Example sentences of "may be used [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice , a wide variety of questions may be used during a sales interview ( DeCormier and Jobber , 1989 ) . |
| 2 | A waist strap may be used on a light daysack to provide extra stability . |
| 3 | This may be used at a variety of levels of sophistication and economic generality , thus : 5.3 i ) Models at company level may be based on econometric equations for instance to analyse the relationship between price and demand , perhaps using the model . |
| 4 | Two main types : ( i ) Operations Research models , which are an abstraction of real systems or processes which are used to represent the basic variable and constant features of the reality , so that its behaviour or process can be explored , explained and simulated ; ( ii ) Macroeconomic and econometric models which may be used at a company level , or at a more general industry or economy level . |
| 5 | Here is the source of the cunning factor and Kent are unashamed — indeed almost gleeful — in their avowed intention to take full advantage of the Lord 's dispensation that , in order to encourage slow bowling , the same pitch may be used for a one-day and a championship match . |
| 6 | Such systems may be used for a variety of purposes . |
| 7 | Semantic information may be used for a variety of linguistic purposes . |
| 8 | The same device may be used for a variety of potential functions , just as different devices may share a single function . |
| 9 | In a letter to members , the Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association warns against schemes ‘ with no guarantee of adequate resources ; which may blur the process of professional development with the identification of alleged weaknesses for disciplinary purposes ; and which may be used as a crude and inequitable process for relating salary rates to arbitrarily judged levels of performance ’ . |
| 10 | The distribution of machair ( Figure 1 , a and b ) may be used as a means of identifying differences between island groups . |
| 11 | In addition , literature provides examples of different kinds of language use and may be used as a stimulus for a variety of learning activities ( see chapter 7 ) . |
| 12 | At an unconscious level , distaste , lack of desire or avoidance of bodily intimacy may be used as a defence against the experience of ultimate aloneness which can follow the fusion of intercourse . |
| 13 | One may get displaced on to the other , or one , a problem in its own right , may be used as a defence against the other . |
| 14 | An alternative is to use one channel of an audio mixer as a volume controller , an added advantage being that , depending on the type , it may be used as a means of matching line and microphone-level signal inputs . |
| 15 | Both may be used as a shopping method ( selected for its convenience ) rather than as a type of credit . |
| 16 | The detachable motor assembly may be used as a mini-grinder with the correct attachments , but the elongated shape of the motor housing does make the router feel ‘ top heavy ’ . |
| 17 | The test may be used as a screening device , although it is relatively time-consuming to administer compared with other tests . |
| 18 | The goals may be used as a personal memory-aid or discussed with a peer , tutor or nurse manager . |
| 19 | The use of readmission rates as an indicator of outcome rests upon the assumption that they may be used as a proxy for morbidity resultant from poor clinical care . |
| 20 | You may not need a provisional licence if you hold a full licence which states that it may be used as a provisional licence for driving other categories . |
| 21 | However , such formalisms may be used as a knowledge base against which input can be checked for semantic consistency ( e.g. Grosz , 1986 ) . |
| 22 | In many ways Warner 's chapter may be used as a starting point for an exploration of points of contact between the two exhibitions at Stoke-on-Trent . |
| 23 | A further example of this is shown in Table 8.1 ; each personnel record holds a number of fields , any one of which may be used as a key . |
| 24 | The term " workaholic " may be used as a term of abuse but workaholism should not be confused with high energy and dedicated efforts towards a defined goal . |
| 25 | Physical restraint may be used as a defence against potential or escalating violence but it should only be employed if there is a reasonable chance of success . |
| 26 | Of course , at the simplest possible level the PE spectrum may be used as a fingerprint , allowing us to identify a pure sample or a constituent of a mixture by comparison with known spectra . |
| 27 | This method may be used as a check on the reasonableness of valuations on other bases since it gives an indication of the minimum likely value . |
| 28 | This specimen may be used as a guide to the type of letter to be sent to a more experienced client for whom we are acting in connection with the sale of a company . |
| 29 | This specimen may be used as a guide to the type of letter to be sent to a less experienced client for whom we are acting in connection with the sale of a company . |
| 30 | As the time taken for secreted enzyme to pass into the duodenum is relatively small ( three to four minutes ) , the delay period may be used as a measure of the time taken for the synthesis of new enzymes by the acinar cell . |