Example sentences of "used for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moore said that the plutonium was used for civil purposes in the US . |
| 2 | The benefits of this are dubious , specially as it is often used for electoral purposes with destabilising inflationary effects for the domestic economy . |
| 3 | Transfer RNA ( tRNA ) , C1300 and HeLa RNA were used for negative controls . |
| 4 | The context , temperature , is one of the most obvious and frequently used for negative numbers . |
| 5 | Old wood was used for certain areas such as the floors , the problems encountered in obtaining supplies being enormous . |
| 6 | The only disadvantage of the method is that it can not be used for certain solvents , such as alcohol , which do n't appear to be absorbed by Tenax . |
| 7 | The statute occasionally provides in so many terms that the information may be used in evidence ; sometimes that it may not be used for certain purposes , inferentially permitting its use for others ; or it may be expressly prescribed that the evidence is not to be admitted ; or again , the statute may be silent . |
| 8 | The CID team will have a large open-plan office on the first floor and another room on the first floor can be used for major incidents . |
| 9 | Although commissions of array continued to be used for major expeditions led by the king or the Prince of Wales , such as those of 1346 and 1359 , the armies which fought in France came increasingly to consist of volunteers rather than conscripts ; and this in itself goes some way towards explaining popular support for the war . |
| 10 | This dual role attributed to serpents or their image as symbols of the life-force and therefore ‘ consciousness , is universal , and indicates how life-force energy can be used for regenerative ends or sublimated towards purely mental or ascetic pursuits . |
| 11 | A third portion is used for issuing goods to the shops and out-stations , and in the fourth part gas fittings , pipes , lamps , lavatory basins and fittings , etc. , are kept , while the fifth room is used for india-rubber goods , copper and brass articles , and lincrusta and millboard panels . |
| 12 | The peg rail used for hanging mugs is a typical Shaker- style feature |
| 13 | From the Mermaid you get a view of the tall black huts used for hanging nets . |
| 14 | The tiled side was used for hanging joints of meat . |
| 15 | Chamomile makes a good lawn , provided it does not have too much traffic on it , but should be used for small areas , as it needs constant attention to keep weeds at bay , but it will have the advantage of remaining green in dry conditions . |
| 16 | Equation ( 8.22 ) is the expression for the combinatorial entropy of mixing of an athermal polymer solution and comparison with equation ( 8.7 ) shows that they are similar in form except for the fact that now the volume fraction is found to be the most convenient way of expressing the entropy change , rather than the mole fraction used for small molecules . |
| 17 | This is the set used for inter-library loans , as well as for internal consultation . |
| 18 | Afterwards various groups of us went to investigate different things , the idea being that the experience and the collection of information on the farms can then be used for language-teaching materials . |
| 19 | A third portion is used for issuing goods to the shops and out-stations , and in the fourth part gas fittings , pipes , lamps , lavatory basins and fittings , etc. , are kept , while the fifth room is used for india-rubber goods , copper and brass articles , and lincrusta and millboard panels . |
| 20 | The same products are used for treating scabies as are used for pubic lice . |
| 21 | A similar undated sequence was recorded in Green Cutting to the east , where the courtyard had obviously been used for industrial activities prior to the demise of the associated building . |
| 22 | Mr Patten would like British tests used for similar purposes . |
| 23 | Intonation , in conjunction with ‘ body language ’ such as eye-contact , facial expression , gestures and head-turning , is used for similar purposes in speech , as well as for establishing or confirming the status of the participants in a conversation . |
| 24 | We understand that the lottery proceeds are mainly to be used for much-needed sports development projects . |
| 25 | I also have small screw eyes ( like the ones used for net curtains ) screwed into the back edge of my knitting table . |
| 26 | Among the Odonata all the legs are adapted for seizing and retaining the prey and are hardly ever used for locomotory purposes , while in the Bombyliidae the slender legs are used for alighting rather than walking . |
| 27 | Auditory verbs are used for mechanical activities : clanking , thumped , rapped , whistled . |
| 28 | Blood is not only used for straightforward transfusions , products extracted from blood have a whole number of uses — from the treatment of burns to the prevention of infection . |
| 29 | In 1986 the Norwegian government had demanded the return of the water because it suspected that , contrary to the original agreement , it was not being used for peaceful purposes but for the manufacture of plutonium for nuclear weapons [ see p. 36942 ] . |
| 30 | Calling on North Korea to make a similar pledge , Roh said that nuclear energy would only be used for peaceful purposes . |