Example sentences of "can serve [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Checklists can serve as a useful indicator of the extent to which human factors and ergonomic principles have been taken into account in a particular situation . |
2 | This list can serve as a useful check for teachers . |
3 | The buy register input form can serve as a useful checklist . |
4 | The suggestions that follow — based on studies and observations of people in happy , enduring marriages — can serve as a useful guideline for all couples . |
5 | Any birthday celebrations always seem to be over as swiftly as they begin , and the anticipation is probably just as important as the event itself , but a pressed flower picture can serve as a lovely memento . |
6 | The objectivity of interest can serve as a universal starting point for understanding events . |
7 | She ‘ would prefer to think of different languages as having the potential to exploit differing degrees of subjectivity ’ but she does not think there is ‘ any neutral ontology or world view which is objective and can serve as a universal yardstick . |