Example sentences of "[is] used [verb] [adv] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Banks ' daily holdings of cash fluctuate as a result of transactions between the government and the public ; bank cash held by the discount houses is used to smooth out these fluctuations .
2 K is used to decide when two nodes are close .
3 The remainder is used to set up new bureaux or develop existing ones , with grant tapering down by year 3 or 4 .
4 The exception to this is Newtonite lathing , which is used to line chronically damp walls , especially in basements , so that they can be plastered and decorated normally .
5 This is used to convey rather strong feelings of approval , disapproval or surprise .
6 More importantly , the Time Per block parameter specified in option 9.4.0 is used to determine how many blocks can be stored in the specified time i.e.
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