Example sentences of "[prep] a useful way [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | STEPHEN BROADBENT from Gloucester reminds us of a useful way of getting the best of both worlds . |
| 2 | In Japan the government tends to see academics as a useful way of influencing public opinion : how handy if they can be persuaded to open public discussion of a policy change the politicians want to make . |
| 3 | Men use video cameras and produce and film ‘ news bulletins ’ as a useful way of learning to work in small groups , to see how they present themselves and to gain confidence generally . |
| 4 | Most scientists do n't either , they just become familiar with manipulating their own abstract language as a useful way of organizing information . |
| 5 | The previous owner had parked a large , old-fashioned caravan at the back and the Canadian had made no difficulty about letting this to Neil for two pounds a week , seeing it as a useful way of having someone to keep an eye on the property . |
| 6 | War and the resulting expansion of the army , together with the military traditions of the Scottish gentry , invariably , however , brought a flood of Scottish officers into the army , in spite of the poverty of many of them , and that in turn provided politicians with the necessary connections with a useful way of winning friends cheaply . |