Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the use of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Has not my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford ( Mr. Tebbit ) made a powerful case for the use of fingerprints under clause 2 ? |
| 2 | Nabiyev agreed to all the US proposals for weapon control , specifically to restrictions on sales of arms components , and gave assurances that Tajikistan would not sell uranium for the use of weapons production . |
| 3 | Some landowners on Dartmoor are trying to enforce a booking system and even payment for the use of facilities on their land such as rock outcrops for climbing . |
| 4 | The association , all of whose members are required to sign a statement pledging their support for the use of animals in research , is planning to raise the issue with the Medical Research Council . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This reflux does not seem to be a result of the use of bronchodilators . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Lothian SWD is to join forces with the education department , health board and police to commission a five-month research study into the use of drugs . |
| 10 | The British National Bibliography Research Fund , established in 1975 , includes amongst its aims the promotion of research into the use of books and into reading habits , and has achieved an impact beyond its modest resources — as a glance at the bibliography of this book will show . |
| 11 | Robert Indiana was in many ways a pioneer in the use of words as the chief subject matter for art , making what you read just as important as what you ‘ see ’ . |
| 12 | In so doing , they have given a false picture of Jesus ’ own intention in the use of parables . |
| 13 | Other manufacturers have also banned CFCs from their products and it is expected that there will be a sizeable cut in the use of CFCs in the early nineties . |
| 14 | Indeed , early research on the use of paraprofessionals in the US indicated that a major barrier to the optimum use of this category of social service personnel was the lack of appropriate training for the professional staff who supervised and directed their work ( Denham and Shatz , 1969 ) . |
| 15 | There has , however , been little research on the use of computers in planning practice . |
| 16 | We support the bulk of the guidance on the use of conditions to overcome specific problems associated with developments . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | There is a good deal of confusion over the use of concepts to analyse the institutions and processes of policy-making . |
| 19 | A long time must be spent on suppling the horse by the use of circles , turns , changes of bend and transitions . |
| 20 | 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 : |
| 21 | The agreement provides for restrictions on the killing or capture of bats ; the reduction of the use of pesticides and timber treatments which harm bats ; the identification and protection of important bat habitats ; and the co-ordination of research on bat conservation . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Classroom management for the use of computers |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I congratulate the hon. Member for Leyton ( Mr. Cohen ) on his success in securing this debate and thank him for raising the disturbing and important question of the use of knives in crime . |
| 26 | That drop was a consequence of a campaign against the use of knives in mid-1988 and the effects of section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 . |
| 27 | Elimination of government subsidies for agrochemicals has contributed to a sharp fall in the use of pesticides by rice growers in Colombia and Venezuela . |
| 28 | Another programme — TEXT ANALYSIS ( TA ) — can reverse your dictionary for you , but unless you are fairly expert in the use of computers we would advise leaving the reversal until someone who is expert can set up TA for you . |
| 29 | Dr Steven Clarke , a GP in Camberley , Surrey , who carried out the survey , says the results highlight wide disparity in the use of thermometers . |
| 30 | Heads of department acquired heavier responsibilities , but were at the same time often grouped in wider partnerships — often known , somewhat grandly , as faculties — to encourage more interdisciplinary work and greater flexibility in the use of resources . |