Example sentences of "[be] used [prep] political [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The teacher was furious that the photograph taken in her new school on the outskirts of Middlesbrough had been used for political purposes . |
| 2 | Finally , and perhaps most significantly of all , test cases may be used as political catalysts ‘ to spark off a process in the political arena , ( Prosser , 1983 , p. 5 ) in the hope of extending the rights of those concerned . |
| 3 | In this sense , it was interested both in the narrowing of the range of views presented in newspapers and the likelihood that newspapers could be used for political ends . |
| 4 | Senior Soviet officials stressed that the patrols were an emergency measure decided in the face of the soaring crime rate , and denied that they would be used for political ends or would violate human rights . |
| 5 | What is more , we hate being used as political footballs by cynical politicians . |
| 6 | It was a matter of real concern that the divisional court , exercising the power of judicial review , was increasingly … being used for political purposes superficially dressed up as points of law . |
| 7 | It was used for political obligations such as taxes and fines , for reward and increasingly for ordinary market exchange . |