Example sentences of "[noun sg] used for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Term used for a multiple prayer rug — one with two or more separate prayer fields — which is also referred to as a family prayer rug ( p. 86 ) .
2 The wound strings vary in tension from make to make , according to the diameter of the inner core used for a particular string gauge .
3 The covered market which was situated on the corner of Chiswick High Road and Linden Gardens since the open market on that south side of the High Road had been put under its cover , was not popular and , in 1937 , it was closed and the site used for a new Station for Ambulances and Fire-Engines .
4 ( 2 ) " Kitchen-sink drama " is a name used for a particular group of plays written in Britain in the late 1950s and 1960s .
5 The method used for a particular analysis depends on a great variety of factors including the analyst 's expertise , the time available , the situations accessible for study , the related information already available , the purpose of the analysis and so on .
6 GTE Corp 's GTE Telecommunication Services and Digital Equipment Corp have joined forces to develop the CloneDetector , a knowledge-based system to reduce clone fraud in the cellular industry : the system will automatically detect simultaneous calls using the same cellular telephone number but originating from multiple locations , or calls originating outside the normal geographic area used for a particular cellular telephone ; it will build a case for each instance of fraudulent use , prioritise the cases , and recommend the actions to be taken .
7 It is therefore of Saxon date , and is an example of a track used for a special purpose .
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