Example sentences of "is used for the " in BNC.
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1 | Moulded nylon is used for the free-floating trigger bar which can be used with one or two fingers , inside or out . |
2 | Acupuncture is used for the healing and relief of pain such as arthritis , muscle and ligament strains , and some forms of paralysis . |
3 | Fibre/resin composite is used for the skins , which confer most of the sandwich 's rigidity ; the core is merely a light but compressively stiff intermediary that keeps the two skins apart . |
4 | Tower mills are similar to smock mills in shape and working machinery , but brick or stone is used for the structure instead of wood . |
5 | The wok is used for the majority of Eastern cookery . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | The technical word phenotype is used for the bodily manifestation of a gene , the effect that a gene , in comparison with its alleles , has on the body , via development . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Finally there is a fifth meaning , which possibly has some evolutionary connection with the fourth meaning , and it is used for the instinctive affection of parents for the offspring . |
14 | Six amp three-core mains flex is used for the mains input which connects straight to the p.c.b . |
15 | Now it is used for the hearing of court cases only . |
16 | There are two common notes in this phrase : A , the 6th in C and the 3rd in F , is used for the first change ( bars 1 and 2 ) ; whilst E , the 3rd in C and maj7th in F , is used for the second ( bars 2 and 3 ) … |
17 | There are two common notes in this phrase : A , the 6th in C and the 3rd in F , is used for the first change ( bars 1 and 2 ) ; whilst E , the 3rd in C and maj7th in F , is used for the second ( bars 2 and 3 ) … |
18 | Fine grape alcohol from Portugal , France and some Eastern Block countries is used for the fortification . |
19 | While some types require a separate battery , most can be powered by the same battery that is used for the receiver and servos . |
20 | The oil is used for the factory 's own heating system with any surplus sent for refining . |
21 | In Class 4 , an ‘ extra-heavy ’ description is used for the heaviest and/or toughest carpets , which get a very high rating for pile weight , density , and appearance retention — this class is suitable for all areas of very heavy traffic and wear in the home . |
22 | 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 . ’ |
23 | The first half is used for the traditional binning of the wines selected for the house , and the second half for the storage of dry , tinned and bottled goods . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | Bloch 's work ( 1975 ) on political language and oratory , as we saw above ( p. 41 ) , provides evidence of ways in which speech is formalised in non-literate and in literate societies alike and is used for the functions which Goody attributes to writing alone . |
27 | A similar scoring system is used for the anxiety component . |
28 | " alluph is used for the " chieftains " of Edom ( Genesis 36:15–43 ) ; probably for a commander of a military " thousand " ; and almost certainly for the professional , fully-armed soldier . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | It now appears that question time is used for the following purposes : ( a ) To embarrass the Government by raising a sensitive issue . |