Example sentences of "[noun pl] can be used [prep] [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 | The plant is built around a modular system which means the reaction vessels can be used for various purposes and new parts can be added when required . |
| 3 | Some finishes can be used for all purposes . |
| 4 | Individual units can be used as supplementary material with other courses . |
| 5 | Desktop computers can be used as electronic mailboxes into which messages can be posted at a moment 's notice for a correspondent to return to . |
| 6 | It just says that some parts of the business will throw off cash surpluses , that it may well not be worth investing further in those businesses , and that , in that case , the funds can be used to further investment elsewhere . |
| 7 | Fleece covers can be used for 2 or 3 seasons if handled sensibly and storage space is minimal . |
| 8 | Leaving aside for the moment the question of informal import barriers , the restrictive practices used by larger manufacturers can be used as one explanation of the highly dispersed structure of distribution . |
| 9 | In the four books which Ransome set in East Anglia , the geographical details are so specific that the books can be used as accurate guides to the appropriate parts of Norfolk , Suffolk and Essex . |
| 10 | Suitable for 15mm outside diameter tubing , the valves can be used on hot and cold pipes . |
| 11 | Subtle wash effects can be used to great effect on iced backgrounds , where different coloured fondants would be too strong . |
| 12 | With suitable detectors , in scanning electron microscopes or microprobes , some of these effects can be used for analytical or imaging purposes . |
| 13 | Most research petrological microscopes have photomicrographic attachments , while simpler microscopes can be used with 35 mm SLR cameras fitted with appropriate adaptor rings . |
| 14 | Thick felt-tip pens can be used to good effect . |
| 15 | I am sure they feel much safer in open water , where their surrounding radar system of lateral lines can be used to utmost effect . |
| 16 | Both the heron and the geese can be used as separate border patterns . |
| 17 | Wooden blades can be used in weighted or unweighted form and can be neatly finished off by covering with heatshrink sleeving ( below ) . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 ) . |
| 20 | Canister filters can be used in three main ways : |
| 21 | Made from thick card , the shape is not rounded but angled , the templates can be used for round necks , then by extending the side lines , they can be used for V-necks . |
| 22 | Comment : Questions can be used for overt displays of snobbery , especially in culture , travel and fashion . |
| 23 | Sometimes key changes can be used as formal divisions , as they help to give more definition to the beginning of new sections . |
| 24 | Debates about what a modern health care system can be expected to provide , how limited resources can be used to best effect and what needs to be done in a broader sense to improve the health of the population are edged to the margins or never addressed . |
| 25 | True integration involves facilitating Disabled people 's representation throughout an organisation and facilitating full access so that all resources can be used on equal terms with non-Disabled people . |
| 26 | This takes us out of the realm of male-female sexual relationships into another sphere , where such bonds can be used for better communication between individuals , and to foster the link between teacher and pupil . |
| 27 | Tape-slide productions can be used for both group teaching , as for example , an illustration of a lecture or seminar , or for individual tuition , as in preparation for a course or for repetition . |
| 28 | Even old brass curtain rings can be used as small circular frames , and I am sure that the more you look , the more the ideas that will come to mind . |
| 29 | Where space is very limited and there is insufficient room to accommodate a waterfall or fountain satisfactorily , ‘ masks ’ and gargoyles can be used with great effect . |
| 30 | Catheters and endoscopes can be used for safer and less painful investigations . |