Example sentences of "of the use of [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The Palestinians are also suffering in their country , including being deprived of the use of gas masks and adequate warning systems . |
2 | All Asian countries , with only the partial exception of Japan , will continue to be dependent in terms of the use of knowledge products . |
3 | This is consistent with some critiques of the use of portfolio grids as discussed in chapter 4 . |
4 | Itinerant craftsmen have been argued for on the basis of the use of bronze models for the production of two-piece clay moulds ( Werner 1970 ; Capelle and Vierck 1971 ) and Hines views travelling craftsmen as the most suitable explanation for the dispersal of ornamental metalwork ( Hines 1984 ) . |
5 | They include : approval of the headteacher 's plans for use of the capitation allowance ; participation in the selection of senior school staff ; and control of the use of school premises outside of school hours . |
6 | Another example of the use of simulation models is in the estimation of the yield of a drainage-basin . |
7 | Described and given an example of the use of slip charts for monitoring projects . |
8 | Among the accusations presented are frightening tales of the use of vigilante forces , links with extreme right-wing paramilitaries , death squads and the like . |
9 | A very simple and beautiful example of the use of substitution notes may be found at the beginning of Wagner 's Tristan und Isolde : Here the commonplace cadence A minor-F7-E7 is given a subtle mystery through the use of a few substitution notes as follows : in bar 2 , G is a chromatic substitution for A ( on which it resolves ) , while B is a diatonic substitution for A or C , on which it does not resolve ; in bar 3 , A substitutes chromatically for B , on which it resolves . |
10 | The accounts of the aforementioned sieges are dotted with references to the importance of neighbouring churches as lookout and artillery directing points ; of local hills used by signallers ; of the construction of ‘ sconces ’ ( outlying strongholds ) ; of the siting of artillery pieces on rising ground , or in woods within range of the besieged ; of troops lying in ambush in local lanes ; of the use of church bells to sound alarms and of church registers to record the names of those slain in skirmishes . |
11 | The Clay Roofing Tile Council offers you a free technical advisory service on any aspect of the use of clay tiles . |
12 | Again , the likelihood of the use of agency workers appears unaffected by labour force change . |