Example sentences of "is mainly used " in BNC.
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| 1 | The area at the centre of the blast is mainly used by insurance and shipping companies , although many well known banks and financial services corporations have offices there , including National Westminster Bank and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development . |
| 2 | In New Zealand it is still milked but is mainly used as a suckler for early-maturing calves , or as a terminal sire for easy calving in dairy herds , whereas in Australia it competes successfully in steer competitions , especially for home-frozen beef . |
| 3 | It is mainly used for vegetables and for grass . |
| 4 | It is mainly used for planks in the rough . |
| 5 | The Seville variety is mainly used for marmalade , while the rest are for ordinary eating and cooking . |
| 6 | Today , it is mainly used by pleasure craft . |
| 7 | A four-wheeled diesel called ‘ Rusty ’ loosely based on a Rushton Shunter design , also celebrated its arrival recently and to date is mainly used for engineering and work trains . |
| 8 | It is mainly used as a phosphate source which , as it also contains some lime , has an alkaline reaction . |
| 9 | Pollen analysis ( palynology ) is mainly used to give an idea of the vegetation around an archaeological site . |
| 10 | The drop-in system of battery connection is mainly used by Fisher and Compass . |
| 11 | It is mainly used for modelling , but can also be used for covering cakes . |
| 12 | The type of snare that trapped the deer is mainly used to catch rabbits and foxes . |