Example sentences of "be use for [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are simply a recording of a band 's live or alternative versions of their songs , which are used for one or two broadcasts . |
| 2 | But documents can be dangerous things if used without care and if , as sometimes happens , they are used for partial and selective purposes . |
| 3 | It has always been a fishing village and trawlers from here and from Machico are used for deep-sea and more distant fishing trips such as to the North African coast . |
| 4 | It has increasingly been used for technical as well as valuation issues , and for dispute resolution . |
| 5 | It was first used in readability experiments ( Taylor , 1953 ) , but has subsequently been used for formal and informal testing of reading comprehension , and in a dozen different ways for work in reading development . |
| 6 | Wonford House Hospital continued to be used for acute and rehabilitation services and though a mental health centre at Tiverton has been developed the schism between the old and the new has not been so marked . |
| 7 | Catheters and endoscopes can be used for safer and less painful investigations . |
| 8 | Can biotechnology be used for other than genetic purposes ? |
| 9 | The only thing I like about him is the feeling that there is something there that could be used for good if it could be got at . |
| 10 | A senior Garda source in north Donegal said : ‘ These traffic lights could be used for subversive or sinister purposes and we are anxious to trace their whereabouts as soon as possible . ’ |
| 11 | A two season bag will take you from late spring to early autumn , and a three-season bag can be used for all but winter conditions . |
| 12 | True it is that ‘ a statement ’ by a person in response to a requirement under the section may only be used for one or other of the specified purposes , but there is no restriction upon the use by the prosecution of incriminating information or evidence obtained as a result of such a statement . |
| 13 | Plastic pipe can be used for hot and cold supplies and for central heating systems — provided the first length of pipe connected to the boiler is copper . |
| 14 | Provided that the mixer is a battery-operated type , the set-up is fully mobile and can be used for outdoor as well as indoor locations . |
| 15 | Twenty years later still , under Louis IX and with the needs of the crusade in mind , a port was built at Aigues-Mortes on the Mediterranean , to be used for commercial and , even more so , for military purposes . |
| 16 | Clearly , information from the subcortical visual system can , under some circumstances , be used for more than the control of visual reflexes . |
| 17 | He pleaded for sources to be used for more than just illustration or comprehension . |
| 18 | He designed a small single-seat monoplane which could be used for little but fun flying and possibly racing . |
| 19 | With suitable detectors , in scanning electron microscopes or microprobes , some of these effects can be used for analytical or imaging purposes . |
| 20 | The network can be used for short or long term care and for all degrees of mental handicap . |
| 21 | This method can only be used for non-porous and crystalline rocks ( particularly limestones ) , as the lead tends to be forced into any pores and , unlike powdered abrasives , it can not be washed away . |
| 22 | Afterwards , to be used for residential and business purposes , as well as student accommodation |
| 23 | Depending on personal choice , the service can be used for brief or longer-term counselling and for dealing with any problems which might interfere with personal achievement and well-being . |
| 24 | Depending on personal choice , the service can be used for brief or longer-term counselling and for dealing with any problems which might interfere with personal achievement and well-being . |
| 25 | Fleece covers can be used for 2 or 3 seasons if handled sensibly and storage space is minimal . |
| 26 | The safety recommendations again at the end of the official AIB report reflect this longer term view and , bearing in mind the fact that modern large public transport aircraft are now being used for fifteen or twenty years before they are discarded , the implementation of these recommendations is clearly of the highest importance . |
| 27 | He stresses his scheme would free 1,884 square metres in the main building currently being used for administrative or commercial purposes . |
| 28 | Mixed institutions , the greater part of which were used for other than hospital purposes , were to remain with the local authority and would not be taken into the National Health Service . |
| 29 | The same physiological selection criteria for operation were used for young and old patients alike . |
| 30 | Topical treatment ( a cream that is applied to the skin ) , is used for mild or moderately severe acne . |