Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] be use [prep] good " in BNC.

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1 As long as this is respected , the rigidity can be used to good purpose .
2 Unlike Vietnam and El Salvador , this is a situation where America 's military might can be used for good , rather than for their own political ends .
3 Thick felt-tip pens can be used to good effect .
4 A piano can be used to good effect with the organ , provided its pitch is compatible .
5 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 .
6 Do you think that your discovery is enhanced , if the new knowledge can be used for good of mankind , or do you think that acquiring new knowledge is just enough on it 's own .
7 I suspect what the conclusion wants to imply is that there is something in the philosophy of science which says that science should be used for good things and that war is not one of these .
8 Table lamps and lamp standards can be used to good effect when showing off the house in the evening or on dark winter afternoons .
9 This led him to suggest that perhaps bladders full of oxygen and gunpowder might be used to good effect in mining .
10 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 ) .
11 Polycrystalline samples can be used with good results in elemental analysis but these samples give less detailed information in structural analysis .
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