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

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1 A subsequent successful re-launch of the product , based on research that revealed a Swiss pre-occupation with cleanliness , emphasised the germ-killing and hygienic aspects of the use of dishwashers .
2 One of the more interesting aspects of the use of computers in education is their potential for involving children in problem-solving activities .
3 For example , in 1980 in the Metropolitan police district there were fewer than 2,000 cases of the use of knives in offences of violence against the person and 1,240 cases where knives were used in robberies .
4 By 1987 , those figures had shot up to 2,870 cases of the use of knives in offences against the person and 4,630 cases where they were used in robberies — a huge increase .
5 Irigaray 's analyses of the use of pronouns by hysterics and obsessives ( 1966:29–31 , 1967:55–68 ) reveal that whereas obsessives are unable to say ‘ me ’ because they are caught in a specular image of themselves in which there is no object , only an undifferentiated self ( Irigaray 's ‘ on ’ ) , hysterics are unable to say ‘ I ’ because they are unable to complete the trajectory through the other that would allow them access to full subjectivity .
6 Where , in fact , are we to look for the major effects of the use of computers in humanities research ?
7 Chapter 9 will provide a guide for INSET for school librarians with an emphasis on learning how to use microcomputers but particularly on the curricular implications of the use of microcomputers .
8 Socialist proponents of the use of markets do not suggest that markets can simply be retained , so long as private ownership of the means of production is abolished .
9 They will also reach conclusions about the allocation of resources and their priority in terms of the use of resources to address the specific health needs of their local populations .
10 Birds , fish and invertebrates provide some fascinating instances of the use of tools , but it is only when we come to the mammals , and particularly the primates , that tool using begins to approach anything like its full potential .
11 Classic examples of the use of crops for industrial purposes rather than for food are : the production of ethanol for fuel from sugar cane in Brazil and from maize in the USA , and alcohol from potatoes .
12 The previous examples of the use of bioceramics have all included some dependence on mechanical strength and uses have focused on replacing diseased or damaged tissues .
13 Two as yet unpublished studies from India have highlighted the serious direct and indirect hazards of the use of pesticides to human health , the environment and wildlife .
14 They also study simulations of the use of computers in applications such as shops , libraries , airlines , police records , etc .
15 Examples given are : a league table of the use of each title in the main library and the short loans collection , to determine titles that should be duplicated or marked for reference use ; a record of items never used , for relegation purposes ; records of the use of books by subject , including interdisciplinary use , for purposes of fund allocation ; and analysis of the use of books by date of publication , to determine obsolescence parameters .
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