Example sentences of "[noun] [be] use [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Hochland colours of red and green are shown here in conjunction with a black plume — the colours of plumes and ribbons are used to indicate individual regiments . |
| 2 | The differences between the Spanish and British cases are used to highlight these processes . |
| 3 | This approach , which had earlier been used in relation to other fields such as architecture ( Knowles , 1974 ) embraces population ecology , system ecology , the city as a habitat , and then energy and material transfer in cities are used to highlight spatial contrasts within the city and between cities and also to differentiate cities from rural environments . |
| 4 | Most graphs are used to compare two things by giving a picture of how their respective values alter over the range of the graph . |
| 5 | What computer processing methods are used to derive thematic maps from multispectral remotely-sensed images ? |
| 6 | While test animals are used to observe toxic reactions , the group of farm workers in this project helped to demonstrate the absence of a reaction to unintentional exposure . |
| 7 | Despite this , externally borrowed funds are used to supplement domestic funds made available to finance their development by the government . |
| 8 | Generally , only one EEG channel is used in the sleep laboratory , but the other channels are used to record other sources of electrical activity , generated by movements of the eyes or from the neck muscles under the chin . |
| 9 | But if the term be used to designate those relations … existing between the masses and the leaders , the relations which exist between a more competent man and a less competent , by virtue of which the more competent can control the actions of the less competent for the |
| 10 | Rigid standards are set by National Standards Institutions and expensive equipment such as the Instrom pneumatic tensionmeter is used to check random samples during manufacture . |
| 11 | The term is used to cover different types of situation but in practice it usually refers to the danger to old people 's health and safety which may arise when they live alone and are very frail , either physically , mentally or both . |
| 12 | The French air force was used to bomb rebel-held areas of Damascus and Druze villages , a bombardment that fell indiscriminately upon the civilians of Syria and Lebanon . |
| 13 | The structure in the bowling crease was used to co-ordinate two cameras which filmed bowlers from side-on and from directly behind the arm . |
| 14 | Undoubtedly , ‘ voluntary ’ Saxon labour was used to expedite these tasks . |
| 15 | Purse nets are used to cover all holes leading to and from a warren system . |
| 16 | Strategically located road blocks are used to enforce systematic searches of traffic , and vehicle registration numbers are fed back to central control for checking . |
| 17 | These drills are used to master difficult distinctions in the new language , and therefore two sounds are involved . |
| 18 | Judges are used to head permanent bodies concerned with national security . |
| 19 | Arrows and lines are used to link related points . |
| 20 | Nor do they necessarily all share the same interpretation of the events in which they participate ; rival themes are thrust forward , and the same lines are used to justify contradictory claims and interests . |
| 21 | If an ex-pupil of an education authority bequeaths £10,000 on the condition that the money is invested and the interest earned is awarded as a prize to the best academic performance each year , the money can not in law be used to keep local taxes down . |
| 22 | Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate independent associations of baseline characteristics with 2-year mortality . |
| 23 | Production of the magazine has become part of the students ' training , with proceeds being used to provide additional resources for the courses involved . |
| 24 | Second , the level flag is used to distinguish editorial groups ( with the authority to approve entries for printing ) from others . |
| 25 | Gruelling Test Procedures — A sixty-cycle three month test is used to simulate eight years of regular motoring in Northern Europe or 15 years in a city such as London . |
| 26 | The paired Student 's t test was used to assess sequential changes . |
| 27 | The Mann-Whitney test was used to compare continuous variables ( Minitab data analysis software release , State College , Pennsylvania ) . |
| 28 | Student 's paired t test was used to compare basal UOS pressure for the six seconds before the common cavity to the six seconds after the onset of the common cavity . |
| 29 | The two sample Wilcoxon 's rank sum test was used to analyse unpaired observations and the Wilcoxon 's signed rank test to analyse paired observations . |
| 30 | The χ 2 test was used to determine significant differences in gastroduodenal injury and symptoms between Helicobacter pylori positive and negative subjects . |