Or it could have been used to hold the shape of the shoe while it was not being worn.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

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

We designed a lot of new materials that could be used to build things that couldn't have been done otherwise.

工程师们设计了多种材料来造出,前所未有的东西

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

Pumps that were used to keep the mine dry have not been in operation since its closure.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

So tens or hundreds of millions of dollars would go into a study like this by the time it was completed, money that could have been used for other things, to test whether eating a low fat diet would reduce risk for breast cancer.

数以百万计的美元,投入到这样的研究,当研究结束时,本可以用来做其他事情的钱,被用来检测是否低脂膳食,可降低患乳腺癌风险

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

The researchers say the grass might have been used to keep the wearer's foot warm.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

Spices have long been used to keep food safe to eat.

VOA: special.2010.06.01

Orbiters,landers and rovers have all been used to explore Mars.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

Burns acknowledged to reporters here that measures have been included in the legislation to ensure that the development money is properly used "for the purposes intended."

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

And there are reports that the weapons used have been linked to another attack on a group of Muslim villagers at a tea shop last year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

Such events have been used by opposition supporters to protest against the government.

VOA: standard.2009.12.22

Navy spokesman Lieutenant Nathan Christiansen tells VOA that sailors and their families have been warned to be careful not to reveal any information that could be used against them.

VOA: standard.2010.01.07