Example sentences of "be use by some " in BNC.

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1 Intoxicants and drugs are used by some to escape physical or psychological pain .
2 Similar breeding systems , with biparental care and monogamy , are used by some cichlid fish , and several species of primate .
3 So ‘ bureaucratic ’ pluralism has been used by some in recognizing the more important role of Japanese civil servants ; this has been further qualified as ‘ bureaucratic-inclusionary ’ pluralism to suggest that the widest possible range of citizen consultation is used to assess the national interest .
4 Although meaning postulates have been used by some psychologists to represent semantic relations , the theory has inspired little empirical research or computational implementation .
5 That suspicion of the referendum or plebiscite which we noted was partly based on the fact that it is a device which had been used by some dictators and despots to give their rule at least the semblance of a basis in popular consent .
6 The search time can be overlapped by using rotational position sensing , however ( see Chapter 2 ) , and in this case the ‘ wasted ’ time can be used by some other operation or program .
7 Nor did we reflect on the way in which work can be used by some people as a substitute for living an authentic life .
8 Bob is not keen on the hop oils and essences now being used by some national and regional brewers .
9 ‘ It 's shocking the way we are being used by some clubs to further their own ends .
10 It is ironic that the expensive.incremental optical encoder — often cited as the reason for avoiding closed-loop — is being used by some designers to check that open-loop systems are operating correctly !
11 The Torrejón air base was being used by some 45 per cent of all US forces en route for the Gulf .
12 Brilliantly presented and documented , the report argues that BSL , used by about fifty thousand deaf people , should be accorded the status of a minority language like Welsh , which is used by some five hundred thousand Welshmen , and Scots Gaelic , used by some eighty thousand Scots .
13 Video is a relatively new medium for in-house communications and is used by some companies to great effect .
14 ‘ This place was used by some very prominent citizens in the old days .
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