Example sentences of "[is] use in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Butyl has a substantially longer life expectancy than pvc — it 's used in the construction of reservoirs — but it can still be damaged by piercing . |
| 2 | The rifle is one of two AK47 's used in the attacks carried out by the Ardoyne IRA unit which is believed to number up to 18 . |
| 3 | Fyllo in Greek means ‘ leaf ’ which is why it gives its name to the wafer-thin filo pastry that is used in the preparation of Middle Eastern pastries . |
| 4 | NO human or animal plasma or other blood derivative is used in the preparation of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine . |
| 5 | They said : ‘ … we recommend that the dose of benoxaprofen be decreased ( approximately 50 per cent ) or the interval between doses extended ( 2.5 times ) … if benoxaprofen is used in the presence of significant renal disease ’ . |
| 6 | It is used in the majority of microcomputers on sale in Britain . |
| 7 | Sometimes called moulding icing , fondant is used in the majority of recipes in this book . |
| 8 | Notice , however , that for us " largest " is to be interpreted in the sense of ordering whereas " greatest " ( as used in " greatest common divisor " ) is used in the sense of division . |
| 9 | Everywhere else it is used in the sense of legal rules embodied in one document . |
| 10 | If " real " is used in the sense of " actual " or actually existent " , rather than in the sense of " genuine " , say then ( to re-state the familiar view ) it can be paraphrased out of the relevant context without any great difficulty , and it makes no difference if whether we speak of God or the table in this room . |
| 11 | The expression builder is used in the sense of all persons involved in the construction and sale of buildings . |
| 12 | Of these two , only the Thomasson Memorial School survives to this day , and now includes a further education department where sign language is used in the curriculum . |
| 13 | We commend close attention to the way time is used in the curriculum . |
| 14 | Many words and phrases have a technical legal meaning , and it is quite proper , and often necessary , to use such language in order to convey a precise legal meaning : for instance , the drafter may deliberately refer to the requirement that the goods be " merchantable " , because that word is used in the SGA , even though it is not in common use . |
| 15 | It 's the British National Corpus , they 're trying to record languages that is used in the U K |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | When development is used in the literature on children 's language it usually implies acknowledgement of processes over and above learning ( for example , Piaget 1970 ) and an underlying continuity with respect to earlier-occurring relatively simple abilities and later , more complex abilities . |
| 18 | It is possible that lithium has an effect on the conduction in an axon by replacing the sodium ion and it is used in the treatment of depressive illness . |
| 19 | Iproniazid is used in the treatment of depression . |
| 20 | They freely admitted using the drug , which is used in the treatment of asthmatic and bronchitic conditions , because they said they did n't realise it was a banned substance . |
| 21 | It is used in the treatment of asthma , migraine , depression , panic attacks , backache , stress and various other ailments . |
| 22 | Wood is the most important commodity in international trade after gas and petrol , though most of it is used in the country of origin and much of it very close to source , being the only source of fuel for warmth and cooking for a third of the developing world . |
| 23 | The economic history is used in the development of an economic analysis , involving the adaptation and application of economic theories and the statistical analysis of data . |
| 24 | Over a quarter of the UK 's energy consumption is used in the home , for heating , lighting , and powered appliances . |
| 25 | It is used in the story of the Flood , for instance , to denote ‘ the breath of life ’ ( Gen. 6:17 ) which God gives — and takes back again . |
| 26 | This small but nutritious fish is used in the manufacture of food for farmed salmon , exported as mink food or converted into fish meal . |
| 27 | The metal that forms a protective oxide coat when exposed to air and is used in the manufacture of window frames . |
| 28 | Uses : is used in the manufacture of nylon . |
| 29 | The crop itself is used in the manufacture of paints , putties and furniture . |
| 30 | Let us turn to another definition that would give the context-dependent nature of such phenomena more centrality : ( 12 ) Pragmatics is the study of the relations between language and context that are basic to an account of language understanding Here the term language understanding is used in the way favoured by workers in artificial intelligence to draw attention to the fact that understanding an utterance involves a great deal more than knowing the meanings of the words uttered and the grammatical relations between them . |