Example sentences of "used for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moulded nylon is used for the free-floating trigger bar which can be used with one or two fingers , inside or out . |
| 2 | Two crystals were used for the complete dataset , collected as 1.8° oscillations with crystallographic c -axis roughly aligned along the rotation axis . |
| 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 | Suppose then that we divide the mental lexicon into a semantic system , a phonological system and a visual recognition system ( used for the visual recognition of words ) . |
| 5 | However , it may be used for the following reasons : ( 1 ) The smaller company is highly active and acquisitive with motivated management and is seeking to acquire a larger but moribund target company . |
| 6 | It now appears that question time is used for the following purposes : ( a ) To embarrass the Government by raising a sensitive issue . |
| 7 | A Court Scheme can be used for the following purposes . |
| 8 | Compression or union capillary fittings should be used for the final connections to the cylinder so that it can be easily removed for maintenance . |
| 9 | A stationary engine was used for the final haul up the tunnel into St Leonards Goods Yard . |
| 10 | They are used for the final stages when working down a tilth and levelling the surface once the large clods and turf have been broken . |
| 11 | ‘ Ideally , the first two rinses should be with the circulation water , then 0.5–1 litres of clean water can be used for the final rinse . ’ |
| 12 | These reception centres are also used for the temporary care of children where it is necessary to change the foster or other home . |
| 13 | Each of these derived vectors ( pAcAB3 , pAcAB4 ) have been used for the simultaneous expression of three or four bluetongue virus ( BTV ) genes respectively . |
| 14 | UN nuclear weapons inspectors who visited Iraq on Nov. 8-18 were reported on Nov. 15 to have destroyed 100 tonnes of high-strength steel used for the uranium-enriching process . |
| 15 | Hydrogel contact lenses , for example , can be used for the controlled release of antibiotics to patients waiting for cataract surgery . |
| 16 | During the inquiry they ask for the electronic serial number of the mobile phone which is then used for the illegal duplication of the phone unit . |
| 17 | Although there is fairly general agreement on the terms to be applied to sediment particles of various sizes the definitions used for the bounding sizes is not uniform . |
| 18 | The Dutch were probably right , to judge from a handwritten note de Gaulle gave Chancellor Konrad Adenauer at that time : ‘ The supernational organisms of the six , which tend inevitably and abusively to become irresponsible superstates , will be reformed , subordinated to governments and used for the normal tasks of the council and technical business . ’ |
| 19 | The number of flowers that can be used for the golden theme is quite large : you could choose something very simple , such as a small spray of yellow roses with a few of their own leaves and buds , or something more complicated , such as a mixture of yellow roses , mimosa , potentillas and narcissi , with a few primroses and primulas to give extra detail . |
| 20 | To reduce the possibility of the lining materials , used for the construction of walls and ceilings , contributing to the initial fire spread within the building , performance standards are laid down for the reaction to fire of the materials used for the exposed surfaces . |
| 21 | Some fish are , in any case , unusually sensitive and may not come round , even after the recommended amount is used for the correct period . |
| 22 | So the choreographer can not make strong contrasts between the style usually used for the other-worldly spirits and that used for the characters living in the particular setting . |
| 23 | Genuine honours for political services ought to go to Robert Atkins , the Tory MP with whom Major hatched his leadership strategy during a barge holiday in 1986 ; Alan Duncan , who let his Westminster house be used for the Major leadership campaign ; Sarah Hogg , head of the Downing Street policy unit , who thought up the Citizen 's Charter ; Bernard Perkins , leader of the Conservative group on Lambeth Council in 1968 , who gave Major the vice chairmanship of the housing committee , Jean Lucas , formerly Tory agent in south London , and one of Major 's early political mentors — and last , but not least , Barbara Laguerre , who deprived Major of a job as a bus conductor , by getting it herself . |
| 24 | So in December 1177 in exchange for 15,000 livres angevines ( roughly £4000 ) and forty pack animals — clearly intended to be used for the long pilgrimage to Jerusalem — Henry acquired the whole county of La Marche . |
| 25 | ‘ The town hall was used for the toxic waste inquiry and the Butler Sloss inquiry and people affected by them had ready access , ’ he said . |
| 26 | ‘ The town hall was used for the toxic waste inquiry and the Butler Sloss inquiry and people affected by the issues had ready access , he said . ’ |
| 27 | As will be seen later in this chapter , the type of analysis used for the financial accounts is unsuitable for the cost accounts . |
| 28 | This type of machine was used for the digital sound recordings made by the Nippon Columbia company in 1972 , instead of for video . |
| 29 | At Dingleton Hospital in the borders a community model based on teams for home visiting and treatment has been used for the scattered population of 100 000 since the 1960s when Dr Maxwell Jones extended from the hospital his ideas about therapeutic communities . |
| 30 | It 's no good my saying I know it 's used for the right purpose . |