Example sentences of "used for [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If priming effects are to be attributed to residual activation of logogens , the absence of cross-modal priming effects means that one must abandon the view that a single logogen system is used for visual and auditory word recognition , picture naming , and responding to definitions . |
| 2 | The safety recommendations again at the end of the official AIB report reflect this longer term view and , bearing in mind the fact that modern large public transport aircraft are now being used for fifteen or twenty years before they are discarded , the implementation of these recommendations is clearly of the highest importance . |
| 3 | A " private " motor vehicle is one which is used for personal or domestic purposes : not for business purposes ( Bell v Franks ( Alfred ) & Bartlett Co Ltd [ 1980 ] 1 All ER 356 ) . |
| 4 | But documents can be dangerous things if used without care and if , as sometimes happens , they are used for partial and selective purposes . |
| 5 | Catheters and endoscopes can be used for safer and less painful investigations . |
| 6 | Plastic pipe can be used for hot and cold supplies and for central heating systems — provided the first length of pipe connected to the boiler is copper . |
| 7 | The same physiological selection criteria for operation were used for young and old patients alike . |
| 8 | Wonford House Hospital continued to be used for acute and rehabilitation services and though a mental health centre at Tiverton has been developed the schism between the old and the new has not been so marked . |
| 9 | Topical treatment ( a cream that is applied to the skin ) , is used for mild or moderately severe acne . |
| 10 | Fossil fuel , used for stationary and mobile energy sources , and nuclear energy are discussed in some detail , making up the bulk of the book . |
| 11 | It has increasingly been used for technical as well as valuation issues , and for dispute resolution . |
| 12 | The probes used for Southern and Northern Blot hybridisation were Ea cDNA ( 41 ) , Eb cDNA ( 42 ) , Ea 695 bp ( Pst I/Kpn I fragment covering the second exon of Ea d ) and 5'Ea 1.1kb ( Sac I/Sal I 1.1 kb fragment isolated from cosmid 32.1 ) ( 26 ) and β-actin cDNA ( 43 ) . |
| 13 | He stresses his scheme would free 1,884 square metres in the main building currently being used for administrative or commercial purposes . |
| 14 | Johns suggests that in both English and Brazilian academic papers , the indicative/informative distinction correlates with the choice of tense : the present tense is used for indicative and the past tense for informative statements . |
| 15 | The only thing I like about him is the feeling that there is something there that could be used for good if it could be got at . |
| 16 | Most of them were so badly damaged that they sank or were forced to withdraw as shell splinters cut their steering lines and tracer set fire to fuel tanks , but they gave a good account of themselves because the port was defended by well-sited , quick-firing guns used for anti-aircraft or anti-ship fire . |
| 17 | A senior Garda source in north Donegal said : ‘ These traffic lights could be used for subversive or sinister purposes and we are anxious to trace their whereabouts as soon as possible . ’ |
| 18 | Provided that the mixer is a battery-operated type , the set-up is fully mobile and can be used for outdoor as well as indoor locations . |
| 19 | A two season bag will take you from late spring to early autumn , and a three-season bag can be used for all but winter conditions . |
| 20 | They are simply a recording of a band 's live or alternative versions of their songs , which are used for one or two broadcasts . |
| 21 | They were often used for one or another of the Sheikh families , or for some accident victim who could not get to a specialist hospital in any other way . |
| 22 | True it is that ‘ a statement ’ by a person in response to a requirement under the section may only be used for one or other of the specified purposes , but there is no restriction upon the use by the prosecution of incriminating information or evidence obtained as a result of such a statement . |
| 23 | Mixed institutions , the greater part of which were used for other than hospital purposes , were to remain with the local authority and would not be taken into the National Health Service . |
| 24 | Can biotechnology be used for other than genetic purposes ? |
| 25 | Under the erm of page three where we have that I assume can be solely used for residential and nursing home care , wo n't be used for anything else take it back . |
| 26 | Afterwards , to be used for residential and business purposes , as well as student accommodation |
| 27 | Recognising the problem , The Scottish Office is funding a research programme at Dundee University to provide ‘ a better understanding of the potential health hazards … in waters used for recreational and drinking purposes . ’ |
| 28 | With suitable detectors , in scanning electron microscopes or microprobes , some of these effects can be used for analytical or imaging purposes . |
| 29 | The network can be used for short or long term care and for all degrees of mental handicap . |
| 30 | The technique of X-ray fluorescence ( XRF ) ( see glossary ) is often used for these because of its non-destructive capabilities ( fig. 5.6 ) . |