They concluded that the widespread use of the pesticides harmed 'organisms that provide ecosystem services including pollination and natural pest control'.

Despite the widespread use of so-called ' variant' spelling, almost a third (31 per cent) of those questioned said that alternative, non-standard spellings were 'completely unacceptable'.

This led to new building techniques, including the widespread use of brick.

He was at the vanguard of Britain's computing industry and pushed for the widespread use of fibre optics over copper wire.

Some countries do continue to use subjects but the widespread use of areas elsewhere suggests that they are, as a minimum, worthy of our consideration.