Example sentences of "[is] use for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It 's no good my saying I know it 's used for the right purpose .
2 It now appears that question time is used for the following purposes : ( a ) To embarrass the Government by raising a sensitive issue .
3 The first half is used for the traditional binning of the wines selected for the house , and the second half for the storage of dry , tinned and bottled goods .
4 There are two common notes in this phrase : A , the 6th in C and the 3rd in F , is used for the first change ( bars 1 and 2 ) ; whilst E , the 3rd in C and maj7th in F , is used for the second ( bars 2 and 3 ) …
5 Some fish are , in any case , unusually sensitive and may not come round , even after the recommended amount is used for the correct period .
6 The bass clef is used for the lower parts of the compass , the tenor for the higher .
7 In Class 4 , an ‘ extra-heavy ’ description is used for the heaviest and/or toughest carpets , which get a very high rating for pile weight , density , and appearance retention — this class is suitable for all areas of very heavy traffic and wear in the home .
8 The bass clef is used for the lowest parts of the horn 's compass which is a wide one , extending from sounding .
9 Control is vested in local planning authorities , who are under a duty to ens–e that all land and property within their area is used for the best possible purposes in view of the shortage of land and the needs of the community .
10 There are two common notes in this phrase : A , the 6th in C and the 3rd in F , is used for the first change ( bars 1 and 2 ) ; whilst E , the 3rd in C and maj7th in F , is used for the second ( bars 2 and 3 ) …
11 Moulded nylon is used for the free-floating trigger bar which can be used with one or two fingers , inside or out .
12 The technical word phenotype is used for the bodily manifestation of a gene , the effect that a gene , in comparison with its alleles , has on the body , via development .
13 Where lead pipe is used for the rising main , it may also contaminate the drinking water — particularly in a soft water area — but there is not much you can do about this since the supply pipe into the house is also likely to be lead and this is difficult and expensive to replace .
14 Mechanical woodpulp is acidic and is used for the cheapest types of paper like newsprint or certain types of cartridge paper .
15 Finally there is a fifth meaning , which possibly has some evolutionary connection with the fourth meaning , and it is used for the instinctive affection of parents for the offspring .
16 A trumpet in high F is used for the exacting trumpet part in Brandenburg No. 2 , and one in high B flat ( an octave higher than the standard B flat instrument ) is now in circulation .
17 The curtilage of a building will include the ground that is used for the comfortable enjoyment of that building even though it has not been marked off or enclosed in any way ( Sinclair-Lockhart 's Trustees v Central Land Board ( 1950 ) 1 P & CR 195 ) .
18 The hot water cylinder is , in fact , used as the ‘ heat sink ’ for many solid fuel boiler systems allowing somewhere for excess heat to be dissipated ( sometimes a bathroom towel rail is used for the same purpose ) .
19 A range of learning methods is used for the taught modules , including case studies , seminars , lectures , tutorials , simulations , presentations and projects .
20 In this the grain size is the independent variable , which is therefore plotted on the horizontal axis and the vertical axis is used for the dependent variable , i.e. the determined weight percentage .
21 One typical outcome is that the reference strip ( which is what is used for the diagnostic ) is seen as too big due to spreading and then overflows its allotted area .
22 However , there are occasions when speech is used for the detailed transmission of factual information .
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