Example sentences of "[noun pl] is used for " in BNC.

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1 A range of learning methods is used for the taught modules , including case studies , seminars , lectures , tutorials , simulations , presentations and projects .
2 Generally the singular form of words is used for processes and properties ( e.g. Liquidation , Classification ) , and the plural for classes of people who perform such processes ( e.g. Liquidators , Classifiers ) .
3 Fine grape alcohol from Portugal , France and some Eastern Block countries is used for the fortification .
4 Eighty-six per cent of all the wood consumed annually in the developing countries is used for fuel , and of this total at least half is used for cooking .
5 These cells respond most vigorously when a combination of wavelengths is used for the illumination , and the area of the stimulus is seen as strongly coloured by human observers .
6 Also , when words are syntactically ambiguous ( i.e. they can have more than one grammatical tag ) the corpus can provide information about how often each of the possible tags is used for that word .
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