Example sentences of "used [to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are then used to support recommendations concerning the organization of society and personal conduct resting on straight matters of fact , or at least the best available opinion on matters of fact , of the one kind around which clear minded people can expect to rally as a basis for human cooperation . |
| 2 | These Homes were used to accommodate boarders at the school , and their destruction severely hampered the School 's capacity after the war . |
| 3 | Wilcoxon 's signed-rank test was used to compare results from the alcohol group with control subjects . |
| 4 | The χ 2 test was used to compare proportions between the groups , and the 95% confidence interval of the difference is given when appropriate . |
| 5 | At intense levels U/V light can be used to kill bacteria in the system . |
| 6 | Since the invention of ECT in 1938 , electric currents have been used to induce seizures in the brains of many patients suffering from a wide range of mental disorders . |
| 7 | Subsequent workshops were used to train participants in the use of these coding sheets , how to decipher taxation rolls , how to conduct interviews effectively etc . |
| 8 | Heavy mechanical equipment was being used to punch holes in the structure that has divided the city for 28 years . |
| 9 | This was used to infer values of the Census variables for households which never returned a form . |
| 10 | For example , the argument about institutionalized racism in Statement A can be used to counter denials about the existence and effects of racial inequalities . |
| 11 | One of the oldest fodder herbs know , fenugreek has been used to feed cattle round the countries bordering the Mediterranean for thousands of years . |
| 12 | In practice , this overloaded the system and various methods were used to prune paths from the search tree . |
| 13 | As well as being used to produce economic forecasts , the model can be used to answer questions on the impact over the whole economy of alternative economic policies . |
| 14 | Wallwashers , downlights or uplighters can be used to highlight areas of the room , or sculptural halogen floor lamps with dimmers can be ready to flood a room with sunshine-like light , or give a wan and cosy glow . |
| 15 | The figures make no allowance for investment grants , special depreciation allowances , and accounting devices which were used to reap rewards in the form of capital gains ( which have been less highly taxed ) instead of trading profits [ King , 1975 ] . |
| 16 | In situ hybridisation has been used to detect mRNAs to the mactophage secretory products , lysozyme , interleukin 1β and tumour necrosis factor-α . |
| 17 | The data thus collected will be used to identify trends in the technologies studied . |
| 18 | Police officers investigating the case have n't ruled out the possibility that the missing funds have been used to buy supplies for the refugees . |
| 19 | He said it was a playground for the idle rich and ought to be used to grow crops for the proletariat . |
| 20 | Eurodollars can be used to cover transactions inside the US , at which point they cease to be Eurodollars and revert to being ordinary , domestic US$ again . |
| 21 | According to Jeff Brownhut , one of the masterminds behind the £75,000 air show , huge red ‘ cancelled ’ stickers have been used to cover posters in the Coleraine and Portrush areas . |
| 22 | Throughout the series , use is made of tables , diagrams , and charts which are used to sensitize students to the way in which written texts are structured and also to support the numerous information transfer activities that ensure that meaning is never lost . |
| 23 | Zeckhauser and Niederhoffer ( 1983b ) also found that the basis for the VLCI could be used to predict movements in the spot price over the next three days . |
| 24 | Of course , the constant updating system will mean these errors can still be corrected later , but it is obviously desirable that the updating system should be used to incorporate changes in the language rather than to correct editorial mistakes . |
| 25 | Loss leaders ( items sold very cheaply ) are used to draw customers into the shop . |
| 26 | Given the validity of this theoretical result , the size and direction of this correlation for existing futures can be used to draw inferences about the effect of marking to the market on futures prices . |
| 27 | These consist of gold and foreign exchange deposits held by a country 's central bank which can be used to finance imports in the event of an export shortfall . |
| 28 | When the market is falling , futures are sold , and if the market continues to fall , the position can be unwound by buying in the futures contracts and making profits on them , which are used to offset losses on the value of the share portfolio . |
| 29 | A brief summary of the PCA investigation of complaints about police tactics used to clear demonstrators from the steps of Manchester University 's Students ' Union building during a visit by the then Home Secretary , Leon Britain , in March 1985 highlights the origins of this concern . |
| 30 | This table is used to build columns in the WEntry table whenever material is transferred from the Main Database to the Working-Set . |