Example sentences of "[noun] can be used in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proprietary ( and some home-based ) remedies can be used in two ways — in a short-term bath , or added to the pond . |
| 2 | ( 1968 ) argue that the test can be used in two ways : first , to compare a subject 's overall score with the age-group norms from the standardisation data ; and , second , to compare the subtest score with the overall mean score . |
| 3 | The machine can be used in different ways . |
| 4 | ‘ Tutors will begin with simple introductions to computers and also explain how the equipment can be used in everyday life . ’ |
| 5 | The ABC checklist for resuscitation can be used in various emergencies , such as choking , bleeding , drowning or extreme shock . |
| 6 | Wooden blades can be used in weighted or unweighted form and can be neatly finished off by covering with heatshrink sleeving ( below ) . |
| 7 | Where feasible , activity in one part of the system should be so organized as to have an effect in other parts ( for instance , the results of stock revision at one service point can be used in all others ) . |
| 8 | Since they accept that some types of nuclear weapons can be used in this way , the argument is designed to legitimise the development and deployment of tactical or ‘ counterforce ’ nuclear weapons and other weaponry associated with a shift away from Mutual Assured Destruction towards Nuclear Utilisation Target Selection ( MAD versus NUTS : see Keeny and Panofsky , 1981 ) . |
| 9 | Canister filters can be used in three main ways : |
| 10 | Sigmar 's name can be used in any context , not just as an appeal for aid . |
| 11 | ( 22 ) Margaret is a rather meteorological expert they bought some extremely clerical collars This effect is seen very clearly in the cases where the same word can be used in each of the different ways ; thus the adjective musical can perfectly well be modified for intensity when it is used ascriptively : ( 23 ) even as a child Naomi had a very musical voice but when it is associative , the result is again unacceptable : ( 24 ) we 've found a legal text and a very musical treatise 2.6 It is not necessary to be a linguist to feel that there is a difference in the two ways of using attributives . |
| 12 | This case typifies how the brief problem-solving approach can be used in clinical work , not just with attempted suicide patients , but with many other people in crisis situations . |
| 13 | Indirect tests can be used in another way , which in some cases can seem more reliable . |
| 14 | Fennel can be used in fresh or even tea bag form . |
| 15 | Classification can be used in all types of online retrieval systems as an aid in subject searching . |
| 16 | The information gained from visiting another school can be used in answering questions not just on the technical aspects of microcomputer hardware and software , but its actual use — how it links with the information skills programme ; what curricular areas have been involved in other schools ; will the microcomputer cause any problems in terms of security or pupil discipline ? ; will the school librarian be involved in training teachers in the use of the microcomputer for information handling ? |
| 17 | The aquarium net can be used in small pools , and can be useful with the slippery Butterfish . |
| 18 | Having looked at a number of hypothetical fossil records varying in degree of completeness , they state that ‘ Sometimes fossils can be used in phytogenetic reconstruction without reference to stratigraphy : sometimes they can be used in combination with stratigraphy : sometimes they can not be used at all ; and sometimes phylogeny is in principle not reconstructible . ’ |
| 19 | While both tuned and untuned percussion instruments can be used in many of the forms of accompaniment already mentioned , as part of an ensemble or orchestra , those of indefinite pitch such as cymbals , gongs , and drums need special mention because they can be used alone , without using other conventional instruments . |
| 20 | As a result the system can be used in large rooms , or long but relatively narrow rooms , but conversely is ill-suited for use across the narrow dimension of most rooms , which can work well with many other transducers . |
| 21 | The system can be used in different combinations and packs down into one stuff sack . |
| 22 | Any criteria can be used in this situation , provided , of course , that the data on which decision are made have been captured or can be sourced . |
| 23 | In this article , Quality Manager Dr Joe Paterson explains how they did it — and suggests how quality systems can be used in other management processes . |
| 24 | This is not the same thing as saying that any tone can be used in any context ; the point is that no particular tone has a unique ‘ privilege of occurrence ’ in a particular context . |
| 25 | Service personnel can be used in Antarctic work without contravening the Antarctic Treaty of Washington , but they must be involved in scientific and not military work . |
| 26 | She says we 're very pleased , we 're trained for this.We feel that it 's excellent that our expertise can be used in such a situation . |
| 27 | Minneapolis-based Tricord Systems Inc says that the new Intel Corp Pentium processor can be used in all its PowerFrame servers - now . |
| 28 | Similar switches can be used in other ways . |
| 29 | The tact that in capitalist society money can be used in all |
| 30 | The fact that language can be used in this way as a political tool is a key to understanding the link between politics in the public sphere and personal politics . |