A more common way to deal with weeds is to control them enough so that the land can be used for planting.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

It can be used as a publishing medium and something that you can interact with, instead of something that is a burden to receive.

它可以用作一个发行媒介,成为你可以与之互动的东西，而不再是一个负担。

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then I think absolutely plastic surgery can... maybe should be used if it's going to help with your self-confidence.

那么我觉得整形手术一定能……如果它能帮你增强自信，就应该整形。

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The vat method,for example, can be used to dye wool with onionskins.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

But the "it sounds like" pattern can only be used when the other person you're speaking with

但是“it sounds like”句型只能使用于当你的谈话对象

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A spokesman for the group says CT scans are frequently used in hospital emergency rooms because the results can be read quicker than with other tests, like ultrasound or MRIs, that do not use radiation.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30