Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be used [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Measurements of cell proliferation can be used as biomarkers of preneoplastic change . |
| 2 | Casual labour can be used at a cheaper rate than postmen on overtime . |
| 3 | Alternatively , an internal ISDN card can be used for most desktop computers . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This card can be used in the same way as any other credit card . |
| 6 | Your discount card can be used against any hairdressing service , including colours and perms . |
| 7 | A bending spring can be used for bending 15mm and , if you are feeling strong , 22mm copper pipe . |
| 8 | Women 's collectivity can be used as a basis of cooperation , for sharing tasks , or giving mutual support . |
| 9 | Strong tea can be used in the same way for a lovely brown colour . |
| 10 | The jacquard switch can be used in combination with switches 2 to 5 on the 580 and the modular electronics . |
| 11 | Cross stitch can be used on knitting too by following the same charts as those for Swiss darning . |
| 12 | Neither dispenser can be used with corrosive fluids as these materials tend to corrode the return spring and cause discoloration and contamination of the chemicals . |
| 13 | Demands for greater ‘ freedom ’ and ‘ authenticity ’ can often be channelled into established stereotypes of rebellion and expression , and thus articulated to the framework of the dominant musical ideology , mediated by a discourse which is organized round notions of ‘ youth ’ , ‘ modernity ’ and ‘ pleasure ’ ; the result can be used across the age-range and across classes , securing the interests of cultural reproduction and of liberal tolerance . |
| 14 | Coaching can be used for both individuals or group settings . |
| 15 | There is a limit to which the non-standardised interview can be used with larger samples . |
| 16 | If the assumption is made on an anatomical basis , that blood flow through the splenic artery has a similar pattern to hepatic arterial flow , then the splenic TAC can be used as a model for hepatic arterial flow . |
| 17 | Once the grill pan has been removed the grill compartment can be used for browning the top of deep dishes like shepherds pie or , when the grill 's off , for warming the plates using the heat rising from the oven . |
| 18 | The sand wheel can be used with wet or dry sand . |
| 19 | The frequency count collected for each gram can be used as a way of deciding which grams to include if rarer items are to be excluded . |
| 20 | But any change in an organization or in a social setting can be used for controlled non-participant observation . |
| 21 | The widgets described in the databook can be used with BX , Integrated 's graphical user interface builder , and with any graphical user interface builder that runs under X Window and Motif . |
| 22 | The double-length light can be used with Fair Isle , weaving , punch lace , and , with caution , with tuck and slip . |
| 23 | This light can be used with Fair Isle , weaving ( though do n't forget you 'll be doubling the width of the floats ) and , with caution on slip , punch lace and occasionally tuck . |
| 24 | The job losses in United Kingdom defence industries as a result of the change of emphasis in British procurement are as nothing compared with those that would be suffered under the Labour party 's defence policy — if so dignified a term can be used for something so confused , contradictory and misleading . |
| 25 | Their ministers ( if such a term can be used of the great officials such as the treasurers and hetmans of Poland and Lithuania ) were irremovable ; and the principle of the liberum veto meant that any of the two hundred or so members of the Diet ( Seym ) could nullify the work of an entire session by recording a single dissenting vote . |
| 26 | The seat can be used in both forward and rear-facing positions and it only needs one hand to fold it down . |
| 27 | The funnel effect can be used to ‘ narrow down ’ a response step by step , e.g. ‘ Did you choose to study statistics to improve your job prospects ? ’ is too leading a question . |
| 28 | Finally , the rib transfer carriage can be used for pattern knitting , for knitting what is known as shadow lace . |
| 29 | Several types of instrument can be used for this type of test , and these are usually limited to measurements on rigid polymers or rubbers . |
| 30 | The technique of counter-current extraction can be used for this purpose . |