Example sentences of "can [be] used [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 It can be used to define a typical time scale of the turbulence .
2 Response competition can be used to define an alternative behaviour .
3 This operation can be used to set a specified bit of a word to one , as shown in Figure 2.12 ( b' ) .
4 The right video material can do this in a range of ways : its vivid presentation of settings and characters can be used to set the scene for roleplay ; it can present a case with such impact that it sparks off fierce debate ; we all make our own interpretations of what we see and so video can be a stimulus to genuine communication in the classroom by bringing out different opinions within the group .
5 Using ( 6 ) and ( 16 ) , the first-order condition for welfare maximization is : As and are endogenous , ( 21 ) can be solved by substituting in ( 17 ) to give : This derivation can be used to evaluate the tariff-equivalent of the EC minimum import price .
6 In liver disease , laminin concentration has been related to the degree of portal hypertension and some authors have suggested that laminin concentration can be used to evaluate the portal venous pressure .
7 This can be used to reinforce the differences between preference and ordinary shares although in this case the explanation does not lie in that direction as there are no preference shares ; rather the explanation is more to do with stability of dividends in an attempt to bolster shareholders ' confidence .
8 However , as we have already indicated , we believe that means of protection from psychic pain is not limited to this list ; any feeling can be used to defend the self from any other feeling which is feared .
9 Parsytec reckons it is ideal for bank , insurance , legal , database and government operations where it can be used to automate the keying in of information for processing , archival and retrieval .
10 It can be used to replace the words in the dictionaries by the appropriate indices .
11 Formula 1 racing cars are now constructed using aerospace technology , and equipment such as that supplied by Polymer Laboratories can be used to simulate the behaviour of materials such as carbon fibres and other composites used in modern racing car production .
12 As we have seen , the prerogative orders are not available against bodies whose jurisdiction rests entirely on contract ( that is , on rules of private law ) ; but such bodies are often required to comply with the rules of natural justice and the injunction , being a private law remedy , can be used to enforce the rules against contractual bodies .
13 There is no real common denominator that can be used to classify the ‘ Originals ’ , the first fifty-odd recruits to the SAS , some of whose names will constantly crop up during the course of this book .
14 In words stress can be used to mark a lexical difference ( i.e. a difference in meaning ) between otherwise identical words .
15 … ? ’ and various other forms which can be used to mark the beginning of a joke or anecdote .
16 They can be used to purchase a wheelchair and buy or hire a suitably adapted car or van to restore freedom of movement .
17 An electric hand or rotary beater can be used to whisk the icing mixture .
18 It would be inefficient and uneconomical to avoid such terminology when it can be used to crystallise a concept .
19 It provides a ‘ calendar ’ that can be used to regulate the processes of embryology .
20 Each compartment can be used to hold a particular type of component over a limited range of values .
21 Blu-tak can be used to hold the l.e.d. steady whilst soldering .
22 Without further dilution with water , the medium can be used to hold the edges of washes .
23 The well thought out pause can be used to hold the listener 's attention .
24 Figure 2.4 has been drawn to show that , as the partial remainder is shifted left , the vacated positions can be used to hold the bits of the quotient .
25 We believe the model can be used to answer the question posed in the title of this paper .
26 It also involves understanding the linguistic cues ( deductive markers ) which can be used to signal the empirical/deductive distinction .
27 Both tasks were designed to assess children 's ability to respond to some of the linguistic cues which can be used to signal the deductive/ empirical distinction .
28 The Workhorse is supplied as a single pair of hinges , for use as a sawbench ; or as two pairs , which can be used to create a stable trestle on uneven ground , for such applications as a garden barbecue or fête table .
29 A weighted spread , that is , a spread with a spread ratio other than unity , in two index futures can be used to create a new synthetic index future .
30 Spreads involve the difference in the current prices of two futures contracts , and it was shown how an intercommodity spread between two index futures can be used to create a synthetic index future .
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