Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' use of " in BNC.
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1 | A second report on the same research study gives further information about clients ' use of the fund . |
2 | THE EVANGELISTS ' USE OF THE STORY |
3 | Speakers ' use of creole varieties lie along a continuum , from varieties of creole which may well be incomprehensible to a speaker of Standard English , to varieties much closer to Standard English ; |
4 | The results of this experiment showed that both the animacy of the actor and acted-upon , and whether actor or acted-upon was thematic , affected subjects ' use of passives . |
5 | While the fashion press continues to use a bourgeoise equation for good clothing — ‘ tasteful ’ , expensive fabric — the new designers ' use of ‘ cheap and nasty ’ fabrics and unorthodox technique takes the wearer even further away from the slick chic of the ‘ establishment ’ designers . |
6 | Thus despite the companies ' use of highly toxic chemicals , such as cyanide , there appears to have been little or no state regulation of the environmental impact of mining , until the Navan mines project . |
7 | What is the relationship between companies ' use of large international headhunting firms compared with smaller , specialised consultancies ? |
8 | But as closing time approached , staff became unhappy with the two defendants ' use of foul language . |
9 | The first thing I had to learn was that my parents ' use of guilt was not for my benefit but for theirs . |
10 | ‘ Whatever the contribution of aggressive toys to children 's anti-social behaviour may be , ’ concludes Professor Goldstein , ‘ it is fairly minor compared to such factors as the parents ' use of aggression and their tolerance of their child 's aggression . ’ |
11 | A good boat is provided , rather than a pre-historic canoe , and visitors ' use of a comfortable boathouse for shelter on wild days . |
12 | In an industry in which stock is such a key issue , retailers ' use of electronic point of sale techniques is limited . |
13 | For example , in many classrooms pupils can be found discussing the differences in vocabulary there would be between an on-the-spot oral account of a road accident and a newspaper report of it the following day ; or considering the ways in which conventional spellings can be violated in advertisements and brand names ; or listing some of the differences between their grandparents ' use of language and their own ; or talking about the way a poet 's choice of metaphor yokes together two dissimilar things so that something familiar is suddenly perceived in a new way ; and so on . |
14 | Although the Vatican City State abolished the death penalty for all offences in 1969 , there has never been an official statement from the Holy See condemning governments ' use of the death penalty . |
15 | Rasmussen and Milner ( 1975 ) summarise data collected in their clinic over a number of years ' use of the Amytal test ( see Wada and Rasmussen , 1960 ; Branch , Milner and Rasmussen , 1964 ) . |
16 | There are probably few people who would now dispute that beginners ' use of their existing knowledge of language is important and should be encouraged . |
17 | It had been suggested that the Russians ' use of an ineligible player , Mikhail Rusayev , during the first and second rounds could open the door for the English club 's return , in the manner of Leeds ' dramatic European Cup reprieve . |
18 | A system of ‘ capital charges ’ to be introduced to reflect health authorities ' use of existing capital assets and any new capital investment . |
19 | The war ( September 1939–Armistice June 1940 ) and the Occupation ( 1940–June/August 1944 ) reinforced the authorities ' use of radio for propaganda ; radio , however , emerged from the war and Occupation in less disrepute than the press . |
20 | Employers ' use of temporary labour : results of an establishment survey |
21 | Previous studies of employers ' use of temporary workers , both in this country ( Meager , 1985 ) and in the United States ( Magnum/Mayall/Nelson , 1986 ) , have indicated that its likelihood increases with the size of the organisation . |
22 | Whilst by no means an ideal data base , WIRS does provide the most extensive and most representative survey information currently available on employers ' use of temporary labour in Britain . |
23 | Magnum/Mayall/Nelson 's ( 1985 ) study of American employers ' use of temporary workers used the same " on-off " break in conducting its analysis . |
24 | Another study of employers ' use of temporary workers using US survey data ( Magnum/Mayall/Nelson , 1985 ) obtained results very similar to our own with respect to fixed-term contract workers . |
25 | The only representative study containing information on employers ' use of temporary workers is the Workplace Industrial Relations Survey ( WIRS ) conducted by the Department of Employment together with PSI . |
26 | Our analysis of the available statistical sources on employers ' use of the extent of temporary working was complemented by interviews with personnel managers and , as appropriate , trade union representatives from industries , enterprises and establishments where various types of temporary worker were to be found . |
27 | The data from WIRS did not always show that establishments where trade unions were recognised or where union density was high were also less likely than others to use temporary workers [ see Table 3.9–10 ] , but there were good reasons to explain this — not least the absence of a question in the survey on employers ' use of casual workers . |
28 | The more limited information on employers ' use of temporary workers available from WIRS provides further evidence of the absence of any significant change . |
29 | Axeen rewrote the material that she used in her course ‘ Teaching the use of the library to undergraduates ’ in fourteen units of instruction , each requiring two hours ' use of the terminal . |
30 | These firms ' use of local knowledge is visible in their universal policy of ensuring close contact between engineers and customers , and between designers and manufacturing engineers . |