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

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1 There is more widespread acceptance of the use of institutions in the later stages of life in the USA , Canada and Australia , and a considerable body of literature of the ways in which social workers can assist families and their elders to cope with the experience .
2 An example of the use of Codes of Practice is the report of the working party on the transplantation of organs , produced under the aegis of the Department of Health , which itself incorporates an earlier Code of Practice on the diagnosis of death , contained in the Report of the Medical Royal Colleges and their Faculties in the United Kingdom .
3 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 .
4 The history of the use of herbs in food is naturally bound up with the history of food itself .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 This June Meeting asked for the bond balances to be called in so as the final land purchase could go ahead and , for the first of many times , it discussed the question of the use of caddies on a Sunday .
8 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 .
9 A crude analysis of the use of doctors by the various socio-economic groups shows , for both males and females , either a similar or a lower use by the semi-skilled and unskilled groups than other groups .
10 This is not the only model to produce a close fit and in conclusion it seems that Lavery 's ( 1975 , 198 ) assessment of the use of models in forecasting recreation demand is still very relevant for the mid to late 1980s :
11 There was much criticism of the use of conscripts in such exercises as the Chernobyl clean-up operation and peacekeeping duties in areas of ethnic unrest .
12 A knowledge of the use of computers for research work is essential , and relevant experience gained in developing countries would be advantageous .
13 Where , in fact , are we to look for the major effects of the use of computers in humanities research ?
14 One of the more interesting aspects of the use of computers in education is their potential for involving children in problem-solving activities .
15 They also study simulations of the use of computers in applications such as shops , libraries , airlines , police records , etc .
16 This reflects the expansion of the use of computers from mass storage and number crunching to take in all forms of human communication .
17 The first of the case studies we describe is of the use of robots in a West German factory and gives strong support to the de-skilling hypothesis described in the previous chapter .
18 The larger charities — which have recently formed a group known as Research for Health Charities to respond to criticism of the use of animals in experiments — also feel that Wolfson 's stand undermines their attempts to establish a united front .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 The second example of the use of cats in warfare appears much later , being illustrated in Christopher of Hapsburg 's book in the year 1535 .
22 Werking 's 1980 review of the state of the art with regard to evaluation provides an up-to-date account of the use of tests in library user education .
23 In June 1989 , delegations from Japan , Taiwan , and South Korea attended a meeting of the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency ( FFA ) , to discuss the effects of the rapid expansion of the use of drift-nets in the region .
24 Another and in some respects even more powerful exemplification of the use of symbols by Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic man is to be found in hitherto little noticed marks on antler and bone artefacts recently subjected to intensive study by Alexander Marshack with the aid of high-magnification photography .
25 He added that they would argue in court that the promotion of the use of condoms as a way of preventing the spread of AIDS was a dangerous message and could have the opposite effect .
26 must insure him or them in respect of any liability which may be incurred by him or them m respect of the use of the vehicle and of any trailer , whether or not coupled , in the territory other than Great Britain and Gibraltar of each of the member states of the Communities according to the law on compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of vehicles of the state where the liability may be incurred ; and
27 Phototherapy evolved between myself and Rosy martin out of the use of techniques from a range of therapies , plus photographic skills .
28 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 .
29 Schneider ( 1974 ) explains how male silk moth pheromones are received ; and Wilson ( 1971 ) gives an account of the use of pheromones by ants .
30 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 .
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