Example sentences of "[be] used for " in BNC.
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| 31 | The same products are used for treating scabies as are used for pubic lice . |
| 32 | They are used for the final stages when working down a tilth and levelling the surface once the large clods and turf have been broken . |
| 33 | Hoes are used for the control of weeds between the rows of root crops . |
| 34 | Hand hoes of the Dutch or triangular pattern are used for singling roots and weeding in the row . |
| 35 | Rollers are used for consolidation of the surface to conserve moisture and press seeds into contact with the soil . |
| 36 | Flat rolls are used for levelling grassland and burying small stones before shutting up for hay . |
| 37 | The positional values that are used for pigment development in the wing are the same as those used for cartilage , muscle , and tendons ( Chapter 4 ) . |
| 38 | When graded tests are used for subjects that are squarely part of the ‘ core curriculum ’ , maths , sciences , languages , and English , there may be a certain reluctance to introduce such a system . |
| 39 | The lowest concentrations ( ½ to 2 per cent ) are used for facial oils , children , and for those with sensitive skin . |
| 40 | This is an important point , since in many libraries selection is part of an integrated approach which also includes acquisition and cataloguing , and the national bibliography 's machine-readable records are used for all these functions ( although the actual selection process is usually based upon the print version ) . |
| 41 | Where carp fishing is concerned it is mainly seed baits that are used for particle fishing . |
| 42 | In oriental philosophy and religion many devices like the mandala are used for the mind to meditate upon . |
| 43 | Both are used for winter fodder . |
| 44 | L. The large areas of open moorland are used for deer stalking , grouse shooting and rough grazing for sheep . |
| 45 | Potatoes are the only cash crop though even some of these are used for fodder . |
| 46 | Paper money and copper-nickel coins are used for making payments in most countries but readers will appreciate that most money in advanced economies takes the form of bank deposits which are transferred between parties by means of cheque , giro and other payment mechanisms or techniques . |
| 47 | The average bid and offer rates then calculated are known as the London interbank fixing rates and are used for reference purposes in variable interest rate loan agreements . |
| 48 | But documents can be dangerous things if used without care and if , as sometimes happens , they are used for partial and selective purposes . |
| 49 | Coyote and fox scat concentrations are used for this purpose , and it is quite common to find mustelid scats from weasels or martens deposited along walls or roads which mark the edge of individual ranges ( Lockie , 1966 ; MacDonald , 1979 ) . |
| 50 | Other lines are used for painting ordinary vehicles , mostly of small class . |
| 51 | Door-to-door sales methods are used for a variety of products , from vacuum cleaners and household goods to cosmetics or double glazing . |
| 52 | Selective reinforcement , the rewarding of required and approved behaviour , can be a useful technique for teachers , where praise and approval are used for shaping and maintaining desired student performance , especially in the early stages of learning when students need this kind of reassurance and when the work itself has not yet become intrinsically satisfying . |
| 53 | The Sports Centre has a medium-sized sports hall and an adjoining minor hall , which are used for basketball , indoor tennis , indoor hockey , martial arts , netball , table-tennis , badminton , fencing , and fitness training . |
| 54 | At Magee College , the playing fields , which are convenient to the campus , are used for gaelic football , rugby and soccer . |
| 55 | They are used for teaching large groups of students and they make use of both auditory and visual sensory inputs ( via the blackboard or overhead projector ) . |
| 56 | If the guides are used for a literature search , the student gets feedback on understanding , in that he/she discovers whether or not he can find the information required . |
| 57 | During the afternoon the school buildings are used for a variety of adult education and community purposes and teachers undertake further community work outside them . |
| 58 | All foods are organically grown , except when foods with pesticide residues are used for testing . |
| 59 | Anaerobic digesters work on a similar principle and are used for creating gas from sewage and other wastes . |
| 60 | If they are used for breeding , a pair bond appears to have formed . |