Example sentences of "can [be] used to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Capital and clearing requirements can be used to similar effect .
2 Pattern can be used to delicate effect in a bedroom .
3 As long as this is respected , the rigidity can be used to good purpose .
4 Thick felt-tip pens can be used to good effect .
5 Table lamps and lamp standards can be used to good effect when showing off the house in the evening or on dark winter afternoons .
6 At whatever level Procedure Audit is applied , it is a worthy addition to the toolboxes of all analysts or managers who are concerned at any time with making improvements of a procedural nature , and provides a further example of how soft systems ideas can be used to good effect for everyday analysis work .
7 Sauce is n't all that cranberries are fit for — they can be used to good effect in a number of recipes .
8 Left : Scenes shot on telephoto appear to have compressed perspectives which can be used to good effect .
9 In addition , you must be able to choose small flowers and small parts of flowers that can be used to good effect .
10 Cabled rib is very attractive and can be used to good effect on an otherwise plain sweater .
11 However , this is no excuse for inaction , for a number of systems have been described which are of considerable assistance ; for example , the Telford system which relies largely on professional judgement can be used to good effect ( 1 ) .
12 It can provide information regarding the possible need to change management style , to accelerate , decelerate or even terminate the activity earlier and hence save scarce resources which can be used to good effect elsewhere .
13 A piano can be used to good effect with the organ , provided its pitch is compatible .
14 Wind power can be used to great effect in Third World countries and outlying areas to pump water , to drive diesel engines and to store electricity in batteries .
15 Terrain can be used to great effect by the course designer .
16 Film strips and slides can be used to great effect .
17 Subtle wash effects can be used to great effect on iced backgrounds , where different coloured fondants would be too strong .
18 I am sure they feel much safer in open water , where their surrounding radar system of lateral lines can be used to utmost effect .
19 It can be so — certain women have a perpetual ‘ devouring ’ quality — but it is a natural process , echoed in the menstrual cycle , and in the moon 's waxing and waning , and it can be used to positive effect , regulating the ebb and flow of relationships and opening up pathways of communication .
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