Sentence examples for used to secure a from inspiring English sources

But by early this decade, the mortgage could be used to secure a mortgage-backed security, and the mortgage-backed security could be used to secure a collateralized debt obligation.

It came from an adhesive used to secure a new carpet in the library.

The point is that, for Clausewitz, violence is an instrument used to secure a political objective.

The "eyebolt" is used to secure a wire clipped on to the closest telegraph pole.

His twist-lock could also be used to secure a container to a truck chassis or a railroad car.

He is perhaps best known for pitching in the 2004 American League Championship Series against the Yankees with his right sock bloody from a procedure that had been used to secure a dislocated tendon in his right ankle.

In addition to that, a very sensitive suture material was used to secure an adaption completely free of tension (illustration 8).

"People have an understanding of how markets work, and are used to securing a higher return on their savings," said one adviser to Mr. Bush.

He is handed one, which he uses to secure a makeshift gel.

"Five-sixths of humanity have assets, but nothing they can use to secure a loan," he says.

You can get one that is just the right size from the ribbon cake stores use to secure a cake box.