Example sentences of "to the use of " in BNC.

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1 Although biological methods of pest control such as Bacillus thuringiensis ( for caterpillars ) are now available to committed organic gardeners , there are few of us who never need to resort to the use of chemicals .
2 Four years later , as I mentioned above , I was party to the same fear at Bramshill , in relation to the use of the Nato sweater .
3 The university authorities liked it , and readily consented to the use of its name .
4 It appeared in WW for July 28 and August 4 , 1926 and owed it considerable success and subsequent fame to the new technique of neutralising the RF stage triode and to the use of an RF coil design by Cocking .
5 Maybe fire is the opposite principle to light , and comes to the use of those who do not go the way of light .
6 Similarly , having the wrong attitude is a constituent part of being a ‘ gouger ’ , but there were a few situations when the subsequent application of the gouger typification late into the encounter undercut the effect of the politeness of the offender , and the deference displayed was less important than the knowledge that later led to the use of the typification .
7 They demanded an end to the use of racism by management to divide workers .
8 Established corn mills often had first claim to the use of watercourses , but their machinery needed modernising to improve efficiency .
9 DOCTORS hope to announce an experiment next month that could lead to the use of animal organs for human transplants within the next five years .
10 At the start of the trial , Mr Curtis said the stabbing was ‘ an example of the tragedy that can follow when people in anger resort to the use of knives ’ .
11 The Soviet Union was categorically opposed to the use of force , he added .
12 Swordfish in the Georges Bank fishing grounds in the north west Atlantic Ocean have traditionally been taken by harpoon , but heavy fishing pressure has driven stocks to an all-time low , and some boats have turned to the use of drift-nets .
13 As to the use of force , there , too , a clear majority ( one December poll by NBC and the Wall Street Journal shows 54–34% support ) backs war if Iraq does not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15th .
14 If X gave land to A to the use of B , B got the legal estate by the Statute of Uses ; but if X gave land unto and to the use of B in trust for C , B was the legal owner of the land and C the equitable owner .
15 If X gave land to A to the use of B , B got the legal estate by the Statute of Uses ; but if X gave land unto and to the use of B in trust for C , B was the legal owner of the land and C the equitable owner .
16 We have seen that , if A held land to the use of B , the Statute of Uses turned B 's equitable estate into a legal estate ( see p. 23 ) .
17 Now it was possible for a settlor who conveyed land to A to direct him to hold to the use of B ; and then to direct that , on the happening of an event , e.g. B 's marriage , B's use should shift to C. This use in favour of C was a shifting use .
18 It seems unlikely , given the delicate nature of such a survey , that the true extent of birth control would be revealed and hardly likely that those surveyed would own up to the use of abortion , an activity which had been illegal , though widespread , since 1803 .
19 Political as well as economic reasons might contribute to the use of a standardised design .
20 This was especially the case with regard to the use of music : a memorial in Union Chapel referred to his ‘ successful endeavours to promote a nobler service of song in public worship ’ .
21 The report , leaked to BBC local radio station CWR in Coventry , said : ‘ A series of clues were available to the shift maintenance manager to draw attention to the use of incorrect bolts but all went un-noticed or unheeded . ’
22 On the other hand the response to the use of video was astonishing .
23 This broader view is associated with a more positive approach to the use of local authority care , which is partly enshrined in the new Children Act ( Aldgate et al . ,
24 The second level of social control relates to the use of drugs .
25 In his Herball of 1597 John Gerard drew attention to the use of distilled water of roses for strengthening the ‘ heart , liver , kidnies and other weak entrails ’ , while Nicholas Culpeper advised a ‘ decoction of Red Roses made with Wine ’ for ‘ the Headach and pains in the Eyes , Ears , Throat and Gums ’ ( The English Physitian Enlarged , 1652 ) .
26 The Garden Kalendar did justice to the use of roses in the garden , mentioning them in nine months of the year .
27 The pressure of commercial competition for analytical business has led to the use of cheaper , less experienced staff .
28 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 .
29 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 .
30 These price increases will not be brought in unless and until compensation schemes for individuals and rural communities which have no alternative to the use of cars are ready to be introduced .
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