Example sentences of "[is] useful for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A question-answer drill is useful for learning these vocabulary items : When learning verbs , ask your language helper to act them , or act them yourself , so that you associate the verb you are learning directly with the action it signifies . |
| 2 | All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the faith and correcting error , for re-setting the direction of man 's life and training him in good living . |
| 3 | It provides an effective descant over voices , and can sound languid and restful , especially when unaccompanied in its bottom octave , rising from middle C. In its middle register it is useful for teaching new tunes or doubling the melody line . |
| 4 | All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth , rebuking error , correcting faults , and giving instruction for right living , so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed . |
| 5 | Some models will also convert from a two wheeled sack barrow into a four wheeled multi-purpose truck which is useful for moving heavy items like paving slabs . |
| 6 | This one is useful for moving from the 5th position down to the 2nd position in A minor . |
| 7 | This is useful for converting some word-processor files into standard ASCII format . |
| 8 | It is useful for printing headings or underlinings . |
| 9 | This commonsense method is useful for dealing with a large number of coins which are superficially similar , such as those of a long-lived Roman emperor and , particularly , ‘ immobilised ’ medieval coins . |
| 10 | The classical multifactorial model is useful for considering these observations , even though its requirements may not be fully met . |
| 11 | A pair of pincers is useful for removing floorboard nails . |
| 12 | And you can split the screen into two windows , which is useful for comparing the contents of two directories . |
| 13 | Yet another document published by Uzuncarsili is useful for establishing a terminus post quem for Molla Fenari 's return , namely the for Karamanoglu Ali Bey 's Ak medrese in Nigde , written and registered by the hakim of Nigde , Muhammad b . |
| 14 | A web clamp is useful for holding frames together while the glue sets . |
| 15 | The ‘ functional ’ argument provides a discursive strategy which is useful for implicating all sorts of groups and individuals in racism who would otherwise have cast-iron alibis . |
| 16 | All four rooms are linked by double-door access , Meeting Rooms 3 and 4 being divided by a partition which can be removed to create a larger meeting area , which is useful for bringing together syndicate groups . |
| 17 | It is useful for bringing together the separate parts of the ANLT and the grammar and lexicon can be developed and altered within this environment . |
| 18 | Make an edging from 75mm ( 3in ) wide timber ( oiled hardboard is useful for forming curves ) . |
| 19 | Not only does the text tend to be repetitious but each item of gear if prefaced by an otherwise blank page informing us of the Key Point to be gleaned in that section , pearls of wisdom such as : ‘ A file is useful for sharpening the edges of your … hooks . |
| 20 | You can also get flexible corrugated waste pipe , which is useful for connecting between a trap outlet and the pipe passing through the wall . |
| 21 | Fibrenyl dough is useful for filling gaps in skulls in course of restoration . |
| 22 | which is useful for taking the heat off the window itself in the Summer . |
| 23 | A plankton net ( see drawing ) is very useful for catching very small animals in ponds or streams , and a small aquarium net is useful for transferring animals from one aquarium to another . |
| 24 | Although the monkey/Shakespeare model is useful for explaining the distinction between single-step selection and cumulative selection , it is misleading in important ways . |
| 25 | Non-mydriatic fundal photography is useful for detecting retinopathy in patients with diabetes and has been shown to be effective in identifying previously unrecognised retinopathy when used in the community . |
| 26 | A pump attachment that you can fix to a power drill is useful for emptying the pond to a respectably low level . |
| 27 | A travel iron is useful for keeping up appearances on holiday . |
| 28 | The knowledge that a project is likely to be post-audited is useful for keeping management on its toes , not only in their evaluation of investment proposals but also in the implementation and operation of an investment programme . |
| 29 | This facility is useful for rehearsing a piece of music , or for setting the EQ or effects on any of the tracks for mixdown without having to laboriously switch by hand . |
| 30 | As well as a good first-aid kit , a cool-box is useful for storing cold applications . |