Example sentences of "[noun] be [adv] used for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two types of contractual provision are commonly used for the purpose of protecting business secrets . |
| 2 | It was extensively restored in the nineteenth century ; the courtyards are now used for staging dramatic spectacles . |
| 3 | Such societies have increased in number and diversity , as the numbers of scientists have increased , and their meetings are still used for the early communication of research results . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The offices are frequently used for functions , but for the first time in three months there were no special events on Friday . |
| 6 | But CND says that its computers are just used for recording members — names and addresses and their subscription payments . |
| 7 | However , labels are often used for forward jumps and no variable with that name would exist when it was first encountered . |
| 8 | This was at a time when cylinders were only used for dictation purposes , not for recording music , and a speed of about 100 revolutions per minute was found adequate . |
| 9 | The same methods were also used for the analysis of survival in patients treated with surgery , surgery plus chemotherapy , or chemotherapy alone . |
| 10 | Where the warehouse is primarily used for storage and distribution the supporting accommodation can comprise , receiving , and dispatch vehicle departments , with typical ‘ garage ’ type risks , the office accommodation to support these functions , as well as the offices for the ‘ paper-work ’ such as receipts of goods , retrieval/dispatch documentation and invoicing etc. , which may be largely manual or computerised with a nominal support staff , and the ancillary staff welfare and amenity spaces . |
| 11 | This command is typically used for browsing in either direction through sections within a part or paragraphs within a schedule at a constant textual unit size . |
| 12 | The term is also used for one who manages the causes of others in courts of civil or canon law such as Doctors ' Commons was : described by Steerforth as ‘ a sort of monkish attorney ’ , DC 23 . |
| 13 | In animals , the term is also used for the technique of inactivating the nucleus of an egg and replacing it with the nucleus of a body cell . |
| 14 | Willow was also used for eel traps , and the fact of a river being carefully directed to drive a water-wheel has always made water-mills very convenient places to catch eels . |
| 15 | Terminals and wires are widely used for power transfer by nearly all manufacturers . |
| 16 | Linear dynamic models are widely used for economic forecasting and policy analysis . |
| 17 | As econometric models are widely used for policy evaluation and forecasting the economy 's performance , it is important that their construction should be well founded . |
| 18 | The Spanish Hall and the Rudolf Picture Gallery are now used for state receptions . |
| 19 | Designed to bridge the gap in the market between basic domestic dimmers and the more technically complex and expensive systems , the range is currently used for prestige commercial and architectural lighting . |
| 20 | The Hall is regularly used for the instruction of music students and for concerts . |
| 21 | Expert determination is also used for the adjustment of the rate at which a convertible redeemable preference share is to be converted into , typically , an ordinary share , following a capital reorganisation or rights issue of the ordinary shares in the company . |
| 22 | Much more exotic architecture was often used for resort stations . |
| 23 | The χ 2 test was also used for proportions exhibiting specified changes . |
| 24 | The Mann-Whitney U test was then used for pairwise comparisons . |
| 25 | Pitts Mill was also used for pin manufacture . |
| 26 | As well as being used for corn grinding , the mill was also used for cider production , and as a maltings , confirmed by the presence of the adjacent oasthouse. , |
| 27 | Walking north from Gargrave the Pennine Wayfarer follows a meandering path over a series of drumlins to Airton , where an old cotton mill was once used for the manufacture of Dettol . |
| 28 | This engine was originally used for pumping water out of the mine workings at Griff Colliery , Nuneaton , from 1723 , and was later moved to other sites , ending up at Hawkesbury Junction on the Coventry Canal , where it remained in use until 19 13 . |
| 29 | Drawing packages are commonly used for graphic design , creative and technical illustration , editing clip-art and so on , and are n't intended to give a photo-realistic finish . |
| 30 | Radial circuits are sometimes used for socket outlets , where installing a ring circuit would waste cable . |