Example sentences of "can be use [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst the problematic nature of the traditional pattern by which responsibilities have been divided between them is well recognised , there is little evidence which can be used to evaluate what would happen if other arrangements were tried . |
| 2 | Indeed , the national is often a concept used deliberately to conceal conflict over the issues , to force one kind of unity around an existing status quo ( and if the arguments do not achieve unity , troops can be used to enforce it on the recalcitrants ) . |
| 3 | If rest and relaxation are approached with the same openness and with the same willingness to learn as the changing of negative emotional states and our health , they can be used to heal us and to strengthen our health and emerging state of mind . |
| 4 | Such information can be used to test our understanding of how environmental systems work over time spans far greater than those available from written records and modern experimental observations . |
| 5 | Either it is an instance of a proof by reductio ad absurdum , in which we assume something true in order to prove it false ; or it is a way of exposing a paradox within the concept of knowledge , for the sceptic can surely insist that if a central concept such as that of knowledge can be used to take us validly from true premises to a false or impossible conclusion , something is wrong with the concept ; there is probably some internal tension which should be exposed rather than swept under the carpet . |
| 6 | A simple decision rule can be used to decide what to do in the case of source units which cross the target unit boundaries . |
| 7 | The third works by making cancer cells susceptible to laser light which can be used to destroy them . |
| 8 | As for the women , the government seems not to regard them as human beings at all , unless as in the days of the British Empire the fact that they are women can be used to deny them basic rights or torture them in special ways . |
| 9 | Any combination of colours can be used to suit your own taste , but avoid too many or the general appearance may become confused and be less attractive . |
| 10 | The icons displayed on the screen can be used to move your characters around the world or invoke actions such as casting a spell . |
| 11 | The National Lottery we propose to introduce can be used to restore our heritage and promote projects which will become a source of national pride . |
| 12 | The collaborators can be used to play themselves in the drama . |
| 13 | The file must have been opened before EXT# can be used to find its length . |
| 14 | Psychedelics , he argues , can be used to reconnect us with the earth itself , or rather , the Gaian mind . |
| 15 | Firstly , the approach can be used to direct his or her attention to those customers or prospective customers requiring further investigation regarding their ability to pay , and importantly can alert him to the need to alter the terms of trade or pricing to manage the level of risk and set appropriate credit limits . |
| 16 | discussing how communication has been used to ignite or aggravate these conflicts , and how it can be used to alleviate them ; |
| 17 | Stick foods are greatly loved by Koi and can be used to bring them to the surface |
| 18 | Moreover , if animals are integrated into the system , the prunings from the hedges can be used to supplement their fodder . |
| 19 | Applied to other areas of our lives , images and use of our own tapes can be used to recharge our bodies and minds and accelerate our learning of new and positive attitudes , to know how to feel and act . |
| 20 | We shall also consider some of the bibliographical tools which can be used to help us gain access to published sources in the library . |
| 21 | These general problem-solving strategies can be used to help you through many of life 's problems . |
| 22 | For cases where an option handles a large amount of information , an index form , showing the names of all fields which are handled by the option can be used to help you through the option . |
| 23 | Where an option handles a large amount of information , a page , showing the names of all input fields which are handled by the option , can be used to help you supply the necessary input . |
| 24 | It will show how a knowledge of the rules can be used to help your tournament training by outlining the following : |
| 25 | Knowledge of the immunohistological profile of a metastatic tumour can be used to determine which patients should receive additional investigations . |
| 26 | ( For example , the logically equivalent ‘ y over x ’ and ‘ x under y ’ are not psychologically equivalent : the first term in the relation should designate the thing whose location is to be determined , while the second should represent the immobile landmark that can be used to determine it . ) |
| 27 | This way of describing interviews can be used to consider what the control is exercised over , and where the types of interviews can most usefully be employed . |
| 28 | Second , there is an immense range of strategies available to governing elites , which can be used to enhance their autonomy from societal pressures ( Nordlinger , 1981 , pp. 92 — 4 , 111 — 12 , 130 — 2 ) . |
| 29 | This still leaves open the question of what counts as sound evidence , and this in turn leads to a central theme of this book : ‘ How can we collect sound evidence about the social world that can be used to increase our understanding of that world ? ’ |
| 30 | Once Newco commences paying dividends , these should be funded by payments of dividends from Target outside the group income election , so that Target must account for ACT , but Newco will receive franked investment income , the tax credit attaching to which can be used to frank its own ACT liability when it pays dividends to its shareholders . |