Example sentences of "[prep] the use of [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously not all Home Corners are suitable for the use of water for ‘ washing up ’ , ‘ tea ’ or ‘ washing clothes ’ . |
| 2 | The general absence of kilns has normally been accepted as negative evidence for the use of bonfires for firing pottery during the period . |
| 3 | Despite Moldova 's consent to this in a parliamentary vote on July 7 ( by 225 to three with nine abstentions ) , Byelarus , Romania and Bulgaria declined to participate , calling for the use of Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) mechanisms . |
| 4 | This is an appropriate place , perhaps , for a few words about the use of roses for hedging and screening . |
| 5 | the list makes recommendations about the use of references for the display of relationships in a catalogue , index or database in order to guide users between connected or associated terms . |
| 6 | Perhaps we are seeing , as an evolution ( the origins of which can be traced to the nineteenth century ) , the emergence of a genuine hybrid tribunal , in which case to suggest that this body is a further example of the use of judges for extrajudicial activities is only one way to describe it . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The introduction and development of the use of motorcycles for health workers has proved to be very successful and has illustrated that the effectiveness of health work can be improved . |
| 9 | A knowledge of the use of computers for research work is essential , and relevant experience gained in developing countries would be advantageous . |
| 10 | This is unfortunate since one of the most important facets of the use of data for scientific research , corporate management or political debate is the communication of the information contained therein to those who will say that they are ‘ no good at figures ’ ! |
| 11 | The unions were not Prepared to Support any form of " direct action " , despite the resolutions carried at earlier Congresses in favour of the use of strikes for Political ends . |
| 12 | It is an account of the use of flagellation for discipline and pleasure , from Victorian schools to North American transvestite nuns . |
| 13 | Reports from hospices have recommended against the use of oxygen for dyspnoeic cancer patients . |
| 14 | While his arguments about capital punishment are still of great relevance , it now seems rather odd that it could have been thought necessary to have to argue against the use of torture for extracting confessions . |
| 15 | For each permanent activity shown on the map , how may it conflict with the use of land for any other purpose ? |
| 16 | Dangermond gives several examples in his paper including the use of NETWORK for the allocation of emergency vehicles , optimum routeing of fire engines from garages to the accident scene and the movement of spills through sewers and river networks . |
| 17 | Turbo/kerosene will experience growth as a new generation of aircraft is introduced but the growth in turbo-fuel demand will be partly offset by a decline in the use of kerosene for home heating . |
| 18 | the existence of various notational inconsistencies , especially in the use of notation for auxiliaries , and |
| 19 | Part of the group helps in the use of carbohydrate for energy and growth ( B1 thiamin ) , while vitamin B6 ( pyridoxine ) helps in using protein and fats and also in removing water from the body tissues ( diuretic ) . |
| 20 | In recent years there has been a considerable growth in the use of microcomputers for the analysis of qualitative data . |
| 21 | Though there are many disadvantages as well as advantages in the use of microcomputers for information retrieval , the major advantage is that computerized information retrieval can provide a strong link between the school library and the curriculum by increasing pupils ' exposure to new technologies as both a learning and retrieval tool , regardless of subject area , and increase the use of resources in the school . |
| 22 | Oil demand is likely to fall by around 12% to some 64 million tonnes per year , largely due to continued reduction in the use of oil for heat and steam raising . |
| 23 | I have been interested in the use of computers for designing knitwear for several years . |
| 24 | Evidence suggests a significant growth has occurred in the use of computers for a variety of planning purposes . |
| 25 | In the use of computers for statistical analysis , the greatest difficulty relates to data input and validation . |
| 26 | The second major way of expressing bias is in the use of names for groups of people . |
| 27 | The violence began on June 4 in the city of Osh , which had a majority Uzbek population , sparked off by a dispute over the use of farmland for housing ( the scarcity of housing in Central Asia had become a major political issue in recent years , and had already been a factor in ethnic violence between Uzbeks and Meskhetians in the nearby Fergana valley in June 1989 , and in rioting in Tadjikistan in February 1990 — see pp. 36744-45 ; 37256-57 ) . |
| 28 | The mechanics of map drawing are no longer a constraint or a deterrent to the use of maps for the user can , given a suitable package such as GIMMS , modify and refine his or her map or generate a number of maps without difficulty . |
| 29 | Comparison with teaching in a traditional classroom course of the same length of time led to the use of CAI for all the SCORPIO training . |
| 30 | With some 15,500 outlets for their business , solicitors are likely to remain for some time the principal providers of legal services even if there is considerable expansion of alternatives to the use of solicitors for some legal work ( The Law Society , 1990 ) . |