Example sentences of "may [be] use [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conversely , the same remedy may be used to treat several different clinical conditions if the patients suffering from them respond in a similar way to their illnesses . |
| 2 | For this purpose a test may be used to discriminate those pupils who have attained a higher level from those at a lower level . |
| 3 | In addition to explaining the meaning of words and their usages , the native language may be used to explain such things as grammar rules , the production of sounds , differences in the structure of the two languages and the situations about which the language is to be used . |
| 4 | The model of Figure 11 may be used to explain this pattern of results as follows . |
| 5 | While not offering the flexibility of repayment of an overdraft or Managed Rate Facility , since new bills may be used to replace those maturing , they can provide a continuous source of funds . |
| 6 | There is a need to distinguish between a child 's mental representation and the different ways that may be used to realize that mental representation pictorially . |
| 7 | While they frequently acknowledge that language may be used to perform many communicative functions , they nonetheless make the general assumption that the most important function is the communication of information . |
| 8 | The results of a large-scale survey by Martin and Roberts ( 1984 ) of 6,000 women may be used to explore some of these issues . |
| 9 | Looking at the second area , that is of ensuring the validity of design changes , HERMS may be used to control this process . |
| 10 | In its simplest form , LIFESPAN 's process modelling may be used to log all entries of subscribing modules into LIFESPAN via mail or a log file . |
| 11 | Thus Part Three examines the responses of a third State to an international crime of State , taking as a particular example acts of aggression , and examines how the concept of State responsibility may be used to bring some overall cohesion into the third party problem . |
| 12 | First we may consider the phrase : ( 25 ) acrobatic performance In the light of the discussion above we may remark that this can be understood in either of two ways : first , as covering any performance which is so described because it is linked with the idea of an acrobat in the execution of his or her professional duties ; this would include expertise in juggling , tightrope walking , standing on one 's hands , and so on , even if they are performed by an amateur lacking any natural talent for the task ; second , ( 25 ) may be used to designate any performance which is acrobatic in itself , even if not part of the normal repertoire of acrobats , for instance , grabbing hold of a branch growing out from a cliff just after falling from the top . |
| 13 | A buy-back may be used to mop-up any " loose " shareholdings , return surplus cash to shareholders or to increase the marketability of the target 's shares as a consequence of it becoming known that the company itself is a potential purchaser . |
| 14 | Syntactic knowledge may be used to identify those word combinations that are grammatically acceptable . |
| 15 | The output from the lexical analyser is a series of candidate words for each position in the input , and semantic knowledge may be used to identify those word combinations that are meaningful . |