Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] a useful [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Military conscription has always been a useful way of soaking up young people and even though Russia is suffering from a decline in the birthrate the sudden release of a large number of men on to the civilian labour market might be difficult to absorb at a time when Gorbachev is trying to raise productivity . |
| 2 | The programme has also been a useful catalyst to closer collaboration between FE colleges , Central Institutions and Universities and in linking their courses . |
| 3 | Radar has also been a useful probe of other planets . |
| 4 | The first sessions had obviously been a useful learning experience for all concerned . |
| 5 | Peter Mountfield of TCR Properties , the company which manages the Heal 's building , said the availability of staff restaurant facilities had also been a useful marketing tool to potential tenants . |
| 6 | It is perhaps surprising that plant tissues contain substances which affect animals , but plants have always been a useful source of drugs , and indigenous remedies from all parts of the world were studied when research interests expanded after 1945 . |