Example sentences of "[prep] be used for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disease is seen most frequently in breeding and rearing establishments where outdoor pens , such as are used for breeding pheasants , are in use . |
| 2 | Eighth , do n't expect to get any sort of sensible answers from a company who sells computers which happen to be capable of being used for desktop publishing . |
| 3 | Referring to their work observing a house which was suspected of being used for prostitution , the policemen remarked that it was ‘ a wee tuppence ha'penny job ’ . |
| 4 | The international safeguards which apparently prevent civil nuclear material from being used for arms fuelling can be side stepped by nuclear powers like the UK ‘ for national security reasons ’ Priddle admitted . |
| 5 | In his veto message to Congress Bush reiterated his opposition to abortion and stated that the veto was " important in order to prevent taxpayer funds from being used for research that many Americans find morally repugnant " , but also because of the bill 's " potential for promoting and legitimatizing abortion " . |
| 6 | Jacquard : The option that is used for designing patterns that are to be used for double-bed , two-colour work and very similar to the Fair Isle option . |
| 7 | Enter tape drive to be used for backup ( 580 or 581 ) : |
| 8 | Thornton then insisted that although his name was known it was not to be used for fund-raising . |
| 9 | Finally , preservation of correct bearing may be important , for example if the map is to be used for navigation . |
| 10 | In the main , however , the selection procedure is rigorous enough so that basic training does not have to be used for assessment purposes . |
| 11 | The 45 Warrior armoured fighting vehicles to be used for convoy protection by the Cheshires are due to arrive in Bosnia any day now . |
| 12 | It is only when we start to get into the bigger patterns that the order in which the colours are to be used for knitting becomes crucial . |
| 13 | This gives more control over the process , with the advantage of keeping the sections cool , further reducing damage and enabling the preparations to be used for fluid inclusion work . |
| 14 | This allows the device to be used for graphics scanning as well . |
| 15 | And make no mistake , the rum ration is very important to a matelot ; not only to be sipped or gulped , but something to be used for bargaining or the repayment of a favour , or even bottled and taken home on leave . |
| 16 | The samples are likely to be used for DNA analysis , the so-called genetic fingerprint test |
| 17 | The German authorities decreed that the second weekend in January would have to be used for matches , as a weekend in February would be lost because of the European tournament . |
| 18 | Work was still provided for the casuals , however , and granite blocks were purchased — the broken stone was to be used for paths at the institution . |
| 19 | It was the so-called Gilchrist-Thomas process that enabled the local phosphoric ore to be used for steel-making by removing its impurities with the addition of lime . |
| 20 | Agreed out of court after lengthy judicial hearings , the settlement included ( i ) a US$100,000,000 criminal fine ( the highest levied against a polluter ) , set after Exxon pleaded guilty to charges of criminal misdemeanour ; and ( ii ) $900,000,000 in civil damages , to be administered by a board of Alaska state and US federal officials , to be used for cleanup operations along the Alaska shoreline over the next decade . |
| 21 | All of the single seat 262s will have the option of a ‘ quick change ’ rear fuselage decking , allowing a second seat to be used for pilot conversion . |
| 22 | Article 1 of the 1896 Convention provided for service at the request of officers of the ministère public or of the courts of a Contracting State addressed to the competent authority in the state of destination ; the diplomatic channel was to be used for communication from country to country unless direct communication between the relevant authorities of the two states was allowed by bilateral agreement . |
| 23 | Finally , Wittgenstein makes the point that if the language is ever to be used for communication , the terms in it can not get their meanings from objects private to one user of the language . |
| 24 | Most of lowland Britain is intensively cultivated ; upland areas tend to be used for sheep farming and/or for game ( grouse , deer etc. ) as well as for other recreational activities . |
| 25 | clay used to be used for bread making . |
| 26 | LDL carry cholesterol to tissues where the cholesterol is off-loaded to be used for building membranes or for conversion into various hormones . |
| 27 | It concerned only new developments and enabled local authorities for the first time to make town-planning schemes ‘ as respects any land which is in course of development or appears likely to be used for building purposes ’ . |
| 28 | The land is to be used for amenity purposes only and is not an agricultural holding nor a market garden or allotment . |
| 29 | The software has been applied to the understanding of problems relating to the development of porosity in hydrocarbon reservoirs and the behaviour of rocks to be used for radioactive-waste repositories . |
| 30 | They spouted the need for hard line , no compromise , battle tactics and urged for the medium of roack/pop music to be used for propaganda purposes . |