Sentence examples for were useful when it from inspiring English sources

Because police work is often attractive to immigrants, the department already had hundreds who spoke other languages that were useful when it came to tracking down terrorists.

Those early attempts to flee from being Antony Sher were useful when it came to being Gellburg, a man uncomfortable in his own skin.

But locals firms such as Wood were useful when it came to shuttling supplies out to the rigs.

Human aggression might once have been useful when it helped us "to get more food, territory or a partner with whom to reproduce", Professor Hawking told The Independent.

Suffering is useful when it forces upon us the recognition that others' misfortunes are as important as our own, and then unites us in a shared sympathy and understanding, even when we're in disagreement.

A QSAR model is useful when it can predict an external dataset not used in model building, that is, for a test set.

"It's not about using it every day," she added, but rather making sure it's useful "when it's your only choice," like when a group of friends goes into the woods and they need to stay connected.

That will also be useful when it comes time to file an income tax return, she said.

"New tires are useful when it's a beloved classic car that speeds along, but essentially pointless when the car is a dysfunctional old banger".

That's useful when it comes to bossing around animals 10 times larger, but not so useful in city apartments or even suburban houses.

Instead of flicking through your wardrobe and pulling out "things that are useful when it's hot" or "things that I can only wear when I'm brown", think about what you'll be doing.