Example sentences of "[noun] can be used [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plant is built around a modular system which means the reaction vessels can be used for various purposes and new parts can be added when required . |
| 2 | Individual units can be used as supplementary material with other courses . |
| 3 | Desktop computers can be used as electronic mailboxes into which messages can be posted at a moment 's notice for a correspondent to return to . |
| 4 | Neither dispenser can be used with corrosive fluids as these materials tend to corrode the return spring and cause discoloration and contamination of the chemicals . |
| 5 | The sand wheel can be used with wet or dry sand . |
| 6 | But any change in an organization or in a social setting can be used for controlled non-participant observation . |
| 7 | In the four books which Ransome set in East Anglia , the geographical details are so specific that the books can be used as accurate guides to the appropriate parts of Norfolk , Suffolk and Essex . |
| 8 | Suitable for 15mm outside diameter tubing , the valves can be used on hot and cold pipes . |
| 9 | As long as this is respected , the rigidity can be used to good purpose . |
| 10 | Unlike Vietnam and El Salvador , this is a situation where America 's military might can be used for good , rather than for their own political ends . |
| 11 | Spray-wipe techniques with a solvent hard surface cleaner or solvent degreaser can be used on light soiling but for moderate or heavy soiling a brush applied alkali degreaser is more suitable . |
| 12 | Subtle wash effects can be used to great effect on iced backgrounds , where different coloured fondants would be too strong . |
| 13 | With suitable detectors , in scanning electron microscopes or microprobes , some of these effects can be used for analytical or imaging purposes . |
| 14 | Thick felt-tip pens can be used to good effect . |
| 15 | If the skull is extremely fragmentary , pieces of wood can be used as supporting props . |
| 16 | I am sure they feel much safer in open water , where their surrounding radar system of lateral lines can be used to utmost effect . |
| 17 | The machine can be used in different ways . |
| 18 | ‘ Tutors will begin with simple introductions to computers and also explain how the equipment can be used in everyday life . ’ |
| 19 | Terrain can be used to great effect by the course designer . |
| 20 | The ABC checklist for resuscitation can be used in various emergencies , such as choking , bleeding , drowning or extreme shock . |
| 21 | But the device can be used with considerable subtlety . |
| 22 | Both the heron and the geese can be used as separate border patterns . |
| 23 | A piano can be used to good effect with the organ , provided its pitch is compatible . |
| 24 | Wooden blades can be used in weighted or unweighted form and can be neatly finished off by covering with heatshrink sleeving ( below ) . |
| 25 | Petrological examination can be used on ceramic artefacts and on stone objects . |
| 26 | At whatever level Procedure Audit is applied , it is a worthy addition to the toolboxes of all analysts or managers who are concerned at any time with making improvements of a procedural nature , and provides a further example of how soft systems ideas can be used to good effect for everyday analysis work . |
| 27 | Made from thick card , the shape is not rounded but angled , the templates can be used for round necks , then by extending the side lines , they can be used for V-necks . |
| 28 | In this chapter we shall explore how drama can be used alongside other subjects ; how it can be used to create and enhance learning opportunities , to stimulate research , and to give cross-curricular coherence . |
| 29 | In addition , the ‘ Design Now ’ room can be used for temporary exhibitions selected ( we are informed ) , not only by V&A staff but also by industrialists , critics , visitors , and makers — by individuals ‘ with distinctive views about design ’ . |
| 30 | Comment : Questions can be used for overt displays of snobbery , especially in culture , travel and fashion . |