Example sentences of "can be used for [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same constitutional medicine can be used for both palliative and curative purposes simultaneously , because deep acting remedies can be repeated frequently , without risk of aggravation , if correctly selected they may not only palliate but also cure the patient , even in apparently hopeless cases , because of the gentleness of the fifty millesimal scale . |
| 2 | The treaty form can be used for both binding and non-binding agreements and the definition does not assist in determining whether a legally binding agreement has been concluded . |
| 3 | Areas of upland pasture and areas of waste can be used for both arable and more intensive pasture as circumstances dictate , though some acidic upland wastes require draining and liming first . |
| 4 | These latter are the agglomerated , and subsequently dried , cells of single-celled microorganisms like algae , yeasts , fungi and certain bacteria which can be cultivated on a large industrial-scale basis for the production of protein that can be used for either human or animal consumption . |
| 5 | So the same signals can be used for quite different purposes . |
| 6 | ( a ) a watch ( showing the same time as the examination room clock ! ) ( b ) a stop-watch capable of registering up to 30 minutes ( c ) several sharpened pencils , both hard and soft ( 2Bs should always be carried and harder ones can be used for more delicate sketching ) ( d ) a bunch of coloured pencils or coloured ball-point pens ( e ) a pencil sharpener ( f ) a pen with which you are familiar and which is comfortable to the hand . |
| 7 | Frame filler , available in 24 colours , can be used for more obvious gaps and dents |