Example sentences of "be used for [adj] [noun pl] and " in BNC.

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1 Although the two forms are almost certainly not interchangeable in JC , having different functions , both are used for past actions and map broadly on to the British English simple past .
2 X/Open specifications are used for low-level interfaces and communications standards include EDI , SNA-LU6.2 , CPI-C and future OSF/DCE/DME elements .
3 X/Open specifications are used for low-level interfaces and communications standards include EDI , SNA-LU6.2 , CPI-C and future OSF/DCE/DME elements .
4 ‘ Zils are used for visiting VIPs and government officials only .
5 Let us begin by trying to understand the rationale for the system ; after all , it has been used for many years and must presumably have had some point to it .
6 The buildings could be used for other purposes and we 'd welcome that .
7 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 .
8 The round pencil can be used for all subjects ; whilst the flat pencil can be used for broad strokes and the finest lines , when worn to a chisel edge .
9 With this system the aftermath grazing available after cropping may be used for weaned calves and weaned lambs .
10 The resulting room could be used for private parties and conference meals .
11 Acquisition accounting should be used for all acquisitions and merger accounting may be used for mergers .
12 The plant is built around a modular system which means the reaction vessels can be used for various purposes and new parts can be added when required .
13 Chico , whose street paintings were first used by the denim company in the ‘ Crosstown Traffic ’ advert , has now customised a number of their jackets with scenes of urban America to be used for promotional purposes and to raise money for charity .
14 The median and minimum of the readings for each patient were used for intergroup comparisons and for assessment of the relationship between blood flow and endoscopic grade .
15 Changing road position is used for changing lanes and sometimes overtaking .
16 If we had to choose between radiocarbon and TL dating , then we would have to take into account that radiocarbon is used for organic materials and has an upper age limit of about forty thousand years , whereas TL is applied to inorganic samples and can be used beyond the range of radiocarbon .
17 The same membrane was used for all hybridizations and the ratio ( studied transcript H /studied transcript W ) versus ( srRNA H /srRNA W ) were calculated .
18 Lime was used for agricultural purposes and for making cement .
19 The barrel vault of semi-circular section was used for smaller buildings and was generally divided into rectangular compartments , with brick construction supported on wood centering and then filled in with concrete .
20 After all , until the last century Westminster Hall was used for royal banquets and coronation feasts ; surely it would be possible for people to order a nice cup of tea there .
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