Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] for [adj] purpose " in BNC.
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| 1 | The amendments provided in particular ( i ) that the word " Socialist " should be removed from the Croatian republic 's name , leaving it as the Republic of Croatia , and that a new flag and coat of arms should be devised ; ( ii ) that the Cyrillic alphabet , still the main medium for the 600,000 Serbs in Croatia ( 4.5 per cent of the republic 's population ) , should be derecognized for most purposes , except in those areas where a majority still used it ; and ( iii ) that the presidency of the republic should be replaced by a new system involving a president and six vice-presidents , while the executive council of the republic should be redesignated as its government . |
| 2 | The general principal of article eight B two of the Maastricht treaty is that non-national residents in member state should be treated for electoral purposes in the same way as the nationals of that state . |
| 3 | The 1976 Act , which does not apply to Scotland , is not suitable for that purpose and I am considering whether it should be disapplied for that purpose . |
| 4 | One PC per year should be acquired for this purpose between 1993/94 and 1995/96 , making three available in total . |
| 5 | Insulated wires should be used for this purpose , and colour coding will avoid confusion . |
| 6 | A firm ‘ no ’ and the command ‘ sit ’ should be used for this purpose . |
| 7 | They suggest instead that protein trees should be used for this purpose . |
| 8 | Attainment targets should be grouped for this purpose into profile components to make assessment and reporting manageable ; ( c ) ten different levels of attainment should be identified within each target covering all the years of compulsory schooling . |
| 9 | Attainment targets should be grouped for this purpose into profile components to make assessment and reporting manageable ; |
| 10 | It would clearly be impracticable for all of a party 's members to foregather from every corner of a region to select and rank its list candidates , so it is sometimes suggested that American style primaries should be held for this purpose . |
| 11 | Valid VMS file names must be supplied for this purpose . |
| 12 | His failure to comply with the community service order must be disregarded for this purpose ( see Webster ( 1991 ) 12 Cr.App.R . |
| 13 | The kind most widely favoured for jewellery , at least in the west , was a delicate pale pink , but in and around Hawaii a black variety might be used for this purpose , and the Chinese were particularly keen on deep red coral for their carvings . |
| 14 | Having grasped the educational import of the manyattas , Windley cast around for ways in which they might be adapted for administrative purposes . |
| 15 | One might have anticipated an exposition on how this new syntax differed from that of the preceding age and how it could be developed for stylistic purposes . |
| 16 | Good-quality gritstone that could be dressed for architectural purposes was found deep beneath the fell . |
| 17 | Confidence gained and abilities thus discovered , for example in organising or in public speaking , could be harnessed for wider purposes . |
| 18 | The potential is very high , since horticultural information could be used for many purposes , such as ecological and climatological monitoring , as well as mainstream horticulture . |
| 19 | The buildings could be used for other purposes and we 'd welcome that . |
| 20 | Wang , the chief engineer at China 's space science and technology centre in Peking , said the delay is because the US believes the hardware could be used for military purposes . |
| 21 | The tests were of a type which could be used for diagnostic purposes . |
| 22 | As finance for books may be limited , money given by patients could be used for this purpose . |
| 23 | The Design Controller does n't have a program written especially for changing the pattern but I 've spend some time wondering if any of the programs could be used for this purpose , even if they were n't originally intended to be ; however , I 've had no success . |
| 24 | The module summary form could be used for this purpose . |
| 25 | We may have to bring in assistance from outside to deal with specific problems , and Mr Whittaker 's network of contacts could be used for this purpose . |
| 26 | Then he went on to the Global the New Consumer , looking at ways and how consumer power could be used for ethical purposes . |
| 27 | However , when the firm wants to move into a new area , a special project organization may be created for this purpose . |
| 28 | An existing certificate may be amended for this purpose . |
| 29 | One advantage is that if for any reason the storage system becomes unused the building may be used for other purposes . |
| 30 | Last week King Fahd said his country would help pay for rebuilding Osirak , on the understanding that it would be used for peaceful purposes only . |