Example sentences of "used [to-vb] the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the arguments which underlie the concept of justiciability can also be used to support the idea that in reviewing government decisions over which the courts are prepared to exercise control , they should only award remedies to aggrieved parties in cases where it can be said that the respondent has gone wrong in some fairly extreme way . |
| 2 | At that time it was still believed that Mercury did keep the same face to the Sun , and therefore this temperature was used to support the idea that Mercury had an atmosphere , because such an atmosphere would transport heat around from the Sun-facing side , thus raising the night-side temperature . |
| 3 | Tithes were simply proportional taxes levied on the output of the land and herds and used to support the Levites or to be set aside for the poor — widows , orphans , etc . |
| 4 | Criminal statistics are usually quoted as ‘ hard facts ’ ; that is , they are accepted unquestioningly , and are often used to support the view that there is a rapidly increasing rate of serious crime in modern society . |
| 5 | Darwin 's theories have been used to support the view that homo sapiens is the pre-eminent of species , and have fuelled beliefs in the morality of the survival of the fittest , whilst also lending support to positions , reminiscent of Albert Schweitzer 's , which emphasise universal kinship and the duty to care for the lowly and enfeebled . |
| 6 | However , they also suggest that while this study can be used to support the view that university residence tends to reduce the probability of non-completion , the possibility that the residence factor may be acting as a proxy for other university characteristics , can not be dismissed ) . |
| 7 | For the most part , the PC 's central processor is used to perform the calculations that end up as pretty pictures on your monitor , but there is a way to take some of the load off the CPU . |
| 8 | He argued that it could be implied that it had been given with the intention that it should be used to promote the policy and objects of the enabling act . |
| 9 | Only if both these things are accepted can the further point that material things are ‘ senseless beings ’ be used to promote the conclusion that we are not justified in attributing heat to material things . |
| 10 | Cannons can be used to pound the enemy as you advance just as easily as they can blow holes in oncoming enemy formations . |
| 11 | Rubies , along with emeralds , oriental sapphires and pearls were used to enrich the brooches and gold crowns owned by Edward I 's wife , Eleanor of Castile , at the time of her death in 1290 . |
| 12 | Inorganic compounds are used to absorb the sunlight and then pass it on to water . |
| 13 | A questionnaire was used to discover the presence and frequency of seven irritable bowel symptoms : recurrent intestinal pain , abdominal bloating , feelings of incomplete evacuation , passage of mucus , straining to finish defecating , urgency of defecation , and passing runny stools ( information on the last two was unavailable in 17% of subjects ) . |
| 14 | The possibility of religious motivation behind scientific inquiry is perhaps most visible in systems of natural theology in which scientific knowledge was used to establish the existence and attributes of God . |
| 15 | The pearlescents have an historical precedence in Japanese prints , where ground up mother of pearl was used to catch the light but are otherwise an entirely novel kind of colour that invites experiment and stimulates the imagination . |
| 16 | One is that relatively lengthy questionnaires can be used to increase the quantity or detail of information obtained . |
| 17 | culture may be used to increase the flexibility and humanity of the organisation : eg. the ‘ loose/tight ’ properties of Peters and Waterman 's excellent companies . |
| 18 | This evidence can then be used to modify the contract or allow it to terminate and not to offer renewal . |
| 19 | Was collaboration being used to serve the interests and individual learning needs of the children in her class ? |
| 20 | It was also used to embellish the handle and pommel of a gold dagger buried with its elaborately wrought gold sheath in another of the Early Dynastic tombs at Ur . |
| 21 | The ‘ add description to a report ’ option should be used to track the report and provide an audit trail . |
| 22 | It is necessary , therefore , that water courses and streams be used to feed the canal and that reservoirs be constructed so that the supply of water can be regulated throughout the year . |
| 23 | Various methods may be used to delimit the CBD and these include |
| 24 | The patient will die within a dew days unless either a special machine is used to clean the blood or he/she has a kidney transplant . |
| 25 | Secondly , the bounds provided by penalties can be used to prune the tree and avoid unnecessary pivots . |
| 26 | Stone bands were also used to decorate the walls and arches . |
| 27 | The results would be used to decorate the house or hall where her artistic flair again showed in the colour and composition of her arrangements . |
| 28 | The Standard Sale Agreement ( see Appendix III ) includes a definition of the business and this in turn is used to identify the assets and undertaking the purchaser will buy . |
| 29 | I shall answer his question directly : we do not believe that the information should be denied to parents , but we believe that crude performance tables should not be used to distort the choices that parents make between different schools in Scotland , as would be the case if the Bill were implemented . |
| 30 | But they can also be used to play the game that is the simple blueprint detective story . |