: of

• technetium-99: Liquid discharges of technetium-99 from Sellafield have declined by 75 % over the last four years.

• pus: There'll be reddening, festering and ultimately discharge of pus, caused by the side of the nail growing into the adjoining skin.

• sewage: Member for Richmond Park referred to discharges of sewage into the Thames.

• effluent: At the same time, the situation was exacerbated by continuous discharges of industrial effluents and municipal sewage into the country's rivers.

Preposition: from

• bankruptcy: A new fee has been introduced for a request for a certificate of discharge from bankruptcy.

Preposition: with

• ignominy: REHABILITATION PERIOD Ten Years SENTENCE A sentence of cashiering, discharge with ignominy or dismissal with disgrace from Her Majesty's service.

Modifies a noun

• lamp: Sources of such energy include lasers, arc discharge lamps, and tungsten halogen bulbs.