Example sentences of "[be] [adv] used for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although open tipped tubes and intraluminal strain gauges have been widely used for the measurement of contractile activity in the colon , it has been argued on theoretical grounds that they detect only lumen occluding contractions , and therefore underestimate the incidence of contractile activity . |
| 2 | The ordinary shares are the equity provided to management and therefore rank last in priority ( subject only to the deferred shares , which are often used for the purpose of a ratchet mechanism ) . |
| 3 | These details are often called ‘ classificatory data ’ since they are frequently used for the classification of other questions . |
| 4 | Whilst these are perhaps the most complex analyses that need to be performed , they are not at present really interactive design programs ; they are simply used for the analysis of a specified configuration . |
| 5 | As they lie smoothly on top of one another , they were also used for the principal retaining walk around the lawn . |
| 6 | The same methods were also used for the analysis of survival in patients treated with surgery , surgery plus chemotherapy , or chemotherapy alone . |
| 7 | The premises were previously used for the storage of bank records . |
| 8 | In practice , information gained by interception is only used for the purpose of assisting police or Security Service investigations , and is not tendered as evidence in court . |
| 9 | Its essential circuitry is much used for the purpose of frequency selection in electronic equipment , for example , in controlling the output frequency of an electronic oscillator . |
| 10 | Obviously in many cases the car is a ‘ family car ’ and as long as it is generally used for the benefit of the disabled person it can be treated as any normal family car . |
| 11 | This service is largely used for the development and operation of highly flexible management information systems rather than standard data processing work . |
| 12 | ‘ It was all cooked together , Inspector , but that for the high table was placed there , ’ Auguste explained , pointing to a corner table , ‘ and the rest was carried into the other kitchen , which is usually used for the preparation of food and storage . |
| 13 | Expert determination is also used for the adjustment of the rate at which a convertible redeemable preference share is to be converted into , typically , an ordinary share , following a capital reorganisation or rights issue of the ordinary shares in the company . |
| 14 | The Spanish phrygian is also used for the tune 's main theme , as well as the solo section , which is played over the riff shown in fig 1 . |
| 15 | In animals , the term is also used for the technique of inactivating the nucleus of an egg and replacing it with the nucleus of a body cell . |
| 16 | The term molality is also used for the composition of solutions ( see chapter 6 ) . |
| 17 | It is also used for the teaching of study skills to S1 and S2 classes and as a resource base for many subjects . |
| 18 | The system , which is also used for the borrowing and lending of stock and for the pledging of stock as collateral for short-term loans , has proved popular and , by late-1991 , some 70% of all outstanding gilt-edged stock was held in accounts with the CGO . |
| 19 | It is now used for the baking business of A.C. Collet and Sons , and still continues to fulfil an important role in the local community . |
| 20 | Later the college became a school , and it is now used for the embryo of a university for the island . |
| 21 | The Hall is regularly used for the instruction of music students and for concerts . |
| 22 | Experiments with ‘ hard ’ radiation such as gamma irradiation have been conducted and this method is occasionally used for the packaging of some high risk foods . |
| 23 | Industrial quicklime is commonly used for the manufacture of cement . |
| 24 | This method is commonly used for the valuation of majority holdings . |
| 25 | Two types of contractual provision are commonly used for the purpose of protecting business secrets . |
| 26 | Walking north from Gargrave the Pennine Wayfarer follows a meandering path over a series of drumlins to Airton , where an old cotton mill was once used for the manufacture of Dettol . |
| 27 | In this country , lead pipe was traditionally used for the water system ( the word ‘ plumbing ’ derives from the Latin word for lead ) , but this has now largely been replaced by copper , and an increasing number of houses have a copper plumbing system . |
| 28 | It is likely that it was originally for wool drying , although there is a local tradition that it was also used for the drying of teazles , imported from Somerset , hence its local name of the Teazel Tower . |
| 29 | Greasepaint was now used for the face . |
| 30 | Brass Mill was originally a corn mill , but was briefly used for the production of the ‘ finest quality ’ brass pins . |