Example sentences of "[be] use for [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the evolutionary precursors of the system , both hydrogen peroxide and various kinds of quinones are used for other purposes in body chemistry . |
| 2 | Annual reports and other donor information literature clearly state that blood donations are used for all patients in NHS and other hospitals . |
| 3 | Standards and performance data are used for different purposes in various information and control systems . |
| 4 | The ERNIE machine is a modern computerized form of sampling by ‘ random numbers ’ which has been used for many years in research . |
| 5 | G. affinis is a small ( 4.6 cm long ) , surface-feeding minnow which originated in the United States and has been used for many years in many parts of the world to control mosquito larvae . |
| 6 | It is possible to break out of the straight-jacket by applying an idea that had been used for many years in thinking about the psychology of classification and aesthetics ( McLlelland & Clark , 1933 ; Berlyne , 1960 ) . |
| 7 | The experience curve itself was developed from the concept of the learning curve , which had been used for many years in industries where it was observed that labour time fell as the workforce accumulated experience in producing more of a particular type of unit . |
| 8 | It has been used for many years in traveller 's diarrhoea , as a colostomy deodoriser , and as an antispirochetal agent in syphilis . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | A superb SWAN which has only been used for private cruising in the Med . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He also handed over a cheque for £500 to be used for technological development in the programme . |
| 13 | Rozen reported hypoxia and recommended that narcotics should not be used for gastrintestinal endoscopy in the elderly . |
| 14 | This study underlines the highly selective nature of relationships which can be used for emotional support in life circumstances which are personally distressing or disruptive . |
| 15 | The additional revenue would be used for job-creation measures in the former East Germany . |
| 16 | The technique of flutter-tonguing , where the player rolls the tongue instead of precisely articulating individual notes , may be used for particular effect in quiet passages ; now quite commonly used , it was introduced at the beginning of this century by R. Strauss and Mahler . |
| 17 | Thereafter 3 sets of 10 repetitions should be used for most exercises in all routines . |
| 18 | Experience suggests that the use of project numbers or names for module names should be avoided , as this may lead to confusion if the module is used for other projects in the future . |
| 19 | Intonation , in conjunction with ‘ body language ’ such as eye-contact , facial expression , gestures and head-turning , is used for similar purposes in speech , as well as for establishing or confirming the status of the participants in a conversation . |
| 20 | Moore said that the plutonium was used for civil purposes in the US . |
| 21 | 19E was delicensed on 17 February , but instead of being put into store like the others , it was painted plain red and fitted with primitive snow brooms , which were no more than boards with bristles attached , fitted in place of the lifeguard gates and it was used for sweeping snow in the Croydon area until 31 March 1937 . |