Example sentences of "and [is] [vb pp] for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 While there will be a real residual value , after five years of high utilisation this will not be great and is ignored for the purpose of this comparison as being common to both instances .
2 During their lives faithful Roman Catholics are taught that by certain sacraments a person becomes a Christian , obtains ongoing pardon for sins and is prepared for the life hereafter .
3 In both , ICI employs world-scale state-of-the-art technology , offers a competitive range of products and is recognized for the application development work it undertakes in co-operation with customers .
4 Carnitine is essential for muscle energy production and is required for the transport of long chain fatty acids and acyl co-enzyne A derivatives across the inner mitrochondrial membrane .
5 Bloch 's work ( 1975 ) on political language and oratory , as we saw above ( p. 41 ) , provides evidence of ways in which speech is formalised in non-literate and in literate societies alike and is used for the functions which Goody attributes to writing alone .
6 He achieved notable if modest successes by contributing to the discovery of Patulin , which achieved a transient reputation for curing the common cold , and Griseofulvin , which was developed commercially and is used for the treatment of fungal infections of the skin .
7 which mainly depends on benzene and is needed for the ICI fibres business and for plastics .
8 LORD LAWSON was in charge of the Treasury before Norman Lamont and is blamed for the boom which was followed by the present bust .
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