Example sentences of "[be] use [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strategically located road blocks are used to enforce systematic searches of traffic , and vehicle registration numbers are fed back to central control for checking . |
| 2 | Within any one cell of an organism , it is likely that components of the pathway are used to detect multiple signals , Ras acting as a kind of turnstile through which the signals must pass . |
| 3 | These commands are used to define geometric entities , that is points , lines and surfaces which may be given symbolic names . |
| 4 | Most graphs are used to compare two things by giving a picture of how their respective values alter over the range of the graph . |
| 5 | Both are used to put two sentences together into one . |
| 6 | Slim-line tension rods , which are telescopic , are used to carry net curtains neatly without any fixing brackets , but they can only be used within a window reveal as they spring out to grip the sides . |
| 7 | The enzymes are used to catalyse various steps in the viral life cycle , including the often specialised tasks involved in replicating the different types of genetic material and producing viral messenger RNA . |
| 8 | Generally , only one EEG channel is used in the sleep laboratory , but the other channels are used to record other sources of electrical activity , generated by movements of the eyes or from the neck muscles under the chin . |
| 9 | Sometimes they are used to test psychological norms in areas where dominant discourses suggest that they might differ from them , like cognitive development , educational attainment , mental disorder , self-concept , and family structure . |
| 10 | What computer processing methods are used to derive thematic maps from multispectral remotely-sensed images ? |
| 11 | Personal evaluations occur bi-annually and are used to assess both changes in the basic wage and individual bonus payments . |
| 12 | Mathematical expressions are used to represent real-world relationships . |
| 13 | All six bits are used to represent most symbols in the character set , but it can be seen from Figure 2.19 that the digits 0 to 9 are represented by the four numeric digits , with the zone bits set to " 00 " . |
| 14 | Librarians are gradually beginning to apply a systems approach in which different types of sign are used to illustrate different functions such as orientation , direction , identification , instruction , prohibition or regulation and current awareness . |
| 15 | The question of why markets are used to coordinate some activities while others are coordinated within firms , often hierarchically , has now become of central interest in much of the work on the economics of firms and public sector agencies . |
| 16 | The following three examples are used to highlight possible options . |
| 17 | This approach , which had earlier been used in relation to other fields such as architecture ( Knowles , 1974 ) embraces population ecology , system ecology , the city as a habitat , and then energy and material transfer in cities are used to highlight spatial contrasts within the city and between cities and also to differentiate cities from rural environments . |
| 18 | The differences between the Spanish and British cases are used to highlight these processes . |
| 19 | As a result differing terms are used to describe similar products . |
| 20 | Post codes are used to link specific lists of addresses to areas of water supply ; i.e. areas which are supplied from one asset ( e.g. a storage tank , a reservoir etc ) . |
| 21 | Arrows and lines are used to link related points . |
| 22 | These are used to access other sheets , to move them around and also to name them . |
| 23 | Nor do they necessarily all share the same interpretation of the events in which they participate ; rival themes are thrust forward , and the same lines are used to justify contradictory claims and interests . |
| 24 | The HLLAPI interface is used with existing 3270 and 5250-based applications and both APPC and CPI-C are used to write co-operative applications for the LU6.2 protocol . |
| 25 | The panels or arrays are used to run electrical appliances or systems and are connected to batteries to store surplus power . |
| 26 | In much the same way implicit or explicit models for describing the evolution of stream channels or drainage basins commonly are used to make simplifying assumptions that eliminate considerations of time , history and sometimes even progressive change . ’ |
| 27 | These instruments are used to make straight cuts across the embryo in order to subdivide it into particular regions or fragments . |
| 28 | Because of time lags in the production process , the cost of replacing inventories may well have risen by the time that the raw materials are used to make finished goods and then sold . |
| 29 | These drills are used to master difficult distinctions in the new language , and therefore two sounds are involved . |
| 30 | Different sensory modalities , then , are used to convey different types of message , forming an enormously rich communication network . |