Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [be] use for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Wilcoxon signed rank test for matched pairs was used for statistical analysis . |
| 2 | The Swedish-made Werax is used for opening and emptying standard drums without the need for removing the standard cap . |
| 3 | Protein-based products are used for the maintenance and reconstruction of the inner and outer layers of the hair and are particularly beneficial on chemically damaged hair . |
| 4 | Their long mobile noses are used for rooting around in search of small animals . |
| 5 | It is also important that we should all realise that surveys show that a quarter of all stolen cars are used for death riding , just as a quarter of all car thefts happen to unlocked vehicles — which is our fault . |
| 6 | Linear regression was used for comparison with different variables . |
| 7 | The different results from the two studies may be due to the diurnal variation in albumin excretion rate or to different methods being used for estimating urinary albumin . |
| 8 | During this stage quadratic harmonic potentials were included for the covalent geometry , a square-well quadratic term was used for the distances and dihedral restraints , and a quartic potential was used for the van der Waals term ( F- repel ) . |
| 9 | In the in vitro experiments , a Student 's t test for paired data was used for comparing changes before and after incubation with L-NAME . |
| 10 | Student 's t test for paired data was used for statistical analyses . |
| 11 | A trumpet in high F is used for the exacting trumpet part in Brandenburg No. 2 , and one in high B flat ( an octave higher than the standard B flat instrument ) is now in circulation . |
| 12 | They were soon copied by the French , who developed formations of this kind on a large scale from the 1760s onwards , while light infantry were used for the first time in Europe by the Russians at the siege of Kolberg in 1761 . |
| 13 | Old wood was used for certain areas such as the floors , the problems encountered in obtaining supplies being enormous . |
| 14 | The bass clef is used for the lower parts of the compass , the tenor for the higher . |
| 15 | The bass clef is used for the lowest parts of the horn 's compass which is a wide one , extending from sounding . |
| 16 | When different tracks are used for the out and in-bound legs , the difference in degrees between the two is based on the formula |
| 17 | Apparently the French burs were used for corn grinding whilst the others were used for animal feed , a common combination to be found in many rural mills . |
| 18 | Because different lenses are used for different purposes ( for example , a wide-angle lens gets more visual information on-screen than a close-up lens ) , even in straightforward recording , it could be argued that any photographic image is already a distortion of what one sees in the real world . |
| 19 | This was partly because of difficulties of communications : ancient Greek diplomacy was conducted on foot for the most part , and runners rather than mounted dispatch-riders were used for urgent messages . |
| 20 | Gradually , however , different shapes developed to suit the respective functions , and the visual appearance of the separate tool and weapon types suggests that different alloys were used for each . |
| 21 | Notional regions without definitive boundaries are used for the purposes of economic development , and our regions get aid from Europe without the need for a formal structure . |
| 22 | Some fish are , in any case , unusually sensitive and may not come round , even after the recommended amount is used for the correct period . |
| 23 | During the war these derelict pits were used for various purposes ; Lee 's or Houlder pit became a bomb and ammunition store for the R.A.F. The top pit of Batchelors was used by the Home Guard as a rifle range , and for other weapon training . |
| 24 | As in most houses in those days , old garments were used for this purpose . |
| 25 | Acoustic tiles are used for ceilings rather than walls and are made to absorb sound . |
| 26 | Moreover , 2.7 per cent of the deforested land is used for the cultivation , in small isolated tracts , of Cannabis sativa ( marijuana ) which is considerably lucrative although illegal . |
| 27 | Different criteria are used for each table , but a common minimum market value of £100million is used to exclude the smallest companies where small changes can produce disporportionate results . |
| 28 | It is always possible to ‘ compartmentalize ’ one 's life ; to separate religion and work and politics so that different criteria are used for decision-making in each compartment . |
| 29 | However , they sample the pupils in a more selective way , because not all pupils take the same kinds of public examinations , and different criteria are used for each kind . |
| 30 | Also , with no common denominator for fixing rates , different criteria were used for measuring performance — tonnage , yardage , cubic measures , number of operations completed , etc. — and so contradictory interests developed . |