Boric acid has been used to kill other insects including cockroaches, termites and ants inside homes since the middle of last century.

VOA: special.2011.02.23

The question of whether discriminant conditioning has been used with babies to explore what sort of concepts they have.

这个问题是,在探究婴儿拥有什么类型的概念时,是否对婴儿应用了判别式条件作用

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

The trouble with the etymology of theory and the way in which the word has been used traditionally is that sometimes it actually means practice, and then at other historical periods it means something very different from practice, something typically from which practice is derived.

理论这个词在词源,和传统的使用方法上的复杂之处在于,它有时候指的是实践，但在特定的历史时期,它指的是和实践非常不同的东西，也就是实践产生的依据。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

But rape has been used as a weapon of war in the Balkans, Burma and Sri Lanka.

VOA: special.2009.10.24

So you have to admit in fact it was surprising if only 1/4 teenager girls that everybody ask on the date by someone they don't like to go out with, let alone has been some sexual harassment, or sexual molestation, or sexual stocking, which was the lover of language that was used mostly in the media in reporting them.

因此你不得不承认，事实上这件事情令人惊讶,如果只有1/4的女孩子,被她们不想一起出去的人,邀请外出约会，那更不必说那些受到性骚扰，性侵犯和性跟踪的人，其实不过是过于咬文嚼字,正如媒体报道这些事情的时候所用的字眼一样。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

However,this is not the first time the mine has been used for science.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

That messenger RNA that's being used has already gone through the RNA splicing mechanism and so the introns have already been removed.

这个mRNA,已经经过了RNA剪接机制的剪接,切去了内含子

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

It has been used for years to treat patients with Parkinson's disease.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

The drug has been used for many years to treat addiction.

VOA: special.2009.02.10

The current system has been used since two thousand five.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

It is the first time the technique has been used to document how the brain processes grammar and produces words.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

Telemedicine has been used for years to deliver medical care to remote locations by audio or video links.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

"Anti-extremism legislation has been used to pressure an environmental NGO to stop work on environmental issues,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

Acupuncture has been used to treat other medical conditions during pregnancy, like pain and nausea.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

The book is kept by the Library of Congress and has never been used at another swearing-in.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

Eighty-six has also been used in popular culture to mean dismiss or even kill.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

Liposuction has been widely used since the nineteen seventies to improve the body's appearance.

VOA: special.2011.07.05

Since then, it has been built and used in many countries.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

There has also been an increase in water used for industry.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

EpiSurveyor has also been used in efforts to fight H.I.V.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

And even though historically there's no indication that Jesus Christ was born in December, that's just the day that has traditionally been used to celebrate the birth of the Son of God on Earth.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

The zoo has been preparing for Tai's send-off, helping him get used to the crate that will be used to transport him.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

Israel's policy since the Gaza War has been to retaliate for every attack, usually with air strikes on tunnels allegedly used by Hamas to smuggle weapons.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

(SPEAKING) Sanou says that cotton used to be the biggest part of his farm, but now that the price has been dropping, he plants more corn.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

The Carnegie Center's Hamzawy says Cairo has been getting used to such challenges.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03