Example sentences of "[prep] be used for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Association feared that if floodlighting caught on , clubs would be drawn into spending too much money , and it banned the new lights at Highbury from being used for official matches . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Geometric correction and registration are necessary if Landsat imagery is to be used for cartographic purposes , or is being used in conjunction with map data ( for example in a Geographical Information System , Chapter 7 ) . |
| 4 | The late Mrs Schofield was a past President of Skelton W.I. and she allowed the grounds to be used for various events . |
| 5 | However , it does allow numeric variables to be used for logical operations . |
| 6 | Because production speed is important but flexibility more so ( the system has to be used for other things as well ) we adopted Aldus PageMaker as our standard layout package , we run it on both Macintosh and PC systems , and Word Perfect as our word processor . |
| 7 | Police telephones were not to be used for private calls , said her mother . |
| 8 | Making sure that Ryan was already inside , they entered , sat near him , and began a general chat about land , A saying to B , in a casual roundabout fashion , that if he had any land going in Norfolk to unload it quickly because the councils were clamping down on building regulations and that land in future was to be used for agricultural purposes only . ’ |
| 9 | We understand that the lottery proceeds are mainly to be used for much-needed sports development projects . |
| 10 | The virtual pay freeze for five million public employees will free £1.5 billion — to be used for better services for the public , he said . |
| 11 | Unfortunately the strength of these aluminous porcelains was only sufficient to allow the system to be used at the front of the mouth and less aesthetic materials had to be used for molar teeth . |
| 12 | One solution to the problem is to think of the prescribed forms of standard written English as a sort of register : a variety to be used for specific purposes ( including writing coursework essays and exam answers ) which nevertheless may not be a variety that you identify much with , by comparison with the usage of your family and friends . |
| 13 | On Nov. 17 Rafsanjani condemned the United States for attempting to dissuade China and India from transferring to Iran nuclear technology to be used for non-military purposes . |
| 14 | The Americans were persuaded to allow the ‘ counterpart funds ’ to Marshall Aid to be used for these purposes , and their backing helped Monnet to protect the investment targets from the deflationary policies of the time . |
| 15 | Essentially it is this : that only very exceptionally should the implied undertaking be varied to permit disclosed documents to be used for ulterior purposes , not least when the application is made by a third party and for the purposes of proceedings wholly unconnected with those in which discovery was ordered . |
| 16 | Many early stations were simply large barn-like structures , a form which was to be used for several decades . |
| 17 | We were very impressed with the machine 's ergonomics , allowing the machine to be used for longer periods than the conventional straight shaft models . |
| 18 | However , a portable 's speed is n't a primary requirement , as it is unlikely to be used for high volumes of work . |
| 19 | Of more urgent concern is the uncontrolled way in which new drugs , formulations , and presentations ( not of individual high cost but likely to be used for large numbers of patients ) are introduced , without assessment of health gain or cost , into primary care prescribing by consultants ' recommendations , patient pressure , general practitioners ' individual decisions . |
| 20 | Chico , whose street paintings were first used by the denim company in the ‘ Crosstown Traffic ’ advert , has now customised a number of their jackets with scenes of urban America to be used for promotional purposes and to raise money for charity . |
| 21 | If centring is to be used for main headings , then sub-headings may be either centred or blocked . |