Example sentences of "is used for [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Topical treatment ( a cream that is applied to the skin ) , is used for mild or moderately severe acne . |
| 2 | Johns suggests that in both English and Brazilian academic papers , the indicative/informative distinction correlates with the choice of tense : the present tense is used for indicative and the past tense for informative statements . |
| 3 | A " private " motor vehicle is one which is used for personal or domestic purposes : not for business purposes ( Bell v Franks ( Alfred ) & Bartlett Co Ltd [ 1980 ] 1 All ER 356 ) . |
| 4 | If priming effects are to be attributed to residual activation of logogens , the absence of cross-modal priming effects means that one must abandon the view that a single logogen system is used for visual and auditory word recognition , picture naming , and responding to definitions . |
| 5 | It is the chief active ingredient in vinegar but the world 's consumption of about two and a half million tonnes per year is used for more than sprinkling on fish and chips . |
| 6 | If the technology is used for more than word processing then lawyers will certainly need to be trained . |
| 7 | Decoction : This is used for hard and woody plant material such as roots , rhizomes and barks . |
| 8 | This procedure was introduced in an attempt to save time on the floor of the House and is used for unopposed and non controversial legislation . |