Example sentences of "can be [adj] to advantage " in BNC.

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1 This fact can be used to advantage by those who drink alcohol occasionally perhaps only once or twice a week on social occasions , and not every day .
2 Trying out new materials depends on what the artist wants to do and how the medium can be used to advantage ; at the same time it would be foolish to try to fit a new tool exactly into your pattern of work and thus limit it .
3 In the young fetus , the high mitotic index obviates the use of a mitotic arrestant such as Colcemid ( Sigma ) or Velbe ( Lilly ) , but if the mitotic index is low , as in older specimens , or if large numbers of mitotic cells are required , mitotic arrest can be used to advantage .
4 The ability to re-position the individual components within the machine space can be used to advantage in any kinematic analysis .
5 However , the underline character can be used to advantage .
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