useful - use in sentences

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: The aim is for 75 % of attendees to find the training useful.

Modifies a noun

  • tool: They are a useful tool for carrying out a wide range of activity.
  • websites: There are some really useful websites check them out for further details.
  • link: Next to the search box there are some useful links.
  • tip: More Fizzy Tips next time... Thanks, Norma, for these useful tips.
  • resource: There are some useful resources on the Internet which a few searches will uncover.
  • information: There is a lot of useful information to be found here.

Modifying Another Word

  • particularly: These are particularly useful for people with very dry eyes.
  • extremely: These leaflets would be extremely useful to distribute to staff.
  • especially: Especially useful for longer vehicles or vehicles with restricted rear vision.

Infinitive complement

  • refer: It is useful to refer to the example of Wilkin and Sons, which hon.
  • know: It is useful to know how many handsets are in use at any one time.
  • investigate: People with visual difficulties may find it useful to investigate access.adobe.com - services provided to improve the accessibility of Acrobat documents.
  • consider: There were several ideas here that may be useful to consider within Napier's Educational Research Network.
  • compare: It was also agreed that it would be useful to compare relative usage of different areas of the website.
  • summarize: To set the background, it may be useful to summarize the views of the panelists from their position papers.

Used with adjective complement

  • prove: A set of magazine files where journals can be kept in date order may prove useful here.
  • find: Which of these three sources do you find most useful for finding out about the raid?

Preposition: for

  • anyone: Useful for anyone involved, or planning to be involved, in humanitarian assistance.
  • purpose: Other uses The symbols are intended to be useful for all purposes in which the exact identity of a nucleotide may vary.

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