Example sentences of "can be used [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Capital and clearing requirements can be used to similar effect .
2 Oligo(dT) itself can be used to prime first strand synthesis of cDNA .
3 Pattern can be used to delicate effect in a bedroom .
4 Bombs can be used to blow-up awkward lines which you want to clear-out .
5 Thick felt-tip pens can be used to good effect .
6 Table lamps and lamp standards can be used to good effect when showing off the house in the evening or on dark winter afternoons .
7 At whatever level Procedure Audit is applied , it is a worthy addition to the toolboxes of all analysts or managers who are concerned at any time with making improvements of a procedural nature , and provides a further example of how soft systems ideas can be used to good effect for everyday analysis work .
8 Sauce is n't all that cranberries are fit for — they can be used to good effect in a number of recipes .
9 As long as this is respected , the rigidity can be used to good purpose .
10 Left : Scenes shot on telephoto appear to have compressed perspectives which can be used to good effect .
11 In addition , you must be able to choose small flowers and small parts of flowers that can be used to good effect .
12 Cabled rib is very attractive and can be used to good effect on an otherwise plain sweater .
13 However , this is no excuse for inaction , for a number of systems have been described which are of considerable assistance ; for example , the Telford system which relies largely on professional judgement can be used to good effect ( 1 ) .
14 It can provide information regarding the possible need to change management style , to accelerate , decelerate or even terminate the activity earlier and hence save scarce resources which can be used to good effect elsewhere .
15 A piano can be used to good effect with the organ , provided its pitch is compatible .
16 Wind power can be used to great effect in Third World countries and outlying areas to pump water , to drive diesel engines and to store electricity in batteries .
17 Terrain can be used to great effect by the course designer .
18 As well as the more common paper and vinyl wallcoverings , there is a range of more unusual materials that can be used to great decorative effect on walls .
19 Film strips and slides can be used to great effect .
20 Subtle wash effects can be used to great effect on iced backgrounds , where different coloured fondants would be too strong .
21 Additional information that can be used to narrow down the range of possible solutions in a normal co-ordinate analysis can be obtained using isotopically substituted samples .
22 I am sure they feel much safer in open water , where their surrounding radar system of lateral lines can be used to utmost effect .
23 It can be so — certain women have a perpetual ‘ devouring ’ quality — but it is a natural process , echoed in the menstrual cycle , and in the moon 's waxing and waning , and it can be used to positive effect , regulating the ebb and flow of relationships and opening up pathways of communication .
24 It can be used to positive or negative effect on others .
25 The CID team will have a large open-plan office on the first floor and another room on the first floor can be used for major incidents .
26 JB Weld works on iron , steel , aluminium , bronze , brass , copper pewter , all woods , ceramics and plastics , and it can be used for mechanical , automotive and plumbing jobs , as well as around the home and garden , and much more .
27 They can be used for mixed media work as well with Faber-Castell 's Polychromos Colour pencils and Albrecht Dürer Watercolour Pencils , since the colours are carefully co-ordinated across each of these product ranges .
28 It can be used for automatic generation of failure mode effect and criticality analysis , failure diagnosis , recovery procedure design , and the design of failure management systems .
29 However , Homoeopathy can be used for simple acute illnesses such as those described in this book , without a full understanding of its philosophy and theory .
30 In addition , the ‘ Design Now ’ room can be used for temporary exhibitions selected ( we are informed ) , not only by V&A staff but also by industrialists , critics , visitors , and makers — by individuals ‘ with distinctive views about design ’ .
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