Sentence examples for useful as a buffer from inspiring English sources

It argued that China's strategic alliance with North Korea was "outdated" and that the wayward ally was no longer useful as a buffer against United States influence.

How else could they be used as a buffer between the sacred and the profane?

Water was used as a buffer sample.

"When I went to college, I knew I could use it as a buffer.

2012 was in third place, using the holiday weekend as a buffer and dropping just 32%.

The threshold value of one provided a specific outcome in terms of buffer area that was very useful as a benchmark comparison; it relates to a full buffer surrounding each village, as opposed to the area of intersecting buffers.

PBS was used as a running buffer.

Because we often evaluate direct performance, holding other characters constant, it is useful to consider the reduced direct performance that results from the introduction of a distinct character that acts as a buffer against perturbations.

The Abbess of a neighboring enclosed order of nuns suggested establishing the community as a "buffer state" that would exist "between the Abbey and the world, a reflection, a benevolent and useful parasite, an intermediary form of life".

Perhaps as a buffer against those splintering wheels.

The internet was also seen as a buffer to Russia.