Example sentences of "be used to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diagrams presenting data and clear summaries are used to good effect . |
| 2 | But they are just as difficult to read if you are used to political hypocrisy . |
| 3 | Note here whether any general types of grammatical construction are used to special effect ; eg comparative or superlative constructions ; coordinative or listing constructions ; parenthetical constructions ; appended or interpolated structures such as occur in casual speech . |
| 4 | Remember that you will be often attempting the hard-sell on people who are used to aggressive business practices . |
| 5 | Omanis are used to foreign attention . |
| 6 | This drug has been used to good effect in generalized viral infections , when it can be injected directly into the blood stream , but this is not without hazard and is not indicated unless the infection is life-threatening . |
| 7 | That weapon may have been used to good effect against the Scots who were defeated at Falkirk in July 1298 . |
| 8 | Both styles are well finished , a satin stain/varnish has been used to good effect , the eye is well placed high on the body and on all of the floats I received was free of varnish . |
| 9 | These had been used to good effect by the PRD in the presidential elections of July 1988 , when the PRD candidate Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano had accused the PRI of indulging in blatant electoral fraud to deny him victory [ see pp. 36367-69 ] . |
| 10 | The DNA technique has already been used to spectacular effect , even trapping a murderer . |
| 11 | One place where Westmorland slate has been used to great advantage is in the new Coventry Cathedral , but it can also be seen in vernacular building , particularly at Elterwater ( q.v. ) and Troutbeck . |
| 12 | The eyes had been used to great effect as Queen Gertrude , Imogen , Portia , and Lady Macbeth . |
| 13 | Lustre powder has been used to great effect here , giving a lovely ephemeral glimmer to the castle . |
| 14 | Here , an unusual combination of ash and cherrywood has been used to superb effect . |
| 15 | If you 've been used to linear note-taking for many years , you 'll need to persevere with the Buzan method . |
| 16 | The relationship between the popes and the religious houses could be used to papal advantage . |
| 17 | Capital and clearing requirements can be used to similar effect . |
| 18 | Pattern can be used to delicate effect in a bedroom . |
| 19 | As long as this is respected , the rigidity can be used to good purpose . |
| 20 | Thick felt-tip pens can be used to good effect . |
| 21 | Table lamps and lamp standards can be used to good effect when showing off the house in the evening or on dark winter afternoons . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | This led him to suggest that perhaps bladders full of oxygen and gunpowder might be used to good effect in mining . |
| 24 | Sauce is n't all that cranberries are fit for — they can be used to good effect in a number of recipes . |
| 25 | Left : Scenes shot on telephoto appear to have compressed perspectives which can be used to good effect . |
| 26 | In addition , you must be able to choose small flowers and small parts of flowers that can be used to good effect . |
| 27 | Cabled rib is very attractive and can be used to good effect on an otherwise plain sweater . |
| 28 | It was still there , and would be used to good effect in the relatively near future when the pitched battle returned as the more usual way of deciding the outcome of wars . |
| 29 | However , this is no excuse for inaction , for a number of systems have been described which are of considerable assistance ; for example , the Telford system which relies largely on professional judgement can be used to good effect ( 1 ) . |
| 30 | It can provide information regarding the possible need to change management style , to accelerate , decelerate or even terminate the activity earlier and hence save scarce resources which can be used to good effect elsewhere . |