Example sentences of "may be used for " in BNC.

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1 Which would you choose ? ( 3 ) There is now a rumour that the family has another house , which may be used for organizing the syndicate , in addition to/ instead of the house you are observing , but you do n't know the location of the other house .
2 Here is the source of the cunning factor and Kent are unashamed — indeed almost gleeful — in their avowed intention to take full advantage of the Lord 's dispensation that , in order to encourage slow bowling , the same pitch may be used for a one-day and a championship match .
3 Cards may be used for this facility , subject to the Terms and Conditions of the account from which payment is made .
4 Such systems may be used for a variety of purposes .
5 Any one system may be used for several different purposes but the most common use was for outreach work .
6 Social research is happily so varied in its subjects of study that a wide variety of techniques may be used for many research projects .
7 While this instrument is in a way value-neutral and may be used for ends of which different commentators may approve or disapprove , it may turn out to be — is indeed intended to be — a powerful force for overdue change , increased coherence and strengthened accountability .
8 The skins are sold to the rug trade and in future they may be used for making garments .
9 To demonstrate that not all biomaterials are used in direct tissue replacement , but may be used for other functions , Pankaj Vadgama discusses some of the special problems encountered when using invasive biosensors to detect changes in physiological parameters such as blood-gas levels and pH levels , at specific sites .
10 Activities should extend the awareness of what is available and how it may be used for information and enjoyment .
11 Safe grips can be used and the appropriate sized roller used for each length of hair ; dolls or wigs may be used for this .
12 Dominoes may be used for matching , as in the game of dominoes itself , and the dots would be seen as patterns to match ( not necessarily to count ) .
13 The juice from this residue , called the taille , is the poorest in terms of quality which may be used for Champagne .
14 This system may be used for two-way conversation .
15 Ultrasonic signals may be used for short-range control purposes .
16 Ideally it should have plenty of hiding places — rocks , pots , and bogwood — plus flat stones that may be used for spawning .
17 Any kind of yarn may be used for the weft , including wool , ribbons , tapes or fancy threads for extra effect and definition .
18 The double column technique may be used for this challenging process and to record further progress ( see Figure 5.4 ) .
19 Elsewhere in Britain a new type of museum developed in America to view the wrecks of sunken ships in situ may be used for the 30,000 ton ‘ Lusitania ’ torpedoed off the Irish coast by a German U-boat in 1915 with the loss of 1,198 lives .
20 This mode is carried forward from the 1954 Convention , and it is expressly provided that ‘ if exceptional circumstances so require ’ diplomatic channels may be used for the same purpose .
21 In acute admission wards , plastic disposal bags may be used for self-abuse by suicidal patients .
22 Semantic information may be used for a variety of linguistic purposes .
23 Either siliconized glass needles ( Section 9.3 ) held in Leitz instrument holders or sharpened tungsten needles may be used for dissection .
24 Prize-winning entries may be used for publication , promotions or advertising purposes .
25 Thus ( 1 ) article 10 may be used for the purpose of the resolution of an ambiguity in English primary or subordinate legislation : Ex parte Brind , per Lord Bridge of Harwich , at pp. 747–748 ; per Lord Roskill , at pp. 749–750 ; per Lord Ackner , at p. 760. ( 2 ) Article 10 may be used when considering the principles upon which the court should act in exercising a discretion , e.g. whether or not to grant an interlocutory injunction : per Lord Templeman and Lord Ackner in Attorney-General v. Guardian Newspapers Ltd. [ 1987 ] 1 W.L.R. 1248 , 1296 , 1307 ; In re W. ( A Minor ) ( Wardship : Restrictions on Publication ) [ 1992 ] 1 W.L.R. 100 , 103 , in the Court of Appeal .
26 Acquisition accounting should be used for all acquisitions and merger accounting may be used for mergers .
27 It may be useful at this point to suggest , following Halliday and Hasan , that there is a continuum of cohesive elements that may be used for referring back to an entity already mentioned in the discourse .
28 Intravenous lignocaine ( 50–100 mg as a bolus ) may be used for ventricular arrhythmias .
29 One advantage is that if for any reason the storage system becomes unused the building may be used for other purposes .
30 These are techniques that may be used for longer term forecasting , perhaps for periods of two or more years ahead .
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