Example sentences of "be used in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So although lexicographers may purposely employ experts to contribute to the compilation of definitions in more esoteric domains , it is nevertheless the case that more everyday words will have more widely understood patterns of usage that are reflected in both the definitions they possess and the manner in which they are used in a typical business letter . |
| 2 | They are used in a wide variety of ways , covering many different aspects of human existence , and there are often unexplored value judgements inherent in them . |
| 3 | However , because of the potential for error if the wrong terms are used in a particular transaction , it is probably better to have only one set of terms , and draft in appropriate provisions to allow them to be used for both consumer and business transactions , unless the client can keep its consumer and other business wholly separate . |
| 4 | And , why , you may argue that those criteria are too strict , those are criteria that are used in a medical sense . |
| 5 | Wooden cocktail sticks and skewers are used in a few of the cakes in this book for propping up , for securing and also for decorative items such as flagpoles . |
| 6 | The embedded figures test , which highlights these factors , has been used in a wide range of cross-cultural situations to support research work , and broadly differentiates types of perception arising within different cultures . |
| 7 | This replaced section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936 which had long been the main public order offence and which had been used in a wide range of situations including demonstrations , football hooliganism , " streaking " and industrial disputes . |
| 8 | The idea had first been used in a small toy made by a Frenchman , Denis Papin , in 1690 . |
| 9 | In the past , Quality Circles have been used in a similar way but their scope was limited in comparison . |
| 10 | Again this technique has also been used in a special probe . |
| 11 | It has already been used in a few clinical trials in normal volunteers and diabetics . |
| 12 | This principle has been used in an ingenious way in hydrogels . |
| 13 | The swords may have been ceremonial , or they may have been used in an acrobatic ritual sword dance . |
| 14 | The term ‘ professional ’ will thus be used in a looser way than would be indicated by the conceptual analysis of what is or is not a profession . |
| 15 | Pronouns , for instance , can be used anaphorically and demonstratives can be used in a non-demonstrative way , for example the expressions here and there and this and that . |
| 16 | The following sections contain examples of criteria of the kind that could be used in a criterion-referenced assessment scheme . |
| 17 | In Gandhi 's view , the statement ‘ son of God ’ could only be used in a figurative sense and not in a literal sense so that anyone ‘ who stands in the position of Jesus is a begotten son of God ’ . |
| 18 | The text processing equipment and VDUs will be used in a normal clean office environment . |
| 19 | The Bishop of Lincoln thought it ridiculous that this powerful engine which was Michael Ramsey should be used in a tiny little parish , and said so , but blessed him when he found he wanted to go . |
| 20 | Lyons ( 1977a : 669 ) inclines to a view that , since place-deictic terms like this and that can be used in a temporal sense ( especially to refer to proximal and distal parts of an unfolding discourse ) , place deixis is more fundamental than time deixis . |
| 21 | Cash is better than travellers ' cheques and credit cards , which can be used in a limited way in the cities . |
| 22 | Ultimately , the DSP 715 is a powerful stand-alone combo , designed to be used in a wide variety of professional situations , yet with the capability , via the 715 ‘ E ’ extension cabinet , of even greater volumes for large capacity gigs . |
| 23 | Cost effectiveness estimates should not be used in a mechanistic fashion ; at best they provide a useful aid for decision making . |
| 24 | This underlines the need for rigorous recording and interpretation by every member of an archaeological team on individual excavations , since ultimately the information may be used in a worldwide study . |
| 25 | The equipment should be used in a well-darkened room , and a red photographic safelight usefully provides illumination for operating and note-taking without disturbing the worker 's ‘ night-vision ’ , which is essential for observation of low intensity CL . |
| 26 | It is a method only to be used in a real emergency under medical supervision . |
| 27 | Before it could be used in a differential drill , however , it must have been thoroughly mastered as a separate substitution drill and trouble spots such as the two positions of the negative must be fully controlled . |
| 28 | It has a wider removable rear jaw which has three positions ; it can also later be replaced with a Power Tool Table , enabling a circular saw , jigsaw or router to be fixed underneath , and be used in a stationary position . |
| 29 | Mr Stark cites one ( depressingly typical ) paper on business ethics which argued that ‘ utilitarian and situation ethics , not deontological or Kantian ethics … should be used in a regional code of conduct for multinational companies . ’ |
| 30 | I think that the riders for health project has given us ah a model that can be used in a great many other situations and we 've found here in Lesotho that many other ministries and government departments are interested in what we 're doing because the motorcycles , if used properly , can provide a very cost effective form of transport . |