Example sentences of "[prep] be used for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Association feared that if floodlighting caught on , clubs would be drawn into spending too much money , and it banned the new lights at Highbury from being used for official matches . |
| 2 | Acquisition accounting to be used for all business combinations where a party can be identified as having the role of an acquirer , since this method of accounting reflects the application of resources by the acquirer and shows the value of the net assets acquired . |
| 3 | Although commissions of array continued to be used for major expeditions led by the king or the Prince of Wales , such as those of 1346 and 1359 , the armies which fought in France came increasingly to consist of volunteers rather than conscripts ; and this in itself goes some way towards explaining popular support for the war . |
| 4 | Geometric correction and registration are necessary if Landsat imagery is to be used for cartographic purposes , or is being used in conjunction with map data ( for example in a Geographical Information System , Chapter 7 ) . |
| 5 | The late Mrs Schofield was a past President of Skelton W.I. and she allowed the grounds to be used for various events . |
| 6 | However , it does allow numeric variables to be used for logical operations . |
| 7 | If it is a boiler that is also to be used for central heating , the best position will probably be in the kitchen on an outside wall . |
| 8 | Because production speed is important but flexibility more so ( the system has to be used for other things as well ) we adopted Aldus PageMaker as our standard layout package , we run it on both Macintosh and PC systems , and Word Perfect as our word processor . |
| 9 | Police telephones were not to be used for private calls , said her mother . |
| 10 | BellSouth Corp 's BellSouth Telecommunications Inc filed a shelf registration with the Securities & Exchange Commission for up to $800m of debt securities , part of a $975m offering to be used for working capital , of which $175m was already registered . |
| 11 | Mark Ellis , 23 , of Burrell Road , Ipswich , denies four charges — causing the girl to become a prostitute , living off her earnings , permitting a flat to be used for unlawful sex and himself having sex with a girl under 16 . |
| 12 | Ellis , 23 , of Burrell Road , Ipswich , denies causing the girl to become a prostitute , living off her earnings , permitting a flat to be used for unlawful sex and having sex with a girl under 16 . |
| 13 | Making sure that Ryan was already inside , they entered , sat near him , and began a general chat about land , A saying to B , in a casual roundabout fashion , that if he had any land going in Norfolk to unload it quickly because the councils were clamping down on building regulations and that land in future was to be used for agricultural purposes only . ’ |
| 14 | We understand that the lottery proceeds are mainly to be used for much-needed sports development projects . |
| 15 | All these to be subject to strict confidentiality rules so that the information is to be used for electoral returning purposes only . |
| 16 | The virtual pay freeze for five million public employees will free £1.5 billion — to be used for better services for the public , he said . |
| 17 | Unfortunately the strength of these aluminous porcelains was only sufficient to allow the system to be used at the front of the mouth and less aesthetic materials had to be used for molar teeth . |
| 18 | He also handed over a cheque for £500 to be used for technological development in the programme . |
| 19 | One solution to the problem is to think of the prescribed forms of standard written English as a sort of register : a variety to be used for specific purposes ( including writing coursework essays and exam answers ) which nevertheless may not be a variety that you identify much with , by comparison with the usage of your family and friends . |
| 20 | On Nov. 17 Rafsanjani condemned the United States for attempting to dissuade China and India from transferring to Iran nuclear technology to be used for non-military purposes . |
| 21 | The Americans were persuaded to allow the ‘ counterpart funds ’ to Marshall Aid to be used for these purposes , and their backing helped Monnet to protect the investment targets from the deflationary policies of the time . |
| 22 | Is it really acceptable for knowledge to be used for any goal ? |
| 23 | Essentially it is this : that only very exceptionally should the implied undertaking be varied to permit disclosed documents to be used for ulterior purposes , not least when the application is made by a third party and for the purposes of proceedings wholly unconnected with those in which discovery was ordered . |
| 24 | Many early stations were simply large barn-like structures , a form which was to be used for several decades . |
| 25 | It was an ordeal for Beth to be used for this night after night , but she comforted herself with the knowledge that he truly loved her and was always both gentle and considerate . |
| 26 | The buildings continued to be used for this purpose until the mid-1980s when an enterprising manager of a local farm realised that something could be done to salvage the structures for a more profitable use . |
| 27 | The owner of premises to be used for this purpose is required to obtain a ‘ disposal licence ’ under section 5(1) of that Act to either commence , or if disposal was already being carried out before the Act came into force , to continue operations . |
| 28 | An approved rod or other instrument had to be used for this purpose , and the punishment was not to be applied more than two hours after the offence . |
| 29 | ‘ It started to be used for this purpose two years ago . |
| 30 | Its most important role at the time , however , in common with other dual-purpose breeds , was in the production of first-class veal and yarded ‘ baby beef ’ ( slaughtered at less than 15 months old ) and it was the first breed to be used for this trade because of its early maturity . |