Example sentences of "used [to-vb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The issue system will issue and discharge books and items in the normal way but can also be used to search for information and to produce overdues . |
| 2 | Odds ratios were calculated and unconditional multivariate logistic regression models were used to adjust for potential confounding by age at diagnosis and calendar period . |
| 3 | Its wording on financial compensation , moreover , fell well short of UK suggestions that frozen Iraqi assets could be used to compensate for loss or damage suffered by Kuwaitis ( the Kuwaiti central bank governor having estimated on Oct. 17 that a restored Kuwaiti government would seek $12,000 million in compensation for looting , theft or damage ) . |
| 4 | The first was that the estimates of risk of death from cancer which are used to predict for radiation work — mainly from A-bomb victims — seem to be borne out by these early results . |
| 5 | Many are funded and developed in conjunction with the Science and Engineering Research Council and may be used to qualify for postgraduate diplomas or an MSc . |
| 6 | β-actin was used to control for RNA loading , and Eb was used as an internal control for the number of class II MHC expressing cells . |
| 7 | Moreover , in the Opticks he identified seven colours in the spectrum and described a circle divided into seven segments that could be used to account for colour mixing . |
| 8 | Provided the number of information arrivals is sufficiently large , the central limit theorem can be used to argue for normality in the distributions of price changes ( over a given number of information arrivals ) , and volume ( over a given number of information arrivals ) . |
| 9 | No member of the family has to give up work before the allowance can be claimed and this extra income can sometimes enable a caring daughter to continue in her job if it is used to pay for help at home . |
| 10 | If there is still any doubt , the LIFESPAN validation program can be used to check for self consistency of the database . |
| 11 | The £100,000 is lent to an underlying company or used to subscribe for share capital in the underlying company . |
| 12 | A new method of catching fish is being used to test for river pollution . |
| 13 | Patents do , however , have some value in securing royalty income , and they are often used to trade for access to other technologies developed by other firms . |