Example sentences of "or use of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The guide is aimed at those responsible for the manufacture , supply , handling , storage or use of flammable solids in buildings such as factories and warehouses .
2 Until not long ago several of the national unions whose local officers or shop stewards had negotiated the kind of agreements just described were fiercely opposed to the introduction or use of temporary workers .
3 The term proactive interference is used to refer to the fact that prior learning can interfere with the acquisition , retention , or use of new information .
4 Whilst there are many ways in which prestige and respect can be obtained , the possession or use of certain types of goods and services are likely to increase individual status .
5 But then in 1968 a Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty was signed , in 1971 a treaty was signed prohibiting the testing or use of nuclear weapons on the sea bed , and in 1972 three related treaties were signed in Moscow by Leonid Brezhnev and Richard Nixon .
6 An improvement or deterioration in the health conditions of a group in society may be due to factors other than access to or use of medical services .
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