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

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1 It just says that some parts of the business will throw off cash surpluses , that it may well not be worth investing further in those businesses , and that , in that case , the funds can be used to further investment elsewhere .
2 As long as this is respected , the rigidity can be used to good purpose .
3 Subtle wash effects can be used to great effect on iced backgrounds , where different coloured fondants would be too strong .
4 Thick felt-tip pens can be used to good effect .
5 I am sure they feel much safer in open water , where their surrounding radar system of lateral lines can be used to utmost effect .
6 Terrain can be used to great effect by the course designer .
7 A piano can be used to good effect with the organ , provided its pitch is compatible .
8 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 .
9 Debates about what a modern health care system can be expected to provide , how limited resources can be used to best effect and what needs to be done in a broader sense to improve the health of the population are edged to the margins or never addressed .
10 Pattern can be used to delicate effect in a bedroom .
11 Capital and clearing requirements can be used to similar effect .
12 Table lamps and lamp standards can be used to good effect when showing off the house in the evening or on dark winter afternoons .
13 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 ) .
14 Bombs can be used to blow-up awkward lines which you want to clear-out .
15 Film strips and slides can be used to great effect .
16 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 .
17 I believe , however , that conscious ( or even unconscious ) sexual attraction between worker and client can be used to further therapy .
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