Example sentences of "can be used [prep] [adj] [noun] " 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 .
20 The CID team will have a large open-plan office on the first floor and another room on the first floor can be used for major incidents .
21 They can be used for mixed media work as well with Faber-Castell 's Polychromos Colour pencils and Albrecht Dürer Watercolour Pencils , since the colours are carefully co-ordinated across each of these product ranges .
22 It can be used for automatic generation of failure mode effect and criticality analysis , failure diagnosis , recovery procedure design , and the design of failure management systems .
23 In addition , the ‘ Design Now ’ room can be used for temporary exhibitions selected ( we are informed ) , not only by V&A staff but also by industrialists , critics , visitors , and makers — by individuals ‘ with distinctive views about design ’ .
24 Ebony and Ivory follows the same format as Look — No Hands , it is full of punchcard designs which can be used for other projects .
25 If you have mastered cut and sew , this can be used for other shaping , for example by knitting a straight sleeve and cutting it to the shape required .
26 The next job is to reconfigure the mexeflote rafts so that they can be used for other tasks .
27 This triple checking system can be used for other items to be charged by the hotel .
28 Feedback resistors of 3kΩ are included in the chip but , again , external resistors can be used for other gain settings ; care must be exercised here , though , to avoid instability , increased noise and reduced bandwidth .
29 It can be used for serious computing , as a ‘ poor man 's Apple Macintosh ’ , with Atari 's high-quality monochrome screen , and plugged into a TV set for games .
30 Aluminon ( ammonium aurine tricarboxylate ) can be used for absorptiometric work and is reliable , interference from iron being minimized by the addition of thioglycollic acid .
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