Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] to [adj] effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | These motives can be exploited to good effect by skilful MPs who understand the system and work with it rather than try to change it . |
| 2 | If they are properly consulted , resourced and involved in the process of change , those skills and that commitment can be harnessed to great effect in serving the interests of those children and services on whom their professional careers are focused . |
| 3 | Capital and clearing requirements can be used to similar effect . |
| 4 | Pattern can be used to delicate effect in a bedroom . |
| 5 | Thick felt-tip pens can be used to good effect . |
| 6 | Table lamps and lamp standards can be used to good effect when showing off the house in the evening or on dark winter afternoons . |
| 7 | At whatever level Procedure Audit is applied , it is a worthy addition to the toolboxes of all analysts or managers who are concerned at any time with making improvements of a procedural nature , and provides a further example of how soft systems ideas can be used to good effect for everyday analysis work . |
| 8 | Sauce is n't all that cranberries are fit for — they can be used to good effect in a number of recipes . |
| 9 | Left : Scenes shot on telephoto appear to have compressed perspectives which can be used to good effect . |
| 10 | In addition , you must be able to choose small flowers and small parts of flowers that can be used to good effect . |
| 11 | Cabled rib is very attractive and can be used to good effect on an otherwise plain sweater . |
| 12 | However , this is no excuse for inaction , for a number of systems have been described which are of considerable assistance ; for example , the Telford system which relies largely on professional judgement can be used to good effect ( 1 ) . |
| 13 | It can provide information regarding the possible need to change management style , to accelerate , decelerate or even terminate the activity earlier and hence save scarce resources which can be used to good effect elsewhere . |
| 14 | A piano can be used to good effect with the organ , provided its pitch is compatible . |
| 15 | Wind power can be used to great effect in Third World countries and outlying areas to pump water , to drive diesel engines and to store electricity in batteries . |
| 16 | Terrain can be used to great effect by the course designer . |
| 17 | Film strips and slides can be used to great effect . |
| 18 | Subtle wash effects can be used to great effect on iced backgrounds , where different coloured fondants would be too strong . |
| 19 | I am sure they feel much safer in open water , where their surrounding radar system of lateral lines can be used to utmost effect . |
| 20 | It can be so — certain women have a perpetual ‘ devouring ’ quality — but it is a natural process , echoed in the menstrual cycle , and in the moon 's waxing and waning , and it can be used to positive effect , regulating the ebb and flow of relationships and opening up pathways of communication . |