Example sentences of "are [adv] used [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In laser surgery , CO 2 lasers ( wavelength 10.6 ) are widely used because of the high absorption in water , and therefore in any soft tissue . |
| 2 | The four subjects chosen ( English , maths , history and geography ) represented key subjects were communication skills are widely used and teacher-pupil dialogue at its greatest . |
| 3 | Statistical approaches to this problem are widely used and some of the basic ideas are introduced below . |
| 4 | Statistical approaches to this problem are widely used and some of the basic ideas are introduced below . |
| 5 | Today the docks are little used except by barges carrying timber , but they cover an area of eight acres and many elegant brick-built warehouses and wharves survive . |
| 6 | Use the minimise option on program group boxes which are little used or when the Program Manager is particularly crowded . |
| 7 | Lower level rules are only used if the standard grammar is unable to cope with the input . |
| 8 | These are only used when you can sail the board competently in a Force 4 . |
| 9 | However , its physical beauty is unsurpassed and silk rugs are normally used as decorative , rather than functional examples of textile art — either as wall-hangings , or floor coverings in rooms that rarely see practical use . |
| 10 | TIME MEASUREMENTS ARE BEST USED WHERE FAILURE TO MATCH A DEADLINE IS AT THE ROOT OF A PB . |
| 11 | These are generally used when speed is of the essence , but you may be called upon to give an oral report to accompany a written one . |
| 12 | Clay pipes are still used but they are not usually glazed . |
| 13 | Oak is the most commonly used wood for smoking meat in the UK but other varieties are also used and all contribute to the final flavour of the ham . |
| 14 | Diatoms have particular relevance to studies of marine pollution and global warming , and are also used as palaeoecological , palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental indicators . |
| 15 | Health Authority data are often used but their quality varies . |
| 16 | Three major metals are prescribed for the making of such icons : gold , silver and copper , although bronze and brass are often used as well as a mixture of five metals , copper , gold , silver , brass and white lead . |
| 17 | Role playing and case studies are often used and they can be effective in reducing self-unease ( self-awareness and self-analysis are necessary attributes of the good interviewer in action ) and highlighting idiosyncratic features such as mannerisms and biases . |
| 18 | Some of the old skill is perpetuated on the island as a cottage industry but the patterns are now used and often machine-knitted by mainland manufacturers . |
| 19 | Squares , circles , triangles and rectangles soon become familiar terms when shapes are regularly used and talked about . |
| 20 | However , bistables based on individual transistors are sometimes used and valves were used for the purpose many years ago . |
| 21 | Instalment Credits are sometimes used where capital goods are involved . |
| 22 | Potassium , rather than sodium salts , are sometimes used as these are more soluble although more expensive . |
| 23 | Caustic machine detergents are sometimes used as decarbonisers under certain circumstances where costs are comparable . |
| 24 | Other fluids are sometimes used because they give better values of the governing parameters or because they have properties particularly appropriate to an experiment . |
| 25 | Bath treatments are most-commonly used when just an individual fish is affected . |
| 26 | Also during this process he should begin to note down ( on cards ) details of specific titles that are heavily used and may require duplication . |
| 27 | Accordingly these areas are heavily used and subject to severe environment erosion . |
| 28 | Several different DNA transfection methods are currently used that have varying efficiencies dependent on the type of cell and its growth status . |
| 29 | These are : first , to explore through case studies and interviews with experienced educational practitioners the ways in which examination results are currently used and interpreted in schools and local authorities . |
| 30 | On timber : Floating floors are commonly used where existing floorboards are basically sound , but not in good enough repair to sand and seal . |