Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] be useful " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such operations may be useful for timetabling , classroom allocation and for making examination arrangements . |
| 2 | Because it has been found that late returns come from people who are similar to non-responders , comparison of early and late returns may be useful . |
| 3 | Nominal roll-calls may be useful where a small number of staff , say 25 , are involved . |
| 4 | Writing down certain words may be useful but remember that some deaf mothers may have limited written English and so may not fully understand . |
| 5 | Likewise where organic particles play potentially important roles in sedimentation , settling in low sediment and ionic concentrations may be useful ( Duck , 1983 ) . |
| 6 | The preceding discussions have established that in a number of cases , some kind of lexicon search by general information about words would be useful to correct any detected errors within the script recognition system . |
| 7 | Specific areas of controversy where an SRO for pension funds would be useful are in disputes over investment strategies of funds , in fund surpluses , and in pension fund ‘ holidays ’ . |
| 8 | Your stringer should be able to explain these terms and more — and understanding some of the stringers ' buzz words can be useful , even if it 's just to impress your friends . |
| 9 | Craft knives can be useful for trimming pieces of pressed material if they are too large or the wrong shape . |
| 10 | Heavy spikes can be useful in breaking a surface pan in grassland or in growing cereals , and for aerating and reducing moss in swards . |
| 11 | Many babies are lulled to sleep in cars , but if yours is wakeful and miserable , tapes of music or songs can be useful . |
| 12 | From the investigation of distracting unattended words we can conclude that words are recognised before they are fixated , and that meanings might be useful in guiding our eyes efficiently across the text . |
| 13 | In considering which strategies might be useful in trying to improve outcome in phenylketonuria it would be helpful to understand the mechanisms involved in the damage . |
| 14 | Sometimes partial fulfilment of goals in a shorter timescale is a more sensible path to pursue — changing directions may be useful , changing the management and the organizational structure may be necessary . |
| 15 | All we really claim is that such models may be useful in helping managers assess how much the value of the firm might be increased through investment in alternative locations on the portfolio grid . |
| 16 | After a client has completed the Type-A inventory , and identified areas for possible change , the following drills may be useful . |
| 17 | The αβ T-cell-deficient mice should be useful for analysing the in vivo functions of γ T cells . |
| 18 | They felt a note of activities just for parents would be useful , like coffee mornings and discussions groups , making it plain if and when pre-nursery age children were welcome to accompany the parent . |
| 19 | Because of the remoteness of farms a better knowledge of techniques of handling difficult lambings and calvings would be useful . |
| 20 | You must be willing to be helped and help others — your experiences will be useful to other group members . |
| 21 | Such sites can be useful , however , as a collection of pottery may indicate earlier occupation on a site than could be discerned when it was pasture or a field of unploughed earthworks . |
| 22 | Models can be useful and have a part to play , if built on a sound theoretical basis . |
| 23 | Liaison with hospital staff , and the rehabilitation team of physiotherapists , occupational therapists and speech therapists may be useful for some clients ( Squires , 1988 ) . |
| 24 | ( This is not , of course , to deny that financial statements may be useful in forming an assessment of future events . ) |
| 25 | The ‘ Renault 2.5 ’ is part of Drivage , and EC-funded project intended to assess the performance of older drivers , and work out what technical advances might be useful to older age groups . |
| 26 | Two other companies believed libraries could be useful on occasion , particularly in supplying statistics and other hard copy . |
| 27 | The COSE specification is to include IBM Corp 's Common User Access ‘ 93 interface standard , which is n't out yet ; other things that could be addressed by COSE include a data interchange format — product naming conventions would be useful too , some say . |
| 28 | Other things that could be addressed by COSE include a data interchange format — product naming conventions would be useful too , some say . |
| 29 | Work being done in the development of general SVQs will be useful here . |
| 30 | Plastic plants can be useful , as it is possible to have two or more identical specimens , which is not easy with living plants . |