Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] used [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Second , the level flag is used to distinguish editorial groups ( with the authority to approve entries for printing ) from others . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | colour — colour is used to create mnemonic associations — similar categories of vocabulary have similar colours . |
| 6 | What problems would arise if this instruction is used to compare numeric fields ? |
| 7 | Note that when listing by latest version , the actual version number in the package selection is used to list contained packages . |
| 8 | The more volatile the shares , the greater the capital requirement which has a corollary with risk weighted assets for banks — the greater the riskiness of the assets , the greater the capital requirement and counterparty capital is used to cover any problems that might occur during settlement procedures . |
| 9 | At this stage the model is used to predict future events , using simulated sequences of precipitation that bear a close statistical resemblance to real sequences . |
| 10 | Index arbitrage is used to gain risk-free profits from short-term differences in the price of the index futures and the underlying shares . |
| 11 | Main classes are denoted by a capital letter , and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses . |
| 12 | Further problems may arise that are orthographical in origin : a. a familiar letter is used to represent a different sound , e.g. the letter " r " in English " rat " and Portuguese " rato " b. a letter is used but the sound is not pronounced , e.g. Spanish " h " as in " hoja — leaf c. a combination of letters is used to represent a single sound , e.g. final im in written Portuguese is pronounced d. a single letter is used to represent two sounds , e.g. in Portuguese the letter " x " is used for [ z ] in " exame " , and for [ s ] in " caixa " As your sounds get checked , decisions about phonemes made , and you 've compared the phoneme charts , you are ready to start putting some of the words from your check list into pronunciation drills . |
| 13 | This hand is used to attack softer parts of the body , such as the throat . |
| 14 | If an operator goes out of business the fund is used to rescue stranded holiday-makers or to provide alternative holidays . |
| 15 | Oil is used to massage Bangladeshi babies after bathing , increasing their tactile stimulation ; this task is often undertaken by grandmothers . |
| 16 | The Newstead case is used to warn young journalists of the importance , in court reporting , of giving occupations and addresses of defendants and witnesses , so that confusion can be avoided . |
| 17 | The infrared region of the spectrum is used to determine molecular structures via their vibrational modes , and this is one of the few surface-sensitive techniques that does not need an ultra-high vacuum . |
| 18 | Substantial quantities are sold to the ICI/EniChem joint venture , EVC , to produce polyvinyl chloride [ PVC ] while the remainder is used to make chlorinated fluorocarbons [ CPCs ] , chloromethanes , solvents , polyurethanes , ‘ Cereclor ’ chlorinated paraffins and ‘ Alloprene ’ chlorinated rubbers . |
| 19 | A similar technique is used to resolve anaphoric references and similar syntactic ambiguities . |
| 20 | Its focus is on changing patterns of repeat marriage between kin and close affines ; on variations in neighbourhood organisation and the relationships between town and country ; on changing reproductive ideologies and on the different ways in which the idiom of kinship is used to recruit political groups , to reinforce patronage systems and to determine succession to ecclesiastic and political office . |
| 21 | He shows clearly how the system is used to find specific pages , and the different types of information displayed . |
| 22 | The reason is that the organizational changes discussed by Williamson influence the distribution of power both within and between firms , and one can not presume that power is used to produce efficient outcomes . |
| 23 | The semi-colon is used to link two clauses that are closely related and would sound disjointed if kept separate as two sentences . |
| 24 | This option is used to transfer specific modules into and out of LIFESPAN . |