Example sentences of "[be] used to great " in BNC.
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| 1 | One place where Westmorland slate has been used to great advantage is in the new Coventry Cathedral , but it can also be seen in vernacular building , particularly at Elterwater ( q.v. ) and Troutbeck . |
| 2 | The eyes had been used to great effect as Queen Gertrude , Imogen , Portia , and Lady Macbeth . |
| 3 | Lustre powder has been used to great effect here , giving a lovely ephemeral glimmer to the castle . |
| 4 | Better network management has , as a prime objective , constant awareness of network conditions , providing accurate and timely information to permit the network capacity to be used to greater effect . |
| 5 | But much more needs to be done to co-ordinate effort if limited resources are to be used to greatest effect . |
| 6 | Wind power can be used to great effect in Third World countries and outlying areas to pump water , to drive diesel engines and to store electricity in batteries . |
| 7 | Terrain can be used to great effect by the course designer . |
| 8 | As well as the more common paper and vinyl wallcoverings , there is a range of more unusual materials that can be used to great decorative effect on walls . |
| 9 | Film strips and slides can be used to great effect . |
| 10 | Subtle wash effects can be used to great effect on iced backgrounds , where different coloured fondants would be too strong . |
| 11 | Guisarmes ( top ) were used to great effect as thrusting and cutting weapons on long shafts whilst ( above ) the cultellus was used to administer the coup de grace to unhorsed knights , and the war scythe and glaive to pull the horseman from his saddle . |
| 12 | Ground launched missiles were used to great affect by the Allies during the gulf war . |
| 13 | And he wants to see a careful scrutiny to make sure that the existing money is used to greatest effect . |
| 14 | Can you give me any information , including availability and cost , of the Photon guitar synthesiser which is used to great effect by John McLauglin but which I have never seen advertised . |
| 15 | Silver food colouring is used to great effect here , but it is advisable not to eat too much , even though a non-toxic brand is used , as the taste is not very pleasant . |
| 16 | RD users include Chris Novoselic of Nirvana and the Mission 's Craig Adams , to whom this particular specimen belongs , and on whose early tours and recordings it was used to great effect , before it was trashed at a gig in 1987 . |