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

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1 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 .
2 Clive Barker ( 1977 ) of Warwick University has given new substance to the use of games in the training of actors and Brian Watkins ( 1981 ) has evolved a theoretical framework conceptually linking drama and game in a way which I shall attempt to build on in the next chapter .
3 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 .
4 In 1694 he paid to Rith Young £34 : 0s. : 4d. , and to John Allam 11 and to Mr. Whinforth for " powder " £2 : 5s. : 9d. — this " powder " must surely be gunpowder , and if so , is the first reference to the use of explosives at the Coniston mines , heralding the first departure from the age-old , and honourable , methods of winning ore and breaking rock .
5 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 ) .
6 The Garden Kalendar did justice to the use of roses in the garden , mentioning them in nine months of the year .
7 There are certain characteristics peculiar to the use of machines in language teaching : Listening To develop the ability to understand the language spoken at a normal speed .
8 What is required now is a strategy for the socialist use of democratic control over the local state which , while never neglecting what efforts are possible at providing services in a socialist ( i. e. humane and effective ) fashion in the foreseeable future , pays a great deal of attention to the use of resources for the mobilization of forces .
9 Turning to the use of fuels for IC vehicles which do not use up vital oil reserves or which may be used when oil is no longer available , the use of hydrogen has been suggested as one of the answers to future transport fuel needs .
10 We will prohibit experiments involving pain or distress for non-medical and non-veterinary purposes , promote alternatives to the use of animals in research and education , and ensure that laws against badger-baiting and dog-fighting are enforced .
11 The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the use of animals in cosmetic-testing in particular and product-testing in general .
12 ( Langley is also a member of Animal Aid , an organisation with a radical image opposed to the use of animals in any research , who was unfortunate enough to be beaten up in 1987 by a member of an even more extreme splinter-group . )
13 With a revival in fifties and sixties pop music , this has now gone further , to the use of hits of this period to sell to the under 25s : the Levi 's 501 commercials of the mid-eighties , with songs by Sam Cooke and Percy Sledge , are now classic examples .
14 Lever was accustomed to the use of gifts in business to create obligations .
15 The impact of cuts was dulled by a return to the use of rates as a source of funds and , in some cases , a shift to increasing income from charges .
16 Scandinavian seamen 's unions called for an end to the use of flags of convenience in Scandinavian waters ( ships ' safety precautions being the responsibility of the country with which they were registered ) .
17 There are indeed principles of law relative to the use of weapons in warfare , and these principles apply as well to the use of nuclear and similar weapons .
18 This led , amongst other things , to the use of airlines for carrying the mail .
19 If Richmond bureau , which is seriously committed to the use of computers for the purpose , can extract only partial data from clients , bureaux that are less convinced of its value are likely to obtain a very sparse picture of their clients using this method .
20 See Appendix 4 for details of a guide to the use of pictures in interviews with children .
21 Books are also coming under pressure from Christians objecting to witches and magic , and Muslims objecting to the use of pigs as characters .
22 While the Mental Health ( Scotland ) Act 1984 is undoubtedly superior to the English legislation in regard to the use of extensions of the leave of absence provisions , this seems to me to be a less than satisfactory way of addressing the problem for a number of reasons , both practical and philosophical .
23 Maps however were not published till 1884/85 and JTR makes reference to the use of guides for mountain walkers .
24 For that reason , there is a need to consider application of the European Community 's proximity principle to the use of facilities by neighbouring countries .
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