Example sentences of "be [adv] used for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although open tipped tubes and intraluminal strain gauges have been widely used for the measurement of contractile activity in the colon , it has been argued on theoretical grounds that they detect only lumen occluding contractions , and therefore underestimate the incidence of contractile activity . |
| 2 | Such works are normally used for the most unskilled tasks ; insofar as they receive any training , it is brief . |
| 3 | Such societies have increased in number and diversity , as the numbers of scientists have increased , and their meetings are still used for the early communication of research results . |
| 4 | These reception centres are also used for the temporary care of children where it is necessary to change the foster or other home . |
| 5 | Corporatism also implies an institutional ‘ fusion ’ in that institutions for the representation of functional interests are also used for the purposes of state intervention ( Jessop 1979 ) . |
| 6 | The nine floors below the level of the Bridge are mainly used for the miles of shelving for ‘ stacking ’ the books . |
| 7 | Special fabrics are often used for the backs of sacks to assist in combatting perspiration which is bound to occur when the sack is close to your back . |
| 8 | The ordinary shares are the equity provided to management and therefore rank last in priority ( subject only to the deferred shares , which are often used for the purpose of a ratchet mechanism ) . |
| 9 | The woodcut reproducible illustration , and even wooden letters for printing , made their first appearance in China , but it was as late as the fourteenth century in Europe before paper ( brought to Europe by the Arabs in the late twelfth century , when the traditional material of parchment was in short supply ) began to be extensively used for the new technology of xylography : repeatable woodcut designs in fabrics extended to rapidly reproducible illustrations . |
| 10 | These details are often called ‘ classificatory data ’ since they are frequently used for the classification of other questions . |
| 11 | Whilst these are perhaps the most complex analyses that need to be performed , they are not at present really interactive design programs ; they are simply used for the analysis of a specified configuration . |
| 12 | As they lie smoothly on top of one another , they were also used for the principal retaining walk around the lawn . |
| 13 | The same methods were also used for the analysis of survival in patients treated with surgery , surgery plus chemotherapy , or chemotherapy alone . |
| 14 | Outside there appear to have been two aisled barns of second- and third-century date respectively , which were probably used for the safe storage of taxes collected in kind or goods in transit . |
| 15 | For example , online techniques are being increasingly used for the rapid transmission of confidential non-publicly available information . |
| 16 | The premises were previously used for the storage of bank records . |
| 17 | In practice , information gained by interception is only used for the purpose of assisting police or Security Service investigations , and is not tendered as evidence in court . |
| 18 | Its essential circuitry is much used for the purpose of frequency selection in electronic equipment , for example , in controlling the output frequency of an electronic oscillator . |
| 19 | Obviously in many cases the car is a ‘ family car ’ and as long as it is generally used for the benefit of the disabled person it can be treated as any normal family car . |
| 20 | This service is largely used for the development and operation of highly flexible management information systems rather than standard data processing work . |
| 21 | ‘ It was all cooked together , Inspector , but that for the high table was placed there , ’ Auguste explained , pointing to a corner table , ‘ and the rest was carried into the other kitchen , which is usually used for the preparation of food and storage . |
| 22 | The term ‘ New Criticism ’ is usually used for the literary theory and criticism that began with the work of I.A. Richards and T.S . |
| 23 | It is still used for the more advanced undergraduate work and for sharing knowledge gained in research . |
| 24 | In animals , the term is also used for the technique of inactivating the nucleus of an egg and replacing it with the nucleus of a body cell . |
| 25 | The Spanish phrygian is also used for the tune 's main theme , as well as the solo section , which is played over the riff shown in fig 1 . |
| 26 | The term molality is also used for the composition of solutions ( see chapter 6 ) . |
| 27 | The system , which is also used for the borrowing and lending of stock and for the pledging of stock as collateral for short-term loans , has proved popular and , by late-1991 , some 70% of all outstanding gilt-edged stock was held in accounts with the CGO . |
| 28 | Expert determination is also used for the adjustment of the rate at which a convertible redeemable preference share is to be converted into , typically , an ordinary share , following a capital reorganisation or rights issue of the ordinary shares in the company . |
| 29 | It is also used for the teaching of study skills to S1 and S2 classes and as a resource base for many subjects . |
| 30 | Another phrase that 's often used for the same thing is your statutory rights . |