Example sentences of "may be used [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be used to assign a length scale to the turbulence ; a length can be defined for example as , or as the distance in which R falls to 1/e , or , if the curve has a negative region , the value of r at which R is a minimum . |
| 2 | The " Shore " hardness test for rubbers is well known in the rubber industry and may be used to derive a value for the modulus E. |
| 3 | A term which may be used to describe a decision which is liable to be quashed ( whether illegal or not ) is ‘ invalid ’ . |
| 4 | Thus , mundane objects such as clam-shell axes and fish hooks may be used to objectify a concept of self-development and self-created change which may potentially be a powerful force in the rise of post-colonial states ( Miller 1980 ) . |
| 5 | The S-R bistable may be used to illustrate a burglar alarm . |
| 6 | Unlike the position in criminal proceedings , the procedure may be used to enable a tribunal to obtain a preliminary ruling on a point of law which arises during the hearing of the case . |
| 7 | A magic bridle may be used to tame a kelpie temporarily , though this will engender great rage in the creature . |
| 8 | At civil law reasonable force may be used to evict a trespasser . |
| 9 | There is also an increasing trend towards agroforestry which involves a combination of tree and agricultural crops ; the silvicultural component may be used to provide a crop and to ensure environmental protection . |
| 10 | The syntax may be used to position a string anywhere in memory . |
| 11 | Alternatively , a stamp may be used to stamp a document sent by the other party , such as a delivery note , with a notice such as " accepted subject to our standard terms of business " . |
| 12 | Their function is not known , but it is suggested that they may be used to pin a patch of mucosa in position during feeding , or that they may prevent the entry of foreign matter into the buccal capsule when the worm has detached from the mucosa . |
| 13 | They may be used to prevent a reference to an expert after that date , in which case an existing determination , made by or on behalf of one of the parties but not accepted by the other , may have to stand . |
| 14 | Scions provide the chosen fruit or flower , and may be used to change a fruit tree from one variety to another . |
| 15 | The colour-printing facility , initially to be used only for advertising , may be used to produce a weekend ‘ leisure ’ colour supplement early next year . |
| 16 | A diagram may be used to summarise a lecture , or group of lectures , or to outline a plan . |
| 17 | The module Introducing Heat ( × ½ ) may be used to broaden a student 's knowledge of Physics and may be used in vocational programmes such as catering . |
| 18 | With complex machinery like machining centres , where something like sixty tools may be used to machine a workpiece , and where the piece and the machining head can be rotated in a number of ways , separate programming was done — often by ex-machinists — and the machine would be operated by a skilled operator . |