Example sentences of "can be used " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively a Scarsten scraper can be used having first tapped away the cutter from the lower corner to avoid damage . |
| 2 | So , if the current of interest can be made to produce a magnetic field which varies in the right way along the length of the fibre , this can be used to measure current . |
| 3 | In Italy it is often found flavoured with crystallised fruits for eating as a dessert cheese , or it can be used plain for cooking , but mainly for desserts . |
| 4 | The resulting motion of the tip can be used to measure the amount of dopant atoms below it . |
| 5 | In the same way that coins with mint names can be used to identify sites , so datable coins can be used to date objects or structures found in association with them . |
| 6 | Again , computer models ( incorporating knowledge gained from previous dams ) can be used to some extent to predict the likely effects of future projects . |
| 7 | Compressed air , if available , can be used to power these tools . |
| 8 | These can be used to ward off chills ; for rheumatic or arthritic pain , excessive perspiration , athlete 's foot and other skin disorders of the feet or hands such as dermatitis or eczema . |
| 9 | Thus , Mark ( 1989 ) suggests that the ‘ image-schema ’ can be used to structure perceptions of space and provides examples drawn from Johnson ( 1987 ) such as CONTAINER ( associated with the preposition ‘ IN ’ ) and PLATFORM ( associated with the preposition ‘ ON ’ ) . |
| 10 | In churches and places of worship they give clues to the identities of benefactors and , with a little skilled assistance , can be used to date important events . |
| 11 | In fact a series of solutions of this type can be used having different values of c and d . |
| 12 | The research team , based at the Bristol Oncology Centre , hopes the method will eventually become an accepted screening method as it can be used time after time without any risk to the patient 's health . |
| 13 | This fact can be used to advantage by those who drink alcohol occasionally perhaps only once or twice a week on social occasions , and not every day . |
| 14 | For properties with higher ceilings , classic pointed-top styles such as Gothic or Oriental can be used to effect . |
| 15 | He developed a detector for decays of carbon-14 , a radioactive form of carbon , that can be used to this end . |
| 16 | The same method can be used to measure backscattered-electron scanning electron-microscope images . |
| 17 | If you are looking for a Christmas present that saves money , is good for the environment and can be used time and time again , Ever Ready has the perfect present — the new FCH6 battery charger . |
| 18 | For anyone who does a lot of knitting , the initial time spent learning how to use the program will be more than compensated for , because once you have saved your work on to disk , the same garment shape and / or stitch pattern can be used time and time again . |
| 19 | Trying out new materials depends on what the artist wants to do and how the medium can be used to advantage ; at the same time it would be foolish to try to fit a new tool exactly into your pattern of work and thus limit it . |
| 20 | The idea that monetary policy can be used to fine-tune the real economy has long been exposed as a myth . |
| 21 | These can be used to pay-in at any branch of your bank , usually without charge . |
| 22 | In the young fetus , the high mitotic index obviates the use of a mitotic arrestant such as Colcemid ( Sigma ) or Velbe ( Lilly ) , but if the mitotic index is low , as in older specimens , or if large numbers of mitotic cells are required , mitotic arrest can be used to advantage . |
| 23 | It can be used to date finds from anywhere in the world and so offers a means of comparing dated finds from different regions . |
| 24 | The ability to re-position the individual components within the machine space can be used to advantage in any kinematic analysis . |
| 25 | overt beliefs expressed by the organisation and its members , which can be used to condition ( a ) above . |
| 26 | Thus paving and walling can be used to effect in such a situation , while these materials scarcely have a use around the edge of an informal pool . |
| 27 | Major and minor 2nds are perhaps best avoided except when an open string can be used e.g. : ( transpose a fifth or a ninth higher for the other strings ) . |
| 28 | Programs such as this are an invaluable source of information and can be used time and time again . |
| 29 | It is less clear whether it can be used to measure plant area though a possible technique is to redesign its optical system to focus on a small area and then use it to scan a larger area , agreeing that a reading above some pre-determined level is ON , below it is OFF . |
| 30 | In older systems , the inspection chamber nearest the boundary of the concrete inspection chamber property may be fitted with an interceptor trap through which the water will normally flow : a rodding arm is fitted with a stopper which can be used to unblock this length of drain . |