Example sentences of "[adj] use of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The employer 's business was supplying fresh chickens and it was alleged that the employee had made wrongful use of sales information such as customers ' names and addresses . |
| 2 | Clear use of colour is also important . |
| 3 | Increasingly too , in this age of technological and scientific advancement , there are yet new hazards to contend with — such as the risks associated with radiation , chemical waste , the illicit use of drugs and modern war weaponry — and these , in contrast to natural forces , have been created by man himself . |
| 4 | In early July President Carlos Andrés Pérez declared an " all-out war " against drug trafficking and the creation of a joint command to co-ordinate the anti-drug trafficking efforts of the Ministries of the Interior , Defence and Justice and the National Commission Against the Illicit Use of Drugs ( CONACUID ) . |
| 5 | The result is a much more restrained use of orders with extra-territorial effects than is the practice in the United States . |
| 6 | The production , on a narrow stage representing both a railway carriage and a station platform , has been very sensitively directed by Ian Brown with restrained use of sound effects and subtle lighting . |
| 7 | Professional education and training inevitably create such a social and educational gap between the providers of the services and working-class users that unless efforts are made to narrow it or close it , working-class people will make less adequate use of services . |
| 8 | The resource person is able to suggest a more precise and expressive use of vocabulary and structure to help him to make his speech more idiomatic and bring it closer to the native speaker 's use of the language . |
| 9 | My one reservation is that Mr Alexander denies himself expressive use of light and sound to convey atmosphere and leaves us with few memorable images . |
| 10 | Even Shaun Ryder 's habitual use of heroin has been well documented . |
| 11 | There can be little doubt that the analysis of text for word and sentence length , punctuation , as well as the use of certain types of words and the over use of others , are all valuable . |
| 12 | Similarly , the indiscriminate and thus unhelpful use of praise — rather than more judicious and exact feedback — may stem from a laudable concern that children should be encouraged and supported in their learning . |
| 13 | There is frequent and interesting use of metaphor which some occasionally may find puzzling . |
| 14 | ( The unfortunate repeated use of constants c 1 and c 2 in this equation should not cause confusion . ) |
| 15 | Tell-tale themes — which emerge in repeated use of phrases such as , in the case of a motivated talent for management , ‘ I took care of … organised … got people together ’ — can be added up to reveal the interviewee 's motivational pattern . |
| 16 | Current educational programmes aimed at all school children on the risks of drug abuse may fail to emphasise the major risks of alcohol and of some prescribed medicines and they may make the false assumptions that : a. drug addiction is simply a product of repeated use of drugs rather than a specific risk of some particular individuals . |
| 17 | Physiological addiction may occur after repeated use of analgesics for relief from chronic pain . |
| 18 | Labour spokesmen made generous use of statistics to castigate the government for refusing to spend more money on science , and for letting Britain slip down the international league table on R&D spending . |
| 19 | Mr Heylin is not a graceful writer , but his thorough knowledge and his generous use of interviews makes this the fullest account of the star so far . |
| 20 | Complimentary use of tennis courts . |
| 21 | Complimentary use of tennis court for all Citalia guests . |
| 22 | Complimentary use of tennis courts . |
| 23 | Complimentary use of bicycles . |
| 24 | Complimentary use of bicycles all season . |
| 25 | Amenities here include a small swimming pool and sun terrace with umbrellas and sun-loungers , complimentary use of bicycles , a bar , games room and TV lounge . |
| 26 | There is a lift and complimentary use of bicycles . |
| 27 | The relation of Foucault 's politics to history leads to the question of the tactical use of Foucault himself in current forms of criticism ; in addition to his extensive use by historians and sociologists , he is also associated with those movements that have become known as ‘ new historicism ’ and ‘ cultural materialism ’ . |
| 28 | How far this tactical use of samples is carried will depend on the cost of the item , the cost of distribution and the number of interested journalists . |
| 29 | Once you have an outline of your media relations programme worked out , and preferably written down , you will be ready to start thinking about the detailed use of tools such as media lists , press releases , competitions , press receptions , workshops , visits and special events . |
| 30 | Unless there is insistence upon recovery through Narcotics Anonymous , the recommended use of Naltrexone thus fails to understand the nature of addictive disease . |