Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] are used for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Because different lenses are used for different purposes ( for example , a wide-angle lens gets more visual information on-screen than a close-up lens ) , even in straightforward recording , it could be argued that any photographic image is already a distortion of what one sees in the real world .
2 Different criteria are used for each table , but a common minimum market value of £100million is used to exclude the smallest companies where small changes can produce disporportionate results .
3 However , they sample the pupils in a more selective way , because not all pupils take the same kinds of public examinations , and different criteria are used for each kind .
4 It is helpful if all orders are coded and , if possible , separate orders are used for different elements , work sections , etc .
5 As we have seen , the operational balances are used for clearing purposes between the banks and to provide them with a source of liquidity .
6 The outcomes of these analyses are used for lexical access .
7 Complex polyphosphates are used for this purpose such as sodium tripolyphosphate or tetrasodium pyrophosphate .
8 These hot seeds are used for English mustard ( see p60 ) .
9 Improved Panel Fit — Advanced constructional techniques are used for critical joints such as the roof/bodyside and wheelarch/side panel .
10 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 ) .
11 The local registers are used for local scalar storage as described , and the low registers are used for local storage and parameters to the procedure ‘ below ’ the current procedure .
12 Three common sizes are used for domestic plumbing — l5mm , 22mm and 28mm , all known as ‘ smallbore ’ .
13 Two arguments are used for this purpose .
14 A router is fixed to the cross-slide of the lathe for some operations , other jigs are used for spherical work .
15 Auditory verbs are used for mechanical activities : clanking , thumped , rapped , whistled .
16 He said there were ‘ good grounds for suspicion that certain offshore banks are used for fraudulent purposes ’ .
17 The local registers are used for local scalar storage as described , and the low registers are used for local storage and parameters to the procedure ‘ below ’ the current procedure .
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