Example sentences of "[be] put [prep] better [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following extract is exactly as written : ‘ When I tell you that something you use every day could be put to better use — and that using it better could help you to win greater influence , more respect and higher status , promotion and a larger income … it could widen your circle of friends and possibly even secure you fame and power — you might well be curious to know what that ‘ something ’ is … |
| 2 | Even the speaker who was to tie the whole thing together admitted that the monkey data would be put to better use in various studies on the general subject of immunoregulation . |
| 3 | In the eyes of those who believed that the Masai were decorative but unproductive idlers sitting on land that could be put to better use , the unco-operative attitude of district officials was mere romantic obstructionism , proof positive that they had been bewitched by the Masai . |
| 4 | If an undergravel filter is in use , whether downflow or reverse-flow , then extra biological filtration is totally unnecessary within the canister which could be put to better use with chemical media . |
| 5 | Property or other assets can be put to better use and , on a very personal level , what transpires soon should gladden your heart and make you aware that , after many false starts or enforced separations , one close attachment can become very much part of your day-to-day existence . |
| 6 | ‘ On the contrary , I think it 's so great that it should be put to better use . |
| 7 | This method is often faster and it enables very expensive apparatus to be put to better use . |
| 8 | But Finniston still harbours the belief that the wealth of experience he acquired during his ten years at British Steel could have been put to better service for the nation . |
| 9 | As far as national activities are concerned we have the greatest difficulty in getting a delegate to attend the tri-annual meeting in Birmingham this year and many members thought the money spent could have been put to better use . |
| 10 | Localised knowledge is put to better use and in the right circumstances it may be less costly to establish area factories/offices than to control everything through Head Office ( eg. costs of transportation and travelling may be less ) . |