Example sentences of "can [be] use [adv] for " in BNC.

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1 The products of the repression trade may be of two types : equipment for torture , execution of those which result in ‘ cruel inhuman or degrading treatment ’ such as leg irons ; or equipment which can have an every day use , such as computers and telecommunications ( this category also includes items such as tear-gas and hand guns which can be used legitimately for law-enforcement or crime prevention ) .
2 The ‘ Auxiliary ’ section has three jacks : ‘ Tuner ’ , which can be used either for plugging in an electronic tuner or as a non-effects direct out ; ‘ Phones ’ which is self-explanatory ; and ‘ Mastercontrol ’ , a special socket for use with a volume pedal — very useful for electro-acoustics without onboard volume controls , or even violins or mandolins .
3 The Workbook , with its accompanying Student 's Cassette , can be used either for self-study at home or as extra material for the classroom .
4 However , quite small areas of land can be used successfully for conservation programmes , provided they are kept free of pesticides and contain the plants on which butterflies feed , such as clover , thistles and stinging nettles .
5 Breathing techniques can be used both for ‘ First Aid ’ and to prevent stress and tension from injuring your body .
6 Black can be mixed in as well and these , and the PMS colours , can be used both for fills and as line or text .
7 A standard personal computer which can be used both for business and home purposes ( for instance with a standard word processing package ) would be a good example .
8 This is illustrated by the facts in R & B Customs Brokers where a car can be used both for business and private use .
9 If the bands of weaving are widely separated and use an interesting yarn , such as ribbon or tape , the weaving can be used simply for decoration .
10 With translucent or transparent rocks , the depth of field of low power zoom binocular microscopes can be used advantageously for three-dimensional study of included bioclasts and replacement fabrics in cherts , and orientation of fluid and crystal inclusions in evaporites .
11 The two can be used separately — only one line is needed for an ordinary conversation or data transfer — or they can be used together for applications that need a lot of line capacity , a videoconference call , for example .
12 Not only does this pick them out , but the underline can be used only for the main emphasis of the sentence .
13 This implies , of course , that each method has only a limited potentiality and , to this extent , particular methods can be used only for certain kinds of research objectives .
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