Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [be] [adv] used " in BNC.

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1 The indicators that are traditionally used are the money spent on health care or the number of health workers per head of population .
2 It 's all anonymous , you 're not e e e nobody know who it is , it 's for it 's for a dictionary and they want new words that are commonly used and they do n't want and all old words that never get used it 'll be dropped in the next edition of the dictionary .
3 The French doctors started me on a long-term course of antibiotics that are commonly used in France to fight toxoplasmosis and my blood tests were stepped up to once a week . ’
4 As a result historians have developed a stock of general labels that are often used for convenience .
5 The black liquid contains the spores and was once used as a cheap substitute for Indian ink .
6 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 .
7 The geometric compositions are derived from traditional village and nomadic designs and are widely used in the Soviet Union , Pakistan and Afghanistan .
8 The aims are to provide data that is not currently available about the earliest stages of diabetic eye disease , and enable a reassessment of the screening strategies that are currently used by GPs and optometrists for detecting the condition .
9 Also during this process he should begin to note down ( on cards ) details of specific titles that are heavily used and may require duplication .
10 There are two adjectives that are constantly used to describe him , both of which he despises : ‘ boyish ’ and ‘ energetic ’ .
11 The group obtains film and photographic evidence of problem areas that is then used to press for changes in legislation .
12 The suggestions that follow are based on models that are widely used in management development and leadership training .
13 Defining formulas are certain words or phrases that are frequently used in definitions , such as ’ the quality or state of being ’ or ’ of or relating to ’ , and these have been used to identify a variety of lexical-semantic relations in dictionary definitions .
14 Herb robert was once believed to be a flower of importance to fairies and was widely used in medieval medicine .
15 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 .
16 This not only helps to prevent heart attacks but is also used to aid the recovery of those who have already suffered them .
17 The chip could revolutionise the design of computers and other electronic devices by doing away with the bulky magnetic disc memories that are currently used to store data permanently .
18 Here follow Some pointers that were actually used .
19 Proficiency in kung fu requires that the use of the entire body , bringing into focus muscles that are seldom used in day-to-day living .
20 These prepared public relations tapes work wonders and are widely used .
21 Among the anaesthetics that are commonly used are pentobarbitone , tribromoethanol ( Avertin ) and fentanyl-fluanisone ( Hypnorm , Crown Chemical Co .
22 Many subjects are represented in a standard form or treated in a standard way and , to cater for this , each edition of the Dewey system lists standard sub-divisions that are never used alone but may be added to any number from the general subject tables .
23 India is the home of this strongly aromatic plant where it is perennial , and where its history of use stretches back many thousands of years , It is regarded as sacred by the Hindus and was much used for disinfecting where malaria was present In the house .
24 is made from Guernsey milk from the Duke of Wellington 's cattle and processed in vats that were originally used for making Edam .
25 With procedures that are only used occasionally it is less likely to be successful and the trained group may even forget their training .
26 Solvents are usually mixed with detergents and are rarely used alone .
27 As we saw when considering the interactionist critique of positivism , there are two particularly important reasons for this : first , the processes of definition and application produce the data specifying the nature of , and the trends in , crime , and the characteristics of criminals that are subsequently used by criminologists to construct their theories and explanations ; second , these processes of definition and application have consequences for the meanings , implications and justifications that those ‘ labelled ’ by them give to their own actions .
28 Footpath erosion is also a common feature of landscapes that are widely used by walkers .
29 And like all the lettuce , the you know , all the foods that are usually used in the shop , we just use it for ourselves anyway .
30 The 172s at the Queenstown club all have Air Wakitipu emblazoned on their flanks and are regularly used by CFI Carlton Campbell and his instructor team to take tourists flying over Lake Wakatipu , the Remarkables range and other mountains and glaciers in the neighbourhood .
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