Example sentences of "be used for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Standards and performance data are used for different purposes in various information and control systems . |
| 32 | Because different lenses are used for different purposes ( for example , a wide-angle lens gets more visual information on-screen than a close-up lens ) , even in straightforward recording , it could be argued that any photographic image is already a distortion of what one sees in the real world . |
| 33 | It is helpful if all orders are coded and , if possible , separate orders are used for different elements , work sections , etc . |
| 34 | The local registers are used for local scalar storage as described , and the low registers are used for local storage and parameters to the procedure ‘ below ’ the current procedure . |
| 35 | The local registers are used for local scalar storage as described , and the low registers are used for local storage and parameters to the procedure ‘ below ’ the current procedure . |
| 36 | Operational balances in the Bank of England are like the banks ' own current accounts and are used for clearing purposes . |
| 37 | As we have seen , the operational balances are used for clearing purposes between the banks and to provide them with a source of liquidity . |
| 38 | Pre-packed , sterile Falcon ( Becton Dickinson & Co ) plastic Petri dishes , tubes and pipettes are used for conventional culture . |
| 39 | The pack horse stables still stand and are used for recreational purposes by the Lancashire Youth Clubs Association , who now own the Hall . |
| 40 | The teacher was furious that the photograph taken in her new school on the outskirts of Middlesbrough had been used for political purposes . |
| 41 | PLATO has been used for other library user education applications such at teaching the use of online catalogues ( see Chapter Three ) . |
| 42 | Mefenamic acid is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that has been used for other gynaecological problems . |
| 43 | There had been a shop in Street I which is still there but it 's been used for other things now . |
| 44 | Although this procedure had been used for administrative purposes in Normandy ( where the English example of Domesday Book was an inspiration ) and in Anjou before Geoffrey le Bel 's conquest of Normandy , the Feoda marked an important step in its use in eastern France . |
| 45 | Lying to the south-west of Worcester city , St Wulstan 's had not historically been used for mental health services . |
| 46 | The Liverpool Street dungeon was known , incongruously , as the gymnasium , presumably in memory of its intended purpose , though it had long been used for general storage . |
| 47 | A similar undated sequence was recorded in Green Cutting to the east , where the courtyard had obviously been used for industrial activities prior to the demise of the associated building . |
| 48 | The pose is certainly borrowed from Egypt , where it had been used for male figures for centuries . |
| 49 | Self expandable biliary stents have been used for palliative treatment of malignant biliary strictures . |
| 50 | It has increasingly been used for technical as well as valuation issues , and for dispute resolution . |
| 51 | The earliest Quaker meeting-houses , such as Jordans in Buckinghamshire , Colthouse in Lancashire , Skipton in Yorkshire , and Marazion in Cornwall , were built in the vernacular style of the late seventeenth century and closely resembled the farm buildings which had been used for Quaker services prior to 1688 . |
| 52 | Centres have been used for cooperative curriculum development planning ( what in America would be called " curriculum workshops " ) , teachers in similar subject fields from a number of neighbouring schools meeting together to share inspiration , experience and effort . |
| 53 | Many ordinary everyday objects and buildings could have been used for religious purposes , but this would not be detectable from archaeological evidence alone . |
| 54 | These may have been used for normal , secular water supply , or they may have had some cult use . |
| 55 | His main argument was that Gothic , having been used for nineteenth-century churches , should now be considered as the basis of all building types , particularly domestic , although commercial and public buildings were considered . |
| 56 | These tests have been used for individual student assessment and as instruments for the product evaluation of instructional programmes . |
| 57 | A superb SWAN which has only been used for private cruising in the Med . |
| 58 | The exceptional elevations of Chiswick House , particularly at the rear with the marvellous old Cedars of Lebanon , has been used for countless ‘ back-grounds ’ for high-class advertisements , films and television programmes . |
| 59 | This is when free will has again been used for egotistical desires , your need for power , riches , or a soft ride . |
| 60 | Cheaper , mass-produced furniture may have dowel joints instead of tenons , and you may find that screws have been used for makeshift repairs in the past . |