Example sentences of "[adj] as the use of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other applications of biotechnology which are relevant to environmental management include resource recycling , such as the use of organisms to scavenge useful materials from waste products , mineral extraction or biomining which involves the bacterial leaching of mineral ores , and energy production . |
| 2 | All the evidence suggests , however , that whilst our basic personalities are relatively unchanging ( except in response to fairly drastic interventions such as the use of drugs , brainwashing and brain damage as a result of an accident or stroke ) our overt behaviour is amenable to a process of continual modification and change . |
| 3 | The most common opportunistic infections associated with AIDS is a type of pneumonia , called pneumocystic pneumonia , and Kaposi 's sarcoma. o There is nothing else to explain the suppression of the immune system , such as the use of drugs , such as steroids , that are deliberately used for their immunosuppressive effects . |
| 4 | It has been argued that factors in medical organisation , such as the use of deputies , may be more important than variations in patient demand in shaping the number of night visits . |
| 5 | Psychomotor objectives are concerned with activities such as the use of terminals and modems . |
| 6 | It aims to provide the teacher or therapist with a pro file which represents strengths and weaknesses in respect of syntactic skills , although some consideration is also given to discourse skills ( initiations versus responses ) and functional speech characteristics , such as the use of commands , statements and questions . |
| 7 | Not that all boards are n't fun — the funboard describes a group of boards which may be a little unstable during the first steps afloat , but can be used in higher winds allowing the sailor to develop techniques such as the use of footstraps to cope with the speed of sailing in strong winds . |