Example sentences of "[noun] can be used " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , words can be used which will often hide the very feelings which are at the root of the individual 's problems , and which represent the reality of their emotional lives . |
| 2 | This form of pre-verbal communication may then provide a highly supportive context for the child to interpret adult speech and actively to test her own hypotheses about how words can be used to assist communication . |
| 3 | Since discourse unfolds in time , it seems natural that time-deictic words can be used to refer to portions of the discourse ; thus analogously to last week and next Thursday , we have in the last paragraph and in the next Chapter . |
| 4 | This concept of homoeopathic drug action can be used to estimate how often , in theory at least , a remedy may have to be repeated — an aspect of homoeopathic prescribing which causes great difficulty and debate . |
| 5 | As the archaic sack-pictures show , the movements of figures in action can be used to build an effective unity from essentially disparate groups juxtaposed in the surface plane . |
| 6 | Radio programmes or ‘ talking book ’ tape recordings can be used for the same purpose . |
| 7 | Spare marzipan trimmings can be used to make little flowers to surround the toadstool . |
| 8 | Measurements of cell proliferation can be used as biomarkers of preneoplastic change . |
| 9 | These images can be used as desktop wallpapers , if only you could decide which to use . |
| 10 | That on one side can be used to record the names of the individuals responsible for taking any actions that have been decided on . |
| 11 | People need a means whereby the fruits of today 's labour can be used to purchase goods and services in the future . |
| 12 | Casual labour can be used at a cheaper rate than postmen on overtime . |
| 13 | Alternatively , an internal ISDN card can be used for most desktop computers . |
| 14 | Your discount card can be used against any hairdressing service , including colours and perms . |
| 15 | The flash RAM card can be used as a type of electronic hard disk , consisting of non-volatile RAM chips which retain their memory when you turn the power off . |
| 16 | The University Card can be used exactly like any other credit card , in particular the card is currently free for the first six months . |
| 17 | This card can be used in the same way as any other credit card . |
| 18 | In a similar , but elegant form of these latter experiments ( ) , conventional , 10–20 nanosecond laser pulses can be used . |
| 19 | Protein-rich pulses can be used as the basis of many delicious hot meals , snacks and salads . |
| 20 | A bending spring can be used for bending 15mm and , if you are feeling strong , 22mm copper pipe . |
| 21 | If you 've defined several different types of heading and paragraphs styles for use in a complex report , those styles can be used again when you next have to work on a document in a similar format . |
| 22 | Linked lists can be used to implement stacks and queues . |
| 23 | Where these can be related definitely to known diseases then appropriate remedies can be used . |
| 24 | Proprietary ( and some home-based ) remedies can be used in two ways — in a short-term bath , or added to the pond . |
| 25 | This year , with the Democrats poised to win the state , the national leadership is looking to see whether the same tactics can be used to turn back the tide on the Republicans nationwide . |
| 26 | Reading need not be a solitary activity : there are a number of ways in which readers can be used to encourage classroom interaction . |
| 27 | The plant is built around a modular system which means the reaction vessels can be used for various purposes and new parts can be added when required . |
| 28 | Some finishes can be used for all purposes . |
| 29 | However , the presence of feldspar ‘ suites ’ containing consistent proportions of the rarer red and/or green emitter grains amongst the common blue emitters can be used to trace particular sources of clastic feldspar supply ( e.g. Stow & miller , 1984 ) . |
| 30 | Sticks or twigs can be used for poles , and ‘ chains ’ or necklaces suspended from ‘ pole ’ to ‘ pole ’ . |