Example sentences of "used [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been used effectively for example in destroying odours from maggot farms which had caused a nuisance over a wide area , for more than twenty years and not even a tall chimney was necessary to remove the resultant exhaust gases . |
| 2 | This will be the reason for the oddity of ( 54 ) where one such basic property is related to its noun through assignment , by contrast with the normality of ( 55 ) where it is given as one of the initial identifying properties of the subject entity ( there is obviously no difference of truth-value between the two ) : ( 54 ) ? a ladle which was heavy came down on his skull ( 55 ) a heavy ladle came down on his skull Thus , other things being equal we expect properties of such basic sorts to be used predominantly for identification by ordinary qualification . |
| 3 | The higher uplands and mountain areas in the south , west and east of the Auvergne are used predominantly for dairy cattle of various breeds , though sheep are also commonplace . |
| 4 | ( a ) 25% to 50% of library users use the catalogue ; ( b ) students account for the greatest proportion of the user population ; ( c ) the catalogue is used predominantly for known-item searching and use increases with users ' educational level ; ( d ) public library users do more subject searching than academic library users . |
| 5 | Mail order is used predominantly for clothing , but also for leather goods , sports goods , small electrical appliances and the like . |
| 6 | Amber has always been used predominantly for jewellery , but in later times it also served to meet a variety of personal needs such as smoking gear , rosaries and worry beads . |
| 7 | The change of chip is largely a political move , since the CPU is used mostly for housekeeping matters on an Auspex server , the main work is carried out through a series of custom and ASIC chips handling Ethernet , File and Storage processing . |
| 8 | By and large , information stored in files or computers is used mostly for packaging proposals and rarely for learning or initiating and evaluating alternative courses of action . |
| 9 | Officially described as Fibresand ( a composite of silica sand reinforced with rot-proof synthetic fibres ) , which is used widely for exercise gallops , the Southwell track is actually a mixture of Fibresand , rubber particles and polymer . |
| 10 | Prospects of recession heightened fears that prices could fall again if demand declined in Japan , the world 's largest consumer , where the metal was used widely for jewellery and car catalytic converters . |
| 11 | Dosh is an Australian blend of dollar and cash , and spondulos is a type of sea shell that was used widely for trade in Africa . |
| 12 | Comrie observes of a Slavonic form marking high animacy that historically it ‘ was used only for male , adult , freeborn , healthy humans , i.e. not for women , children , slaves and cripples ’ . |
| 13 | But the current myth at that time maintained that the volunteers were to be used only for guard and communication duties . |
| 14 | The front engine will be used only for take-off and climb to cruising altitude , around 20,000 feet , Mazzucchelli predicts — and then shut down , though it will be kept heated in case an emergency re-start becomes necessary . |
| 15 | Covenants also appear in leases where the person letting the property includes terms in the lease which restrict the person renting the property as to the use he or she can make of the property , e.g. the premises are to be used only for storage , not for retailing goods . |
| 16 | In a reversal of his previously stated position Kaifu informed the Diet on Feb. 4 that the $9,000 million would be used only for transportation , medical supplies , food and logistical support . |
| 17 | The colour-printing facility , initially to be used only for advertising , may be used to produce a weekend ‘ leisure ’ colour supplement early next year . |
| 18 | The ones that are declared as inputting variables are used only for input and subsequent use in expressions . |
| 19 | Such tests are currently used only for research and very specialised purposes , although tests for the virus itself are being developed for commercial use . |
| 20 | Rusticated masonry arches stand at each end of the bridge , which is now used only for farm access . |
| 21 | It can equally be used thickly for impasto methods . |
| 22 | It can equally be used thickly for impasto methods . |
| 23 | In the Tarim River basin in the northwest province of Xinjiang , between 15 000 and 60 000 m 3 of water per hectare are used annually for irrigation , but inadequate drainage means that the system is inefficient resulting in considerable water loss and salinisation . |
| 24 | Do n't expect to achieve highly professional results from Print Partner , however , this one is best used just for fun . |
| 25 | According to Finance Minister Itzhak Moda'i , cited in the Washington Post of Sept. 8 , the money raised through the loan guarantees would be used largely for job creation programmes for new immigrants . |
| 26 | This is quite difficult to apply , and is used more for fancy and wedding cakes than for fantasy cakes such as those described in this book . |
| 27 | I acknowledge that in Northern Ireland cars are used extensively for terrorist activities , quite apart from normal criminal activities to support terrorism . |
| 28 | For example , in most parts of the world , wood has been used extensively for building , fuel , tools , and even machinery , yet only in exceptional circumstances does wood survive . |
| 29 | We provide a top quality catering service for employees using the restaurant , which is also used extensively for VIP functions from other Total locations and from France , who expect high standard of food and service . |
| 30 | A standard personal computer which can be used both for business and home purposes ( for instance with a standard word processing package ) would be a good example . |