Example sentences of "[noun] can [be] [vb pp] [prep] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | But thought itself can be creative and this creative thinking can be put to good use in all areas of life — from running a business to preparing for Christmas . |
| 2 | Can construct accurately 2-D shapes with a ruler , protractor and compass The test results , described in Chapter 4 ( pp. 41–102 ) , suggest that rectangular shapes can be drawn with good accuracy but they were not drawn with the use of geometrical instruments . |
| 3 | As long as this is respected , the rigidity can be used to good purpose . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This can sometimes be done very successfully by helping her to channel her energy and abilities into some local club or voluntary service organisation where her talent for management can be put to good use , as well as meeting her own need to be a little bit of a ‘ bossy-boots ’ . |
| 6 | We recognize that changes in attitude can be encouraged by good staff training , particularly in management and communication skills , and we would wish to encourage management to offer such training on as wide a basis as possible . |
| 7 | Thick felt-tip pens can be used to good effect . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The old money-lender with her ‘ Jewish ’ interest rates is to be murdered because her life is worthless and her hoarded wealth can be put to good use ; when the unimportant deed is done the doer will launch himself into something that really matters , a large-scale philanthropic exercise . |
| 10 | A piano can be used to good effect with the organ , provided its pitch is compatible . |
| 11 | But when several such businesses are aggregated at a dockside location the economy of scale offered by the worldwide container business can be put to good advantage both in cost and speed by even the smallest manufacturing unit . |
| 12 | Even when pods have to be opened in the field , to save weight on the return journey , the seeds can be kept in good condition for two weeks by packing them in damp charcoal . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Many other aquatic plants can be obtained from good garden centres . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Changes can be reduced by good filtration , which will remove ammonia and nitrite , and even nitrate . |
| 17 | But these ergonomic problems can be avoided by good design and precautions for users . |
| 18 | They are shown how the relationship can be kept in good order and repaired by means of a great array of sacrificial rituals , and how the well-being of their society can be maintained . |
| 19 | But the absence , say , of sterile dressing packs can be turned to good use . |
| 20 | Its 11 November issue appropriately included features on what progress had been made towards war in space , following this with the other end of technology — all the facts on animal power — which proved that running horse transport could be cheaper than vans or lorries , though not mentioning that animal exhausts can be put to good use as well . |
| 21 | Table lamps and lamp standards can be used to good effect when showing off the house in the evening or on dark winter afternoons . |
| 22 | Many qualities are desirable in a first-class receptionist ; some of these qualities , such as charm and personality , come naturally , but others can be acquired by good training and the conscious development of social skills and personal attributes . |
| 23 | Ministers are , significantly , confident that an upturn can be achieved in good time before the next election . |
| 24 | 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 ) . |
| 25 | The evidence shows that such children will make greater progress in English if they know that their knowledge of their mother tongue is valued , if it is recognised that their experience of language is likely to be greater than that of their monoglot peers and , indeed , if their knowledge and experience can be put to good use in the classroom to the benefit of all pupils to provide examples of the structure and syntax of different languages , to provide a focus for discussion about language forms and for contrast and comparison with the structure of the English language . |
| 26 | Polycrystalline samples can be used with good results in elemental analysis but these samples give less detailed information in structural analysis . |
| 27 | Neural cells can be kept in good condition in vivo for many hours , and provide a good chemical test system and model for memory . |
| 28 | The window of opportunity for survival from sudden cardiac arrest is narrow , the best chance occurring when the emergency medical services are activated first so that a defibrillator can be brought in good time . |