Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] be used for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Wilcoxon signed rank test for matched pairs was used for statistical analysis . |
| 2 | Student 's t test for paired data was used for statistical analyses . |
| 3 | Old wood was used for certain areas such as the floors , the problems encountered in obtaining supplies being enormous . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This was partly because of difficulties of communications : ancient Greek diplomacy was conducted on foot for the most part , and runners rather than mounted dispatch-riders were used for urgent messages . |
| 6 | Gradually , however , different shapes developed to suit the respective functions , and the visual appearance of the separate tool and weapon types suggests that different alloys were used for each . |
| 7 | During the war these derelict pits were used for various purposes ; Lee 's or Houlder pit became a bomb and ammunition store for the R.A.F. The top pit of Batchelors was used by the Home Guard as a rifle range , and for other weapon training . |
| 8 | As in most houses in those days , old garments were used for this purpose . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The particles were distinctly shaped , and a different set was used for each day . |
| 12 | More recent studies have recommended that nasal oxygen be used for elderly patients or for patients in general . |
| 13 | The following solutions were used for endoscopic injection : for the epinephrine group , we injected 0.5–1.0 ml of 1:10000 epinephrine at 2–3 mm around the bleeder with a maximum volume of 15 ml ; for the epinephrine plus pure alcohol group , we injected the same volume of 1:10000 epinephrine followed by 0.3–0.5 ml of alcohol ( 99.8% ) around the bleeder with maximal volume of 3 ml . |
| 14 | It is helpful if all orders are coded and , if possible , separate orders are used for different elements , work sections , etc . |
| 15 | A separate page is used for each day , the date being clearly marked at the top of the page . |
| 16 | At the Sizewell inquiry , and in parliament and ministerial statements , much play has been made of the existence of international safeguards and treaties designed to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons and to block civil facilities being used for military purposes . |
| 17 | Twenty micrograms of total RNA was used for first strand cDNA synthesis in a mixture containing 1 Taq polymerase buffer ( Promega ) , 1mM dNTPs , 40 Units RNasin ( Promega ) , 100 pmoles downstream primer and 200 Units Superscript ( Gibco-BRL ) . |
| 18 | About what proportion of the National Park is used for each purpose ? |
| 19 | Operational data is used for day-to-day control of the business ( for example , for the collection of customer payments ) and is usually recorded but rarely preserved . |
| 20 | As we have seen , the operational balances are used for clearing purposes between the banks and to provide them with a source of liquidity . |
| 21 | In contrast , when tape-slide presentations were used for individual instruction , students found them more acceptable . |
| 22 | The soft broom is used for light sweeping on smooth surfaces and the hard type for rough or wet work . |
| 23 | The term natural justice is used for that part of the spectrum which requires a relatively wide range of procedural checks , while fairness is used in those areas either where the nature of the decision-maker renders the term natural justice inappropriate or the set of safeguards tends towards the lower end of the spectrum . |
| 24 | Given that this same five-part texture is used for all the dances of this ballet , it seems reasonable to conclude that a string band must have formed the basis of the instrumental ensemble . |
| 25 | Atropine from deadly nightshade , eserine from the ordeal bean of old Calabar , the alkaloids from the arrow poison curare all yielded useful medicines when their properties were studied carefully and the right dose was used for beneficial instead of destructive ends . |
| 26 | And since only about 3% of water is drunk , while a great deal is used for cruder purposes , much of the industry 's investment will be flushed down the drain . |
| 27 | Complex polyphosphates are used for this purpose such as sodium tripolyphosphate or tetrasodium pyrophosphate . |
| 28 | Johns suggests that in both English and Brazilian academic papers , the indicative/informative distinction correlates with the choice of tense : the present tense is used for indicative and the past tense for informative statements . |
| 29 | The tiled side was used for hanging joints of meat . |
| 30 | Nowadays a form of classical Sanskrit is used for learned communication between scholars , and as a medium for some original writing in India . |