Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] for [adj] purpose " in BNC.

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1 Ideologies do not just appear in societies ; their function is to legitimate practices , and they are formulated for this purpose .
2 They 're looking for some purpose for it all and they ca n't find it . ’
3 The key point is that if the knives are used for one purpose and do not fall into the category of domestic cutlery there is a case for a ban .
4 Complex polyphosphates are used for this purpose such as sodium tripolyphosphate or tetrasodium pyrophosphate .
5 Coyote and fox scat concentrations are used for this purpose , and it is quite common to find mustelid scats from weasels or martens deposited along walls or roads which mark the edge of individual ranges ( Lockie , 1966 ; MacDonald , 1979 ) .
6 Two arguments are used for this purpose .
7 When known to be present , iron and manganese can be easily removed from water , and there are several processes that are used for this purpose .
8 Two basic strategies are employed for this purpose .
9 This is now compulsory in many public areas , and special disposal bins are provided for this purpose .
10 Yet Gordon suggests that where drugs are administered for another purpose , e.g .
11 They want a meeting , they intimate , and are boarding for that purpose now .
12 A sign in a Zurich hotel says : ‘ Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedroom , it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose . ’
13 Other forms of influence help in achieving integration for example are required for this purpose ’ .
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