Example sentences of "a useful way [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Work a row of buttonhole stitch top and bottom of band , often a useful way of working in the cast-on , cast-off end of yarn . |
| 32 | On a point of library housekeeping , the simple stratagem of date stamping items left upon tables is a useful way of keeping some sort of check on the use of reference books . |
| 33 | A useful way of keeping candidates to the order which suits you , apart from giving them an idea of the sequence of questioning at the top of the interview , is to preface each group of questions with an explanatory sentence or two . |
| 34 | Raymond Williams 's terminology of ‘ dominant ’ , ‘ residual ’ and ‘ emergent ’ forms provides a useful way of mapping such qualities ( 1981:203–5 ) . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | For pupils , the exercise of highlighting keywords or phrases can be a useful way of having pupils think more carefully about the structure and content of what they are writing . |
| 37 | It may consist in a rejection of the notion that there are identifiable stages , or that talking of stages is a useful way of visualizing evolution . |
| 38 | This form , printed on three sides of A4 paper , is a useful way of recording information elicited during the interview . |
| 39 | In the above example a useful way of introducing the theme might be through a story about the ( accidental ) discovery of how to make metal . |
| 40 | Factual databases can be a useful way of introducing keyword searching . |
| 41 | Until that day arrives they remain a useful way of detecting the desktop publishing bore ! |
| 42 | For some people it is a useful way of letting the bank take the strain of dealing With bills , others prefer to handle their own budget . |
| 43 | Publicity provides a useful way of gaining a favourable public image for the organization and its products . |
| 44 | This provides the school librarian and teacher with access to expertise , suitable software and can be a useful way of gaining firsthand experience of using a microcomputer . |
| 45 | Taking five minutes in the morning , at the beginning of the day , to draw up a ‘ things to do ’ list is a useful way of planning time . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | It is a useful way of adding touches to garments made on the chunky machine . |
| 48 | What , then , is a useful way of conceptualising profit in relation to such examples ? |
| 49 | This seems a useful way of understanding the impact of the Thatcherite revolution on the nature of state ( both local and national ) activity in the two locales under study . |
| 50 | A useful way of finding out how much flash to use is to produce a normal test strip from your negative in one direction across the paper and a ‘ flash ’ test strip down the paper . |
| 51 | A useful way of finding out how much flash to use is to produce a normal test strip from your negative in one direction across the paper and a ‘ flash ’ test strip down the paper . |
| 52 | A useful way of deciding on Non-conformance headings is to ask four questions about the performance of your part of the business : |
| 53 | Solve the following equations setting your work out as shown in the last example : unc This is a useful way of checking your answers , Simply substitute your answer for the letter in the question and both sides of the equation should be equal , Use this method to check your answers . |
| 54 | Systems theory is a useful way of identifying complex entities , particularly those which have a functional unity and of talking about relationships but it remains at some level of abstraction from reality . |
| 55 | Rotation of the plane of polarization of plane polarized light is therefore a useful way of studying the enantiomers of chiral species . |
| 56 | A useful way of describing a complex task is to separate it into sub-tasks and further separate these sub-tasks into even smaller units . |
| 57 | A useful way of examining the data is to measure the ratio of the two factors , which gives the dielectric loss tangent |
| 58 | If sovereignty was most obviously epitomized in the most splendid regalia , the incorporation of ancient components was a useful way of strengthening legitimacy . |
| 59 | Judiciously patting junior on the head when mum is watching may be a useful way of doing it . |