Example sentences of "it is often use [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nowadays , though , it is often used to refer to ideas and practices that treat either sex ‘ unfairly ’ , or even just differently . |
| 2 | This is a broad , catch-all term which ‘ gatecrashed the literature , thereby avoiding the entrance fee of a definition ’ ( Blackaby , 1979 , p. 2 ) ; the question of definitions is taken up in Chapter 2 but for the moment it is important to note that it is a misleading term for it is often used to describe the relative decline of manufacturing industry rather than industry as a whole which includes primary industries like mining , quarrying and oil and gas production and also includes construction and transport . |
| 3 | A formal pool often serves a different function from an informal one , for in an appropriate setting it is often used to mirror the garden around it . |
| 4 | Equally it is often used to explain why national leaders are better placed to mobilize collective effort in the national interest such as in the response to the second oil crisis in 1979 . |
| 5 | The availability of surplus cash for financing fixed asset investments tends to be limited , since it is often used to meet working capital requirements . |
| 6 | It is often used to mean only live births . |