Example sentences of "use [is] " in BNC.

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31 Even the particular part of the verb used is the same in both cases .
32 The final safety net , available but rarely used is a nine-month monetary support arrangement .
33 When reference is made to older children moving to adoption from public care , the concept used is that of ‘ inclusive ’ adoption or adoption with contact .
34 It is true that removal of radiocaesium by clinoptilolite seems to be less effective than by bentonite or a hexacyanoferrate II but this may well be because a zeolitised tuff has been used ( 40–60 per cent zeolite content ) , or that the clinoptilolite used is potassium rich .
35 The technology used is more labour intensive than in the Pergascript plant .
36 Where the IQ rating falls below 50 , the classification used is ‘ severely ’ mentally handicapped , and there are further breakdowns in use in the medical field describing categories down to the ‘ profoundly ’ mentally handicapped with IQ ratings of under 20 .
37 What types of boats were used is hard to conceive , but they must have been small and of shallow draught .
38 ( See Types of Income ) Choices have to be made about what counts as income , and then further decisions are required to determine whether to sue gross income or disposable income , income before or after housing costs , and whether the average used is an arithmetic mean or a ‘ median ’ or mid-point in the distribution .
39 The social relations of production under which land is used is a key and pervasive element in the explanation of soil erosion ; it also goes some way to explaining the nature of the state — which intervenes and influences the use of land in all sorts of ways .
40 Another polyphosphate used is sodium hexametaphosphate the choice of which is often governed by availability and price at the time .
41 Whether the poet is concerned with nappies or dragons , the interview technique used is accommodating .
42 However , the choice of statistical model used is still a problem .
43 How the issues are identified and used is discussed in more detail in Section 6.2 .
44 the arrow which appears on the screen when a mouse is used is called a pointer .
45 Why the date 1785 was used is uncertain ; it was said by Professor J.G. Wright to commemorate the meeting of the Odiham Agricultural Society when the first mention of the idea of improving farriery was made , but the strong possibility remains that it was originally meant to be 1875 , the year the College received its Charter of Incorporation and adopted its coat of arms , and that someone corrected what was wrongly assumed to be an error .
46 The fuel used is almost invariably charcoal made from wood or coconut shells .
47 The drug most widely used is nystatin .
48 The grape variety used is Chenin Blanc but when it is picked before it is fully ripe , it makes dull , acidic wines , with an off-putting nose that reminds me of wet dogs .
49 Although an increasing range of clinical applications are being found , the range of actual ceramics used is still limited ( Table 1 ) .
50 Generally , the molecule used is a protein , so classical protein immobilisation methods can be used .
51 All the milk used is taken from the Brynllys herd of 70 Guernsey cows , who also provide milk for Welsh Organic Foods for cheesemaking .
52 The most common method used is laparoscopy .
53 And thirdly , everything used is itself in tune with the recycling technology being developed .
54 The ground most commonly used is ground ( a ) , above , and the charge imposed in these cases is almost invariably proper .
55 What is used is a run-down clock generator of the kind often found in electronic dice games .
56 The material used is cheaper , lighter , thinner and easier to lay .
57 The device used is an eight bit CMOS microcontroller in an 18-pin plastic d.i.l. package .
58 As the transmitter itself is not connected to a real earth or ‘ ground ’ it is essential that the instrument used is adequately screened and all wiring connections are in good condition .
59 Incidentally , I trust that the fretwire used is up to scratch ; I 've recently seen a few Korean guitars with very soft fretwire which would probably need a re-fret after only a short time .
60 The main timber used is maple , for both the body and the glued-in , three-piece neck .
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