Example sentences of "[noun pl] may [adv] be used [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I am convinced that pupil-profiling alone can not be the way forward , even if profiles may profitably be used in conjunction with other methods of assessment .
2 Self help groups may also be used as an excuse for lack of government support , and a general philosophy of self help may lead to deprived people being blamed for their plight .
3 Disclaimers may also be used by referees and others to rob you of a claim for damages .
4 But the MRC 's figures may now be used as a basis for new — and presumably much lower — estimates from the Home Office of the likely number of deaths from a nuclear attack on Britain .
5 Tight coupling relations may only be used in a package module .
6 Tight coupling relations may only be used in a package module .
7 Lasers may later be used by troops to mark out tanks for attack .
8 Eventually , portable devices may even be used by pedestrians .
9 Goldstein nevertheless warns of the bias in therapeutic transactions towards perceiving refusals as uninformed : ‘ refusals may therefore be used as a justification for challenging the capacity of the citizen to decide what is best for himself . ’
10 At most points in a program there are several intermediate results and several index quantities ; further , calculated results may later be used as index quantities .
11 In the case of prescribed drugs this is obvious but alcohol or other drugs may also be used to " calm nerves " or " help sleep " or to provide other medicinal functions .
12 9.9 Exclusion of use warranty Nothing in this Lease or in any consent granted by the Landlord under this Lease shall imply or warrant that the Premises may lawfully be used under the Planning Acts for the purpose authorised in this Lease ( or any purpose subsequently authorised ) It is for the tenant to ensure that there is a lawful planning permission in existence consenting to the use for which the tenant proposes to put the premises .
13 Fences may also be used for hay , but are not suitable for corn-bound in sheaves .
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