Example sentences of "that [is] [adv] used [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Punitive taxes — and the insidious rhetoric that is invariably used to justify them , and then to raise them again — would eat away at the working spirit . |
| 2 | The computer keyboard also has a Delete key to delete letters in front of the cursor , a Backspace key to delete letters behind the cursor , a set of Cursor Movement keys that move the cursor up or down one line or side to side one space , a set of Function keys that perform preset functions with a single keypress and an Escape key that is normally used to reverse or undo the last action . |
| 3 | The group obtains film and photographic evidence of problem areas that is then used to press for changes in legislation . |
| 4 | Many people are confused by the jargon that is often used to describe the process of storing and retrieving information . |
| 5 | Clearly there are many ways of studying man , and the phrase ‘ I am interested in people ’ that is often used to express and justify an interest in social anthropology is encouraging — but not very enlightening . |
| 6 | Answer guide : This introduces the idea of arriving at the amount of stock using sales less mark-up , a technique that is often used to produce regular accounts in the retail sector . |
| 7 | A story that is sometimes used to explain market opportunity concerns the managing director and marketing director of a shoe-making firm , who were visiting a less-developed country . |