Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] be use [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defeatists felt that the power of the torturers was too great to try to combat ; the purists were too busy discussing semantics to take up the real problems ; the perfectionists thought that the data on human rights was too imprecise to be used for high quality research ; the paradigm thinkers believed that massive political and social changes would be necessary before torture could be stopped ; many other concerned persons were involved in other cases , such as environment , ecology , animal rights , etc . |
| 2 | There are no general regulations in the UK governing the type of medium to be used for archival recording , although some regulations stipulate additional conditions for electronic records ; and certain authorities have the right to require that their approval is obtained before a company relies exclusively on electronic records , for example : |
| 3 | Of more urgent concern is the uncontrolled way in which new drugs , formulations , and presentations ( not of individual high cost but likely to be used for large numbers of patients ) are introduced , without assessment of health gain or cost , into primary care prescribing by consultants ' recommendations , patient pressure , general practitioners ' individual decisions . |
| 4 | In addition to fronted , predicated , and identifying themes , other types of marked theme exist in English , but they tend to be much more restricted and more likely to be used in informal language . |
| 5 | She continues to maintain that we do not allow the export of arms and equipment that are likely to be used against civil populations . |
| 6 | Moreover recent events at Sellafield indicate that that enforcement apparatus is more likely to be used against environmentally-conscious groups such as Greenpeace at the behest of public bodies like BNFL which are responsible for inflicting the damage on the environment in the first place . |
| 7 | If such materials are clear in their visual presentation and able to be used in appropriate environmental conditions , the pupils ' task will be that much easier . |
| 8 | However , a portable 's speed is n't a primary requirement , as it is unlikely to be used for high volumes of work . |