Example sentences of "is used for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tower mills are similar to smock mills in shape and working machinery , but brick or stone is used for the structure instead of wood . |
| 2 | He achieved notable if modest successes by contributing to the discovery of Patulin , which achieved a transient reputation for curing the common cold , and Griseofulvin , which was developed commercially and is used for the treatment of fungal infections of the skin . |
| 3 | A similar scoring system is used for the anxiety component . |
| 4 | The wok is used for the majority of Eastern cookery . |
| 5 | Acupuncture is used for the healing and relief of pain such as arthritis , muscle and ligament strains , and some forms of paralysis . |
| 6 | A human touch was added to Nash 's report : ‘ I could heartily wish more respect were paid to the remains of this amiable though unfortunate Queen , and would willingly , with proper leave , have them wrapt in another sheet of lead and coffin , and decently interred in some proper place , that at least after her death her body might remain in peace ; whereas the Chapel where she now lies is used for the keeping of rabbits , which make holes and scratch very indecently about her Royal corpse . ’ |
| 7 | Moreover , 2.7 per cent of the deforested land is used for the cultivation , in small isolated tracts , of Cannabis sativa ( marijuana ) which is considerably lucrative although illegal . |
| 8 | These cells respond most vigorously when a combination of wavelengths is used for the illumination , and the area of the stimulus is seen as strongly coloured by human observers . |
| 9 | It 's pegged to the ground using 11 pegs , one of which is used for the back guyline . |
| 10 | Some of the food is used for the day to day living requirements of the fish such as movement , breathing and tissue repair . |
| 11 | The foreground is usually a relatively coarse aquatint and is printed in umber , a more delicate aquatint is used for the distance and sky and printed in prussian blue . |
| 12 | The Town and Country Planning ( Use Classes ) Order 1972 is one such Order , specifying 18 use classes , and stating that where a building or other land is used for the purpose of any class specified in the schedule to the Order , the use thereof for any other purpose of the same class is deemed not to involve development . |
| 13 | L some of that land is at the present time is used for the golf course , there was an impact of all those routes on on the golf course . |
| 14 | Fine grape alcohol from Portugal , France and some Eastern Block countries is used for the fortification . |
| 15 | Wherever voters have indicated a further preference , transfers will be made in accordance with the same formula as is used for the transfer of a primary surplus : the surplus is divided by the number of transferable votes , multiplied by the number of papers in each continuing candidate 's sub.parcel . |
| 16 | For the compartments , black American walnut , highly polished , is used for the framing , while photo prints and mirrors in walnut frames are under the net racks . |
| 17 | This type of computer is typified by the IBM 360 and 370 ranges , and a very similar architecture is used for the RCA Spectra 70 range and English-Electric ( later ICL ) System 4 range of computers . |
| 18 | The oil is used for the factory 's own heating system with any surplus sent for refining . |
| 19 | A similar process is used for the OALDCE dictionary . |
| 20 | Will the Minister discuss with the regional chairman the formula base that is used for the distribution of money to the districts ? |
| 21 | Although — as the name suggests — this metal is used for the casting of bells , it is also used for beaten and worked forms . |
| 22 | The garden is tackled single-handedly and she uses no new-fangled gadgets , except for an old trusty rotary mower which is used for the grass bank alongside the road . |
| 23 | Now it is used for the hearing of court cases only . |
| 24 | If a simple one-pass load is used for the file . |
| 25 | Simpson 's Rule is used for the integration . |
| 26 | Any part of the cost of a development which is attributable to plant and machinery will generally qualify for a 25% annual allowance if it is used for the purchaser 's trade or leased by the purchaser to another for the purpose of the other 's trade . |
| 27 | The result is used for the design of a.c. generators so it must be all right . |
| 28 | In the centre of the platform gapes an immense lime pit covered by a grating which is used for the disposal of the hanged after they have been gibbeted . |
| 29 | While some types require a separate battery , most can be powered by the same battery that is used for the receiver and servos . |
| 30 | Things like coloured navigation lights on wing tips or on the pitot head , which is used for the measurement of airspeed and altitude and is usually mounted near the nose of the aircraft , can be good tell-tales . |