Example sentences of "[modal v] be use for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I suspect what the conclusion wants to imply is that there is something in the philosophy of science which says that science should be used for good things and that war is not one of these .
2 Chamomile makes a good lawn , provided it does not have too much traffic on it , but should be used for small areas , as it needs constant attention to keep weeds at bay , but it will have the advantage of remaining green in dry conditions .
3 Acquisition accounting should be used for all acquisitions and merger accounting may be used for mergers .
4 Perhaps this test should be used for all pilots , regardless of what aircraft they are learning on ?
5 Thereafter 3 sets of 10 repetitions should be used for most exercises in all routines .
6 Manufacturers publish tables showing the different sizes of guttering which should be used for different sizes of house but , as a rule of thumb , 100mm ( 4in ) or 112mm ( 4½in ) guttering with 68 or 69mm ( 2¾in ) downpipe , which will cope with 110 sq m of effective roof with a central downpipe ( or 55 sq m with an end pipe ) , should be enough for all but the largest houses .
7 Number of Entries on UCAS Form Applicants are advised that no more than five choices from the possible eight available should be used for medical courses .
8 The Claims Salvage Register must be used for all types of salvage .
9 This 'll be used for all sessions except for group work .
10 The potential is very high , since horticultural information could be used for many purposes , such as ecological and climatological monitoring , as well as mainstream horticulture .
11 Once trained , they could be used for other things too .
12 If it was an ‘ either or ’ situation , I would go for a winch as it could be used for other jobs such as moving fallen trees or recovering other vehicles etc .
13 The buildings could be used for other purposes and we 'd welcome that .
14 The lecture periods could be used for outside visitors , or for specific and relevant accounts by teachers who did not normally participate in the work ; examples were the playing of records of part of Haydn 's Creation with explanation and commentary , by a teacher made specially available , and a talk on Red Indian tribes by a visitor from a local museum , together with overhead transparencies , slides and objects from the museum collection .
15 The resulting room could be used for private parties and conference meals .
16 In this sense , it was interested both in the narrowing of the range of views presented in newspapers and the likelihood that newspapers could be used for political ends .
17 Wang , the chief engineer at China 's space science and technology centre in Peking , said the delay is because the US believes the hardware could be used for military purposes .
18 However , Baillie Cochrane explained that Scott 's first scheme had reception rooms ‘ on a magnificent scale ’ , but on the recommendation of the Select Committee they were omitted and reintroduced at the suggestion of Foreign Office officials as normal rooms which could be used for special occasions .
19 The tests were of a type which could be used for diagnostic purposes .
20 Though sites around the Scottish coast could be used for any plans by oil companies to adopt the technique for UK waters , he predicted that the first deep-water application of the method would be in the Norwegian sector and Brazilian waters .
21 Then he went on to the Global the New Consumer , looking at ways and how consumer power could be used for ethical purposes .
22 As the brushes are relatively inexpensive , separate ones could be used for different glazes .
23 Alternatively , the ‘ stick ’ could be used for both functions , with the spring-loaded central position being used as the ‘ off ’ setting .
24 It laid great emphasis on value for money auditing and recommended that all health authorities establish value for money teams whose role would be to effect annual savings which could be used for improving services .
25 The remaining choices , if the applicant wishes , may be used for alternative courses without prejudice to their commitment to medicine
26 To demonstrate that not all biomaterials are used in direct tissue replacement , but may be used for other functions , Pankaj Vadgama discusses some of the special problems encountered when using invasive biosensors to detect changes in physiological parameters such as blood-gas levels and pH levels , at specific sites .
27 One advantage is that if for any reason the storage system becomes unused the building may be used for other purposes .
28 With this system the aftermath grazing available after cropping may be used for weaned calves and weaned lambs .
29 This investigation may be used for different modules .
30 It is because of this that observations in shear flows may be used for experimental investigations of the Kolmogorov law , eqn ( 20.11 ) .
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