Example sentences of "and [vb mod] [be] used [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The module Introducing Heat ( × ½ ) may be used to broaden a student 's knowledge of Physics and may be used in vocational programmes such as catering . |
| 2 | Synthetic thread is very strong and should be used with synthetic or stretch fabric as it has more elasticity . |
| 3 | The twelve environment ministers of the European Community have agreed that market forces can and should be used to environmental ends , but they failed to decide on the measures to be used or what the environmental ends should be . |
| 4 | These are actually the teeth of a very young Dragon ( and could be used as material ingredients for the Cause Panic spell ) . |
| 5 | This combination of partial indicators clearly identifies those universities which produce most unproductive theses , and could be used by funding bodies in establishing objective criteria for departmental evaluation . |
| 6 | Using log diaries to record experience before taking membership or fellowship examinations is well established in some disciplines and could be used by senior house officers . |
| 7 | The United States Secretary of State James Baker had previously announced that the Japanese contribution had been offered without precondition and would be used for military purposes , but within hours of Kaifu 's pledge the US State Department indicated that it had no objection to such a restriction . |
| 8 | It was still there , and would be used to good effect in the relatively near future when the pitched battle returned as the more usual way of deciding the outcome of wars . |
| 9 | Manchester University 's Computing Centre will soon boast the largest single computational node in the UK when it replaces its VP1200 supercomputer with a VPX240/10 machine from Fujitsu Systems Business ( Europe ) : it is the first Fujitsu VPX machine to be sold in the UK since launch last year 's launch and features one scalar processor , one 2.5GFLOPS vector processor , 1Gb main memory , 1Gb of secondary memory ; it is four times faster than the five-year-old system it is replacing and will be used for computational fluid dynamics and engineering research ; delivery is planned for July ; no price was given . |
| 10 | The switch has been designed to support increasing numbers of nodes and will be used in future IBM supercomputers , the company says . |
| 11 | Cabled rib is very attractive and can be used to good effect on an otherwise plain sweater . |
| 12 | Leaf-bud cuttings : these combine stem and leaf cutting techniques , and can be used with various refinements for subjects such as ficus ( rubber plant ) , camellia , clematis and briar fruits . |
| 13 | A selection of fine-tipped artist brushes is invaluable for painting icing and marzipan with food colouring , and can be used for delicate detailing such as facial features or modelled figures and other objects , and for large-scale washed effects . |
| 14 | Provided that the mixer is a battery-operated type , the set-up is fully mobile and can be used for outdoor as well as indoor locations . |
| 15 | These are long , flexible curlers that are heated in a plug-in carrying wallet and can be used on dry hair for all-over curly styles . |
| 16 | The software consists mostly of numbers and graphics , and can be used at various language levels . |
| 17 | The pH is normally determined by direct potentiometric measurement by means of a glass electrode , which can be employed without alteration to the character of the specimen and can be used in turbid or coloured water . |
| 18 | Most of them are school-based and can be used by small groups of teachers working under the supervision of a trained tutor . |