Example sentences of "[be] use [adv] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the mens rea principle and the principle of proof are objectives worthy of a rational and humane system of criminal law they ought to be used critically to assess the achievement of the total system rather than circularly to select an acceptable portion of the criminal law . |
| 2 | The mixer tap takes the place of the existing bath taps , and can be used either to fill the bath or provide a shower . |
| 3 | This shot could be used either to begin the movie or to end it . |
| 4 | A small generator can be used primarily to stop a battery discharging and it will only be able to recharge a battery if it is small and has a long time in which to do it . |
| 5 | It may be used just to give the researcher a feel for what is being studied ; as a resource to back up or complement evidence produced from other sources ; or as evidence in itself , as the topic of the research . |
| 6 | It says the five-year term loan will be used principally to support the company 's US equipment lease portfolio . |
| 7 | Common law legislation can be used here to force a landlord to make repairs . |
| 8 | The reforms which might be expected from this theoretical starting-point are moves towards market mechanisms or some surrogate for them which can be used both to influence the behaviour of bureaucrats by giving them a different set of incentives , and to increase the range of choice available to the consumers of public — in this case particularly local government — services . |
| 9 | It can be used simply to indicate the time actually worked on a given job . |
| 10 | It can be used simply to indicate the time actually worked on a given job . |
| 11 | At one level , the spectrum as a whole may be treated as a fingerprint , which can be used simply to recognize the product of some reaction as a known compound . |
| 12 | Like all the nine , her powers can operate either as blind forces or be used consciously to heighten the quality of life . |
| 13 | No plant matter is actively used in the construction of the nest , but it may be used indirectly to anchor the nest and stop it from floating away . |
| 14 | Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne hopes Trax will not , however , be used only to ease the lot of weary car , rail and subway passengers . |
| 15 | Washington had previously stated that the 12,000 American troops in Panama would be used only to defend the Canal and themselves . |
| 16 | During the last war these bells were silent on government orders to be used only to warn the village of a German invasion . |
| 17 | The brakes can be used fiercely to minimise the roll , but we let aerodynamic drag do most of the work , leaving them to slow us to taxi speed and steer onto the taxiway ( still ineffectually prodding the rudder pedals ) . |
| 18 | Pupils in all bands had more difficulty when decimals were involved and when the 30cm ruler had to be used twice to take a measurement . |
| 19 | Facts which are individually correct may be used together to distort a picture . |