Example sentences of "[adv] used [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The operator is only used to give special service to customers and to connect incoming calls , while the extensions have the convenience and speed of dialling their own calls . |
| 2 | However anxious the Greek Government and other interests might be to proceed , we believe it is essential to ensure EC funds are only used to promote sustainable development which respects and enhances the environment of Greece and every other country of the Community . |
| 3 | Disordered hair is constantly used to reflect social chaos by the police and is a prime signifier of everything that is offensive to the world of ‘ real polising ’ . |
| 4 | Clonidine is generally used to treat raised blood pressure and also migraine , but is also used to lessen the effects of withdrawal . |
| 5 | ‘ See ’ references are generally used to link two terms which represent similar concepts , but which are presented in a different form . |
| 6 | ‘ Information from the CAD system is already used to program four NC stitchers . |
| 7 | Computers , for example , are now widely used to answer such questions as ‘ What is likely to happen , if we decide to take option A ? ’ |
| 8 | These fish are native to North America and in recent years have been widely used to stock artificial fisheries throughout Britain . |
| 9 | Was most often used to describe the original IBM PC , but is now more widely used to describe any computer . |
| 10 | Ultrastructural evidence of neuroendocrine differentiation may be shown but is not widely used to discriminate primary site of origin . |
| 11 | These areas are predominantly used to rear hardy beef cattle and sheep which are sold in the autumn to be finished elsewhere . |
| 12 | The α-glucosidase inhibitors acarbose and miglitol have been successfully used to control postprandial hyperglycaemia in diabetics . |
| 13 | Corebyte , the on-site core analysis system , has been successfully used to log conventional core — its first commercial contract . |
| 14 | In these cases a more systematic approach is required , and , certainly in all the companies included in this study , a system of corporate planning is usually used to prepare corporate plans . |
| 15 | Essentially this concept is not new — from the early days our railways were providing first- , second and even third-class accommodation and the excursion ticket was quickly used to sell spare capacity . |
| 16 | Waldendale means the dale of the Welshman , Welsh being a word once used to describe any foreigner , though in this case it probably refers to the last remnants of the Celtic peoples who retreated to this dale in the face of Norse and Anglo-Saxon expansion . |
| 17 | Exercise that can help to maintain the elasticity of the vagina are also used to control urinary incontinence and avoid a prolapse — they are the pelvic floor exercises that women are taught to do after childbirth : sit on the lavatory with the thighs parallel to the ground and feet flat on the floor ( or on a book , if necessary ) ; start to pass water , then use the muscles to stop the flow ; release and finish the flow . |
| 18 | It is also used to dress second degree burns ( blisters without skin loss ) once the blisters have broken leaving an open sore ( see Cuts and Scrapes ) . |
| 19 | These ranges were also used to examine urban areas . |
| 20 | A questionnaire was also used to record dietary intake of milk products and fat and the presence or absence of intolerance to milk or milk products ( symptoms of nausea , abdominal bloating , abdominal cramps , or diarrhoea ) after wach subject had been enrolled into the study . |
| 21 | The prefixes pre and post are also used to designate certain sclerites of any one of these segments and in such cases the prefixes pre , meso and meta are usually not applied . |
| 22 | The situation was complicated by the existence of armed troops of the Interior Ministry ( MVD ) and of the KGB which were also used to maintain internal order . |
| 23 | But not only is it a way of classifying policemen and women : the term is also used to criticize those outsiders who think they know something about policing , such as lawyers , academics , researchers , and journalists ; it is also a self-appellation of praise . |
| 24 | It is also used to produce dried flowers , fitting perhaps , now that it is preserving the flower of the ancient Egyptian fleet . |
| 25 | In these languages , the passive is traditionally used to report unfortunate events ; ’ for instance , one would say something like ‘ I was rained on ’ in Japanese , rather than ‘ It rained on me ’ or ‘ I got wet in the rain' . |
| 26 | Ab initio calculations and computer analysis have been extensively used to demonstrate acceptable correlations between theoretical and experimental results . |
| 27 | Ground-water is also extensively used to supplement surface-water irrigation : in the Punjab alone there are some 164500 wells ( Sabadell 1988 ) . |
| 28 | These maxima were subject to the proviso that ‘ in such shires and countries that where it hath been and is now used to give less wages , that in those shires and countries they shall give and the taker of the wages be compelled according as they have been used to take . |
| 29 | They may question why the terms ‘ blind ’ and ‘ partially sighted ’ , still used in the BD8 Form and defined in the Schools Health Services Regulations ( 1945 ) , are not now used to give precise definition of the educational needs of pupils . |
| 30 | The electric furnaces now used to produce high quality steel , depend almost entirely on scrap for furnace feed . |