Example sentences of "[adv] from the use of [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Over the same period there was an accompanying shift away from the use of fines .
2 In fact the Champenois are now moving away from the use of boues in favour of cendres-noires , but apparently this is not due to concern over the cadmium problem , it is because the boues is now more expensive than mining lignite deposits , due to the high price being paid by refuse-fuelled energy plants .
3 There has been a move away from the use of children 's homes towards more developed foster care and some private sector provision .
4 A healthy diet is now considered the most effective way of treating this condition , apart from the use of drugs .
5 Apart from the use of referenda , which are a regular feature of politics in the United States , Switzerland and some other countries , jury service , as an obligation which may in principle fall upon any citizen , is almost the sole vestige of direct citizen participation in law-making and administration which survives in modern democracies .
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