Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] [adj] purpose " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be broadly broken down for descriptive purposes as a program staff of 11 , and a support staff of 4 . |
| 2 | So we 're talking about the sixty acre sixty hectares that are allocated for the rest of the Harrogate district and er I should like formal confirmation from Mr Allenby privately already that there is no question of any part of the York , Greater York area allocation being transferred into the rest of the district should it fall through for any purpose . |
| 3 | To obtain a clear white wine from black grapes Dom Pérignon would have had to employ sophisticated pressing techniques ; it is most likely , therefore , that it was Pérignon who invented the traditional Champagne press , designed exactly for this purpose . |
| 4 | Many , but sadly not all , camcorders enable you to monitor the sound in the field via an earpiece which is plugged into a socket provided specially for this purpose . |
| 5 | It then assumes a parliamentary intention that the steps which Parliament has enjoined or authorized for saving or minimizing tax shall not be effective if they are carried out for that purpose but are only to be effective if carried out for some other ‘ legitimate ’ business purpose . |
| 6 | The decision came after Congress failed to receive a presidential certification testifying that Pakistan 's nuclear programme was being designed exclusively for peaceful purposes . |
| 7 | Where there are several similar teams meeting separately for identical purposes publish the comparative costs of the respective meetings and again insist that these are halved |
| 8 | All of these were admitted to the smallpox hospital , which was , however , later demolished , when the ground was built over for industrial purposes . |
| 9 | New Oxford Street and Victoria Street in central London were built partly for this purpose . |
| 10 | When a recording of a student performance is done mainly for motivational purposes , the language learning objectives are achieved through the performance of the task itself . |
| 11 | Over the years I have discovered that the subjects I enjoy doing most of all are not far from my home ; my garden , conservatory , figures usually doing something , are my favourites and my family and friends are commandeered regularly for this purpose . |
| 12 | For example , if you are looking for something for your in-foal mare , choose a supplement which has been made specifically for this purpose such as Medi Equus stud formula . |
| 13 | Organisational design : establishing a structure where form follows function and which contributes directly to institutional purposes and processes . |
| 14 | In late November , on the strength of this certificate — attesting to his own mental good health , and that the gun was to be used only for reasonable purposes — Lepine went to Checkmate Sports , a hunting and fishing store in north Montreal , and purchased a Sturm-Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle , ammunition and a magazine clip . |
| 15 | The university has made clear that any funds raised from a sale will be used only for that purpose and not to clear its accumulated deficit , as originally intended . |
| 16 | Miscue analysis is a way of listening to children read aloud for diagnostic purposes , originated by Kenneth Goodman ( 1969 ) , and incorporating a psycholinguistic approach . |
| 17 | Occasionally linen , holland or cerecloth would have been specially bought in for this purpose rather than sacrificing a useful item of domestic furnishing in an age when linen of any appreciable width was a luxury and worthy of bequest ( 'There are 4 very fine smocks in your father 's little linen trunk and one of my four breadth Holland sheets for your own girl Peg … and I desire your father that he will not let any of my household linen be sold , but that it may go to you and your eldest son and I hope to his son too , only some of my broderies of my own making give to your sister . ' ) . |
| 18 | Grade 4 and 5 land is used largely for this purpose although occasional fields of oats , barley or forage crops occur in grade 4 . |
| 19 | Currently , however , graduated assessment is being used more for formative purposes internal to a school where wrong decisions do not have such serious consequences . |
| 20 | The examples used should be realistic and relevant to the pupils concerned Emphasis should also be given to the way in which percentages are used both for comparative purposes in many everyday situations and also as a numerical measure based on a 100-point scale of reference . |
| 21 | Magnets have been used before for this purpose , but never in such a way that water has had to pass through several opposing magnetic fields . |
| 22 | Some of the poorest public houses have been closed and some are used now for non-licensed purposes . |
| 23 | Among the bogies foolishly trotted out for this purpose is the imaginary policeman … |
| 24 | This can be done easily using a scalpel blade , an old fashioned razor blade or a small sharp knife which is used solely for this purpose . |
| 25 | Computers are used increasingly for commercial purposes . |
| 26 | Tinning was used either for decorative purposes , for example on Merovingian jewellery , or for more practical purposes , such as providing a reflecting face on Roman bronze mirrors . |
| 27 | Used previously for promotional purposes , companies with several offices throughout the UK are taking the entertainment to their clients as a more effective means of reaching them . |
| 28 | More importantly , I began to write poetry myself , for myself , poetry which I showed to no one and kept hidden in an exercise book reserved explicitly for that purpose . |
| 29 | Among the first to do so for this purpose was Adelard of Bath ( fl 1116–42 ) . |
| 30 | ( 5 ) The setting up of ad hoc sub-committees ( committees set up for one purpose only and disbanded after their task is accomplished ) is a useful technique to make sure that the Hon. |