Example sentences of "[adj] is used " in BNC.

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1 Bit Image ( IMG ) format : this is used by the GEM system .
2 Video film of meetings and the interchange of information provides a mobile and often vibrant record of peoples experiences , and when this is used as a stimulus to further discussion , the results can be dramatic .
3 Decoction : This is used for hard and woody plant material such as roots , rhizomes and barks .
4 This is used to develop ideas about relevant systems and construct a neutral conceptual model , which is then expanded to identify activities and related information .
5 There is a more inclusive meaning to the term ‘ incomer ’ , this is used in relation to both these small , local communities and , more important , in relation to Shetland as a whole .
6 the first and most complicated is Methode Champenoise — this is used to make champagne and most other good sparkling wines .
7 This is used when practising autorotation landings ( see Chapter 8 ) .
8 This is used when performing aerobatics ( see Chapter 9 ) .
9 Even when this is used , it is not advisable to expect a safe endurance of more than about an hour .
10 This is used mainly where tantrums are severe and where it is felt that stopping them altogether is too big a first step .
11 This is used widely to determine the functional state of the brain , but is difficult to relate to the operations of different areas .
12 This is used to develop rendering effects like special shaders — brushed aluminium for example ; textures such as butterfly wings ; and lighting effects .
13 This is used as a landing strip for the inter-island air service which , in the absence of roads , is the backbone of the islands ' communication system .
14 Taking the rather obvious theme of the mother and child , for example , this is used over and over again by artists , though each time it must be expressed or interpreted in an individual way .
15 This is used for minor acts of disorder such as shouting and swearing which is likely to cause alarm or distress , displaying abusive or insulting slogans or throwing over dustbins and banking on doors in the common parts of blocks of flats .
16 This will mean stating the following clearly : a ) the number of jobs offered annually ; b ) defining the nature of the training component ; c ) reviewing recruitment policies , especially testing , where this is used ; d ) interviewing young people from Compact schools and offering feedback and counselling to those who do not , for whatever reason , receive the offer of a job ; e ) stating the extent to which they can become involved in : 1 .
17 this is used until the femoral head , head of femur , femoral head and the acetabulum which is that
18 This is used to store information about the address of the last overflow record on the cylinder , the number of bytes of overflow space still remaining and additional data required if the file contains variable-length records .
19 This is used mainly in churches where informality marks much of the worship .
20 One method of representing motion in 4-space on a plane is by representing a point in 4-space by a line on the plane , where each end of the line represents a pair of coordinates [ 17 ] : this is used in Fig. 2.19 to illustrate the strange attractor of Fig. 2.16 .
21 This is used as the basis for practice in the skills of making such a presentation and of commanding the language to do it .
22 This is used in trade and industrial market research .
23 This is used to strike above and below the nose , and to the ribs .
24 The school operates a fairly strict assessment policy which requires subject teachers to give each pupil attainment grades at the end of their first term at the school , this is used to place the pupil in either high or mixed ability groups .
25 This is used to indicate the clock speed of computers .
26 Intel supply a test program with the upgrade and this is used to check that the upgrade is installed and performing correctly .
27 The minimum suggested fall is 1:40 , however , if a very small fall such as this is used it is important to take great care to seal all side and end laps with Rockwell sealing strip using two strips per joint .
28 This is used regularly by Steven Fidgeon , our resident BDC , for his AR workshops .
29 This is used because Saint Francis was supposed to be so gentle that he could actually speak to the birds .
30 This is used by HM Customs and Excise .
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