Example sentences of "[noun] can be used to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As long as this is respected , the rigidity can be used to good purpose . |
| 2 | Subtle wash effects can be used to great effect on iced backgrounds , where different coloured fondants would be too strong . |
| 3 | Thick felt-tip pens can be used to good effect . |
| 4 | I am sure they feel much safer in open water , where their surrounding radar system of lateral lines can be used to utmost effect . |
| 5 | Terrain can be used to great effect by the course designer . |
| 6 | A piano can be used to good effect with the organ , provided its pitch is compatible . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Pattern can be used to delicate effect in a bedroom . |
| 9 | Capital and clearing requirements can be used to similar effect . |
| 10 | Table lamps and lamp standards can be used to good effect when showing off the house in the evening or on dark winter afternoons . |
| 11 | However , this is no excuse for inaction , for a number of systems have been described which are of considerable assistance ; for example , the Telford system which relies largely on professional judgement can be used to good effect ( 1 ) . |
| 12 | Bombs can be used to blow-up awkward lines which you want to clear-out . |
| 13 | Film strips and slides can be used to great effect . |
| 14 | Wind power can be used to great effect in Third World countries and outlying areas to pump water , to drive diesel engines and to store electricity in batteries . |