Example sentences of "are use as the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Cards are used as the medium which translates the pattern into a mechanical function on the Jacquard loom .
2 Odours and fumes given off from pans in which fish is fried , particularly when rancid oils or vegetable oils are used as the frying medium , are liable to give rise to objections from nearby residents .
3 Fourthly , detailed evaluation and monitoring procedures must exist which are used as the basis for managing change .
4 Once approved , these are used as the basis for governmental policy review .
5 Apart from the value of the pictures in terms of summarising the main factors about a situation , they are used as the basis for selecting relevant systems when preparing root definitions and associated conceptual models .
6 Hillman has graphically shown what will result when these data are used as the basis for planning , as in the case of recent DoE advice to local authorities on planning for shopping provision .
7 The picture changes dramatically , however , if adults rather than households are used as the basis of the calculation .
8 Chickpeas are used as the basis of many southern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes , including hummus and couscous .
9 Where they are used as the basis of inter-country comparisons , which is by far the most common use that is made of them , they predispose the results of such comparisons to certain conclusions which are usually prejudiced by unspoken theory-laden assumptions .
10 There are equally logical intercorrelations between the various land-cover pixel counts which are used as the carrier variables .
11 Throughout the year , core concepts such as ‘ civilisation ’ , ‘ government ’ , ‘ power ’ , ‘ religion ’ , and ‘ Empire ’ are used as the key to pupils ' learning and understanding .
12 These same islands — plus Jersey , Turks and Caicos and the British Virgin Islands — are used as the domicile of so-called exempt or international business companies .
13 In addition , the research provides a detailed account of the mental processes that are used as the reader understands each new word in a sentence .
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