Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [am/are] [adv] used for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boss systems are currently used for a range of applications including remote sensing , VLSI wafer inspection , film editing , element analysis , three-dimensional reconstruction , molecular modelling and print-quality control . |
| 2 | Spreadsheets and project management software are routinely used for costings , databases of customers for the publishing house run by students as part of the course , and organization of publication schedules . |
| 3 | In market research what are called focus groups are sometimes used for initial exploratory discussions on new brands or new packaging under quasi-laboratory conditions . |
| 4 | The Spanish Hall and the Rudolf Picture Gallery are now used for state receptions . |
| 5 | Waterproofing tapes are mainly used for repairing things like cracks and leaking glazing bars in glass roofs , and for lining leaky gutters . |
| 6 | Palm trees are mostly used for decoration there , but they are very important . |
| 7 | If your leg muscles are inadequately used for walking or running you will be prone to develop varicose veins . |
| 8 | Cohort life tables are little used for humans because : |
| 9 | Dr John Watson , of the university 's department of engineering , said : ’ Carbon dioxide lasers are already used for welding and cutting , primarily in the aerospace and motor industries . |
| 10 | The enormous stocks of methane under the North sea are mainly used for fuel — natural gas . |
| 11 | These reception centres are also used for the temporary care of children where it is necessary to change the foster or other home . |