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

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1 Those still in working order can be used for straightforward word-processing as stand-alones , with some being held in reserve to replace machines out on repair , plus some being made available for the use of Associates and long-term visiting researchers .
2 Charles Wesley ( 1868 ) wrote a number of hymns for the use of parents ; he himself lost his first two children .
3 To ensure that hospital consultants — whose decisions effectively commit sums of money — are involved in the management of hospitals ; are given responsibility for the use of resources ; and are encouraged to use those resources more effectively .
4 Thirdly , the report will be attempting to introduce new approaches to existing curricular work , with implications for the use of resources in the library and in the classroom , for teaching methods presently used in the school and for the skills pupils will use before , during and after they use the microcomputer i.e. information skills .
5 The strong controls which are necessary to enforce public accountability for the use of taxpayers ' money lead to caution , since experiments by their nature can fail .
6 We did not go up in the same lift , but were taken to another one , apparently for the use of directors only .
7 Instructions for the use of Tables is always given either in the Tables or in the main schedules where the Tables are to be applied .
8 If you are fortunate , large soft boards are provided for the use of drawing-pins .
9 For the use of women staff , wooden stools were provided on the platforms and canvas screens fixed against the stairs to keep out draughts .
10 An adjoining one-and-a-half-storey-high common-room and a laundry associated with the rear entrance are also provided for the use of residents .
11 Last year , 20 players were sent off for the use of elbows .
12 The first two vehicles fitted-out will be based on the new Mark III sleeping cars and will be for the use of members of the Royal Household and other support staff .
13 The hotel , primarily for the use of members of Glyn 's staff , was also open to the London employees of the Royal Bank of Scotland and Williams Deacon 's Bank if space was available .
14 Among his innovations was the provision of charts , bound up as atlases , for the use of officers in Her Majesty 's ships , in addition to those specially provided for the ship 's navigation , which were rarely seen by officers other than the captain and the navigator .
15 The ‘ Douglas ’ was installed for the use of doctors , and was closely followed by subscriber exchanges for other businesses like the Iron Consortium , otherwise known as the ‘ Iron Ring ’ .
16 The position in relation to the use of medical services by the various socio-economic groups is as follows : the higher socio-economic groups make more use of most of the preventive local services ; the same , also , applies for the use of doctors ; the reverse , however , is the case in relation to the use of hospitals .
17 Moreover , as used in teaching machines or books , the method gave little scope for the use of senses other than sight , or of other media , or of the fruitful interaction between students and with teachers , which is the main justification of classroom teaching .
18 With reference to Eric Jenkins 's letter ( 19 January ) , I would hope that there should be no place for the use of hypochlorites in the treatment of wounds .
19 The general absence of kilns has normally been accepted as negative evidence for the use of bonfires for firing pottery during the period .
20 Undoubtedly many further proposals will be made for the use of forms of alternative dispute resolution in which case it will be important to assess their strengths and weaknesses on the basis of proper and specific evidence , if possible , and not rely upon anecdotal evidence or assumed propositions , in particular in relation to cost .
21 There seems little justification for the use of thiazides in these patients .
22 A £90,000 claim for damages for the use of bailiffs in the shopping complex will be heard in the High Court .
23 The construction of separate cycle tracks along both sides of the road along the entire route was the major feature of these projects , but they were augmented b.y reconstructing junctions , provision of shelters for the use of schoolchildren waiting for friends before setting off , and so forth ( Figure 9.8 ) .
24 An important criterion for the use of tests involving a qualitative assessment is that the test user is fully familiar with the theoretical basis of the test and is competent to translate variations in test performance across items into valid generalisations about a child 's linguistic ability and , if necessary , into recommendations for treatment .
25 Accommodation and flights are reserved only for the use of passengers named on the Booking Allocation .
26 The accommodation provided is only for the use of passengers shown on the Final Invoice as confirmed by us ; subletting , sharing or assignment is prohibited .
27 In many situations , however , there is no substitute for the use of chemicals as the application of heat is impracticable .
28 Often vehicles are provided for the use of children or other non-drivers .
29 One of the Movement 's leaders , the Revd J. M. Neale , therefore rewrote the book in 1853 as The Pilgrim 's Progress of John Bunyan for the Use of Children in the English Church .
30 The second section , ‘ Activities ’ , provides ideas for the use of computers in the classroom .
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