Example sentences of "are [verb] for other [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Functionally the antennae are organs of special -sense ( Schneider , 1964 ; see also p. 139 ) but in a few cases they are modified for other uses . |
| 2 | They are looking for other companies to help . |
| 3 | Now they are looking for other ways to make their lives more fulfilling and satisfying . |
| 4 | As for the evolutionary precursors of the system , both hydrogen peroxide and various kinds of quinones are used for other purposes in body chemistry . |
| 5 | English is one of the languages that do not use tone in this way though tones or pitch differences are used for other purposes ; such languages are sometimes called intonation languages . |
| 6 | These observations are valuable irrespective of Planet X , because planetary ephemerides are needed for other purposes such as spacecraft navigation and pulsar data reduction , and are instrumental in precise tests of theories of gravitation . |
| 7 | Licences are needed for other types of brokerage and she argues that it would give her business respectability . |
| 8 | A contract of barter , i.e. where goods are exchanged for other goods — lacks this element and is not a contract of sale . |
| 9 | Countertrade may take forms such as counter purchase , which requires suppliers to a country to buy a certain amount of goods in return , or barter , where goods are exchanged for other goods . |
| 10 | Volume reductions in carbonates of approximately 40% were detailed by Dunnington ( 1967 ) and Park & schot ( 1968 , p. 72 ) ; similar calculations are lacking for other sediments . |
| 11 | Similar rationalisations are found for other forms of addictive disease . |
| 12 | He therefore need not be cautioned if questions are put for other purposes , for example , to establish his identity or his ownership of any vehicle or the need to search him in the exercise of powers of stop and search . |
| 13 | He therefore need not be cautioned if questions are put for other purposes , for example , to establish his identity , his ownership of , or responsibility for , any vehicle or the need to search him in the exercise of powers of stop and search . |
| 14 | Ingredients are tested for other reasons too not necessarily just for the cosmetic and toiletry trade . |
| 15 | Similar curves are obtained for other liquids . |
| 16 | Batch processing operations are conducted for other departments at a computer centre ( where it is controlled by DP staff ) because it would be uneconomical to provide each functional department with its own large mainframe computer . |
| 17 | Series which are marketed for other fields of training can sometimes be used effectively in language teaching . |