Example sentences of "[pron] can be used [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some ranges include tile ‘ slips ’ — slim tiles 150mm ( 6in ) long and 25mm ( 1in ) wide ( although lengths and widths vary with the particular range ) , which can be used to create coloured stripes or narrow borders to tiled areas . |
| 2 | When this bond is broken , a lot of energy is released , which can be used to drive other reactions . |
| 3 | The four MSS bands provide four measures of surface reflectance which can be used to characterize different land-cover classes , as noted in Section 5.3 . |
| 4 | But significantly , table 7.1 also shows that it does not seem to be possible to elicit sharp judgements of acceptability which can be used to divide grammatical from ungrammatical sentences . |
| 5 | Should you arrive at a delicatessen counter when a salame is just being started or finished , you may be lucky enough to collect the end chunk which can be used to give extra flavour to spaghetti sauces or risotto-type dishes . |
| 6 | Electronics is a universal tool that has been around for a while and which can be used to control electrical circuits — not a common art form . |
| 7 | This leads to the relaxation potential model , which can be used to rationalize observed chemical shifts , to predict the chemical shifts of new systems and , it is hoped , to increase our understanding of chemical bonding . |
| 8 | So one way to sort out the various GUTs is to see which can be used to tell believable — and , ideally , testable — stories about the big bang . |
| 9 | However , at present , apart from interspecific markers , no ubiquitous genetic marker exists which can be used to distinguish individual cells in the early embryonic tissues of the post-implantation conceptus . |
| 10 | Qualix Group Inc , San Francisco , California , has launched a $100 C++ starter kit for Sun Sparcstations which can be used to build simple applications , which includes version 2.1 of the GNU compiler from the Free Software Foundation . |
| 11 | ACORN classifies areas on the basis of a number of attributes which can be used to construct stratified quota samples . |
| 12 | A schema is an internal model which can be used to relate external events to a current purpose ( Head 1920 ) . |
| 13 | Moving now to lesser developed countries , a general review of conservation programmes of Algeria , Tunisia and Morocco ( Bensalem in FAO 1977a : 159 ) concludes that ‘ soil conservation practices in North Africa have been focussed mainly on corrective mechanical measures , which in most cases have been insufficient or not suitably adapted to counter erosion problems ’ He goes on , like so many other commentators , about the lack of applied knowledge of both the appropriate technical options ( e.g. the successional capacity of the native plant cover which can be used to rehabilitate degraded land ) , but also , very significantly , ‘ there are soil conservation and dune afforestation schemes dating back thirty years , some succeeding and others failing , but without explanation of why ’ ( p. 159 ) . |
| 14 | There are also special protective plasters which can be used to cushion vulnerable spots . |
| 15 | It describes the Validation program which can be used to delete unused module names and/or to check details of modules against files held , and to perform CRC checking of modules within a charge code . |
| 16 | This tagset exhibits in a particularly noticeable form one of the chief strengths of the TEI approach to encoding : it provides the encoder with a well-defined set of tools which can be used to make explicit his or her reading of a text . |
| 17 | A distinction must be made at this stage between things which can be used to make unauthorized copies of programs , but which also have legitimate uses ( for example , computers with two disk drives and cassette players with twin tape decks ) and things specifically designed to overcome copy-protection such as software to be used to copy other software which has been copy-protected . |
| 18 | A new electronic plug-in timer which can be used to provide precise control of any 13amp domestic appliance has been introduced by Superswitch . |
| 19 | Another method which can be used to achieve good effects is dragging . |
| 20 | Much early use of Logo involves the driving of a screen ‘ turtle ’ which can be used to produce mathematical shapes . |
| 21 | Apart from the fact that they can be measured , movements such as these are interesting because they can be used to explain other conjonctures , particularly changes in social structure . |
| 22 | When reports are analysed using the various methods of statistical treatments available , they can be used to describe fundamental features of society , its nature and changes . |
| 23 | We are not convinced that just because large quantities of potential secondary materials are present in the North Wales region , they can be used to meet unsustainable demand at an acceptable environmental cost . |
| 24 | We are not convinced that just because large quantities of potential secondary materials are present in the North Wales region , they can be used to meet unsustainable demand at an acceptable environmental cost . |
| 25 | Steam inhalations should be avoided if you suffer from asthma , as the concentrated steam may trigger an attack , but they can be used to help other respiratory problems such as those mentioned above . |
| 26 | Again , it can be used to purchase other assets such as houses . |
| 27 | Furthermore , it can be used to decompose overall proportions , as shown in the previous section , and it can be decomposed itself when other variables are brought into the picture . |
| 28 | It can be used to find missing people and in the Thames Valley area the system spotted party-goers gathering for an illegal rave in Buckinghamshire . |
| 29 | The product has a number of environmental pluses , because it can be used to bleach recycled paper and also used to purify wastewater by removing heavy metals . |
| 30 | If the tenants can get this it can be used to provide additional care . |