Example sentences of "used in [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Controlled indexing languages are widely used in many systems because of their versatility in :
2 Panthenol — used in many hair care products , this vitamin B derivative is excellent for making hair more elastic and shiny .
3 At the Salon d'Automne of 1913 Salmon was struck by ‘ The range of colours used in many canvases ’ , but added , ‘ however , the Salon of 1913is a frankly Cubist exhibition ’ .
4 Another Kat-Zet usage , widely current , used in many forms : it sounds like smistig , but it would appear to be a conflation of two German substantives , Schmutzstück and Schmuckstück , ‘ garbage ’ and ‘ jewel ’ .
5 Effectively an OSF/Motif window manager , Panorama provides a map of the entire system similar to location grids used in many video games .
6 Lead , a toxic metal , is widely used in many industries , and workers exposed to high levels can suffer severe health problems , including anaemia , infertility , miscarriages , and damage to the brain and nervous system .
7 These products are invariably the most expensive , and heavily used in many operations , accounting for the bulk of expenditure in the cleaning budget .
8 To the extent that it is used in many countries as part of the process by which scientists communicate , and through which scientific knowledge grows , it will be treated here as equivalent to the formal .
9 The manipulation of statutory reserve requirements is another form of credit rationing which is used in many countries .
10 It is used in many weapon forms ( katas ) , notably in tai chi chuan .
11 While this view may have been valid a century ago , the situation has changed over the past two decades and ceramics are now widely used in many engineering applications , including wear components , seals , bearing surfaces and engine components .
12 Salt ( sodium chloride ) is a flavour enhancer and is used in many recipes , both savoury and sweet .
13 The scheme is extensively used in many libraries and in national bibliographies such as the British National Bibliography .
14 Verbal presenting skills are used in many situations such as formal speeches , reports to senior management , announcements , shareholders ' meetings , sales conferences , union negotiations and communications with various levels of employees .
15 Variants of it have been used in many situations .
16 The taunt ‘ What are you , a fag ? ' ’ is used in many ways to encourage certain types of male behaviour and to define the limits of ‘ ‘ acceptable' ’ masculinity . ’
17 Smaller amounts of money were used in many ways to improve the well-being , especially , of long stay children or elderly people .
18 This neat little gadget replaces the old cotton reel studded with nails and is a quick and easy way to produce knitted cords and braids , which can them be combined and used in many ways , such as trimmings , toys appliqué and jewellery .
19 The symbol is here to help you , and it can be used in many ways .
20 The alternation of something familiar and something new , of ‘ statement and change ’ , can be used in many ways , to build small paragraphs , longer sections , or lengthy movements .
21 Social perceptions of what is or is not obscene or indecent may change but the legislation may remain to trap the unwary in a much more liberal climate ; and just because the legislation has not been used in many years that does not mean it will not be applied again .
22 They are used in many applications from catering dishwashing machines , pressure jet cleaners ( qv ) mechanical bottle and tray washers to complex clean in place systems and pipeline cleaners .
23 This medium is the one which has been used in many laboratory experiments on this plant .
24 The dried fruits of this plant are used in many parts of Africa in traditional obstetrics and folk medicine .
25 The conclusion to the ‘ Report on Anabolic Steroids ’ b ; y the Welsh Committee on Drug Misuse — all sports — notes ‘ that steroids are being used in many parts of Wales , most of it without medical supervision .
26 The tarot cards he uses are used in many parts of the world to play card games , where their association with ‘ fortune ’ refers more to luck than knowledge .
27 Dill is traditionally used in many fish dishes , or as a flavouring for vinegars , fresh vegetables , mayonnaise and dressings .
28 The Elizabethan Book of Common Prayer continued to be used in many parishes throughout the Interregnum ; parents continued to choose godparents for their children , and mothers continued to be churched following childbirth .
29 There are a number of measures that can be used in such analyses including the lengths of words and sentences used , the frequency of use of individual words and syntactic analysis .
30 This method has been used in such systems as ROBOT ( Harris , 1977 ) .
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