Example sentences of "be useful [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , they say , projects are not found acceptable purely on the basis of the tangible benefits , then it may be useful to turn around the investment question to ask what the present value of the benefits must be to justify the investment . |
| 2 | It will , without doubt , be useful to say a word aloud in a variety of stresses and vowel sound combinations , and if this does not work then to ask a native of the place being researched to say it — this is frequently a useful device if the document originated locally . |
| 3 | It may be useful to say what is to be done if one party does not pay his share of the expert 's fees . |
| 4 | Whether or not the readers of these books are or will be experiencing a training course , or whether their training consists only of the reading of one or more of the books in this series , it may be useful to conclude by highlighting a number of challenges facing teachers and teacher trainers in the coming decades . |
| 5 | In a confused and confusing holiday price structure , it may be useful to translate these figures into pictures , do a Jack Horner on the holiday pie and pluck out some typical plums , pinpoint what the 1990 market offers for £250 per head . |
| 6 | As I 've used a book intended for humans to find out which herbs to use ( Helping yourself with natural remedies by Terry Willard ) , it follows that some of the plants they would naturally respond to , would be useful to treat disorders in mankind . |
| 7 | But it would be useful to give some brief background of their incorporation by the Christian Church . |
| 8 | If one team is losing it might be useful to give a few tips as to how to speed up . |
| 9 | But it may be useful to give a preliminary , summary answer . |
| 10 | All the same it will be useful to outline some of the more important possible forms of relationship . |
| 11 | I suggest that it would be useful to publish his comments , not so as to set estate agents at each others ' throats , entertaining though that might be , but so that members of the public who intend placing their properties on the market may shop around and take their decisions in a more informed way . |
| 12 | We believe it would be useful to analyse the sources of referral , the nature of the clinical problems , the suspected abnormalities — rapid or delayed emptying , and whether the result of tests had any significant influence on decisions about treatment . |
| 13 | So we 've got the I think that to fulfil I I P requirements , we 've got ta put out some it would be useful to put out something like a training and and development policy . |
| 14 | Cohesive markers are not always necessary , but where you find sentences without evident markers , it may be useful to inspect them closely to be certain that the relationship with the preceding sentence is sufficiently clear . |
| 15 | When some idea of the framework of objectives , aspirations and activities has been obtained it may be useful to compile a questionnaire , into which answers may be inserted , either by the leader or by the researcher . |
| 16 | It may be useful to draw up the definitions clause after drafting the rest of the terms , to ensure that all words and phrases which require definition are included ; then , when checking the terms , the drafter should check the meaning of defined words and phrases each time they appear in the document to ensure that the definition is appropriate . |
| 17 | But before we move from discussing the lower levels of language — words , phrases , grammatical categories — to talking about the text as a unit of meaning , it would perhaps be useful to explain briefly what a text is and why we identify a given stretch of language as a text rather than assume that it is a set of unrelated words and sentences . |
| 18 | ‘ It would be useful to talk in general terms about how you see the shape of the book , ’ Peter said . |
| 19 | It can not be useful to talk about population growth ( Nature 362 , 379 ; 1993 ) as a ‘ threat to the global commons ’ that may need to be ‘ dealt with by coercion ’ before it becomes bothersome to ‘ the rest of us ’ , which I assume means those of us lucky enough to live in countries where contraceptives are readily available . |
| 20 | Before we consider the technological issues surrounding multimedia , it may be useful to emphasise a key division in the world of information . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought it would be useful to lay hands on the original tape — the conversation between Court and the American . ’ |
| 22 | Although not the same , a discussion , perhaps of the feelings of helplessness in the hands of the professional , can be useful to enable the trainee adviser to empathise with clients . |
| 23 | However , it would be useful to include in credit transactions a formal reminder to lender and customer that the decision to lend is not a matter of chance or prejudice , and ( as it generally does ) reflects the objective facts of the applicant 's ability and willingness to pay . |
| 24 | It may though be useful to do just that , since our perception and understanding of them will also condition the way we approach the more focused sections following . |
| 25 | It would not be difficult for any reader to jot down , at this point , lists of their own frustrated wishes and unwanted duties , and it might indeed be useful to do so , so that you can keep the argument grounded in the realities of your own life . |
| 26 | In order to distinguish between the internal payment certificates for labour-only sub-contractors , labour and material sub-contractors , nominated suppliers and nominated sub-contractors , it may be useful to use different coloured documentation for easier identification . |
| 27 | Like the cab driver , it can be useful to assess your particular balance of needs and consider the extent to which they are being satisfied . |
| 28 | It was later found to be useful to set up separate databases for each functional group , which prevented earlier versions of the full database being corrupted as experiments in sorting and producing reports were carried out . |
| 29 | Thus , although it might be useful to remember a particular telephone number ( and so convert a short-term into a long-term memory ) , this is often not the case and we are unlikely to want to remember every hand of cards . |
| 30 | This would be useful to support quick processing of enquiries . |