Example sentences of "[is] most [adv] used [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local bus is most often used to improve graphics performance . |
| 2 | An acronym much-prized among the new Irish on the easternseaboard of the US , Biffo is most often used to describe a gauche new arrival from the motherland , as in : ‘ do n't mind him , he 's only a BIFFO ’ . |
| 3 | Saltpetre , or potassium nitrate , is a preserving salt usually available only at a chemist 's or pharmacy and is most commonly used to preserve the pink colour of pickled or salt beef . |
| 4 | Budding is most commonly used to propagate roses ( but is equally successful with other plants ) and is normally carried out in summer . |
| 5 | Legal assistance is most commonly used to secure payment of unpaid fees , or payment for a cancelled gig . |