Example sentences of "[noun] and [is] [adv] used " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though this comes in for constant robust internal criticism and revision , it is more thorough than that of many professional advice and counselling organizations and is increasingly used as a model by other organizations . |
| 2 | Known as the prostatic-specific antigen test , it costs £15 and is currently used by about 20% of GPs . |
| 3 | The term that comes to mind and is much used by Germans in the training clubs is ‘ empty vessels make the most noise ’ . |
| 4 | CATALINA PBY-6A EC-FMC is still working for its living and is actively used as a fire-bomber . |
| 5 | An erosion surface should show up as an excess in a certain range of altitude and this can be revealed by a device such as a hypsographic curve , which aims to depict the overall distribution of elevation and is usually used to illustrate the earth 's major relief features . |
| 6 | This was expanded upon in a SAVE book ten years later , Churches : A Question of Conversion , which received wide acclaim and is much used by church authorities , planners , parishioners and architects . |
| 7 | Cochrane 's criticism of the impact of health care has had a lasting influence and is often used to undermine health services . |
| 8 | Cleft grafting on the spot is the primary example of field grafting and is widely used in California where varieties of vines cultivated change rapidly with fashion : a grower simply cuts off the whole of his existing variety at rootstock level and clefts on the new desired variety . |
| 9 | The assessment , against which the parent can appeal , seeks to identify a child 's specific needs and is then used as the basis for eventual school placement . |
| 10 | According to Naisbitt , this technique was used extensively by American intelligence during the Second World War and is still used by intelligence services today . |
| 11 | This is a very popular instrument which gives a lively and happy sound and is always used to accompany singing . |
| 12 | This is a good method of starting a small group of boards without a race organiser and is commonly used in training . |
| 13 | The Pittsburgh group incorporated a radioactive ‘ label ’ into the coat proteins of vesicular stomatitis virus ( a virus that causes a mild disease in livestock and is much used in interferon research ) . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's like selling coal to Newcastle , as eleutherococcus comes from Siberia and is widely used in Russia , ’ said Eladon director Mr Ross . |
| 15 | Other bit image formats are GIF , which uses LZW compression and is widely used for clip art ; PIC , which is used by the Halo screen art programme ; and CUT , which uses the enhanced small disk drive RLL compression algorithm . |
| 16 | This technique minimises water application to the cleaning area and is often used with solvent hard surface cleaners or degreasers . |
| 17 | Our music has the same origin and function as any work song — it arises spontaneously out of a particular movement and is then used to lead , inspire and increase the rhythmical flow so that the movement is performed with minimum effort and maximum pleasure . |
| 18 | Formerly this time was known as " Supply Days " and was used to discuss the grant of supply to the Crown but it has long ceased to be confined to discussion of government spending and is instead used to criticise all aspects of government policy . |
| 19 | It has found particular favour in public libraries in the UK and the US and is also used extensively in school and college libraries . |
| 20 | The myrobalan P. cerasifera also has early pink blossom and is often used for hedging , but will grow into a graceful small tree . |
| 21 | A tank cutter has an adjustable arm which scribes the hole and is best used with a carpenter 's brace . |
| 22 | To do this Micro Focus is building on the ANSI ‘ 85 standard that sub-divides procedures into Nested Programs ( where a program is specified within a program and is then used in the context of the larger program ) . |
| 23 | It is available in granular form , in various sizes and is usually used in deep beds , sited as near as possible to the odour source and can be obtained as a charcoal cloth . |
| 24 | This is called cost effectiveness analysis and is regularly used in defence , public health and other fields . |
| 25 | We therefore investigated the effect of Bcl-2 expression on c-Myc-induced apoptosis in Rat-1/c-Myc-ER cells arrested either with thymidine , which causes a block in the S phase , or with the epipodophyllatoxin etoposide ( VP16 ) , a topoisomerase II inhibitor that arrests cells in S/G2 and is frequently used in cancer chemotherapy . |
| 26 | By contrast , REM sleep shows a strong internal cause and is often used as a marker of the body clock . |
| 27 | The IPG 's task of informing every bureau of the social security changes in 1988 demonstrated many of its key issues and is therefore used here as a case study . |
| 28 | Back foot is the last into the footstraps and is only used there in a strong wind ( Force 4 & plus ) |
| 29 | Ronnie Whelan 's left foot will qualify for unemployment benefit ( what , he asks , goes to Wembley every year and is never used — Whelan 's left foot ) ; Emlyn Hughes will be lead singer of the Communards and the FA and Football League will be able to act with the benefit of hindsight . |
| 30 | The Tarot pack was invented in northern Italy in the fifteenth century and is widely used across the world today in ordinary card games . |