Example sentences of "purpose for which it " in BNC.

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1 As Neil Richardson noted in 1980 , ‘ An old town pub is not just an attractive Victorian or Georgian facade , it is a building which is still being used for the purpose for which it was built .
2 Hailsham , in an article in the Daily Express , of 3 September , called for an election , to be fought on party lines , with the aim of securing a Conservative majority for protection , The government , Hailsham said , should hurry up to complete the purpose for which it was formed , namely the balancing of the budget , and then go to the country on party lines .
3 The canal was never a commercial success , though it was made deeper after Telford 's death , but it is still open , and in the First World War it served the strategic purpose for which it had not been needed during the Napoleonic Wars : 70,000 mines were shipped through it , mainly by the U.S. Navy , to protect Allied merchant shipping against German U-boats .
4 This distinction is partly based on the timing of the evaluation , and partly on the purpose for which it is intended : formative evaluation is carried out during the development of a course or programme and provides direct feedback about the functioning of the different parts of the programme , thereby giving information which can be used to modify the educational process .
5 Various types of evaluation are possible , according to the information required and the purpose for which it is intended .
6 The Blue Arrow prosecution was later to accuse the defendants of conspiring to rig the market — not alleging that the late take up was illegal , but that the purpose for which it was done was unlawful .
7 though the contract is not in itself unlawful , the purpose for which it is made or for which the subject matter is to be applied is unlawful or the intended method of performance is unlawful ; or
8 the purpose for which it was done ;
9 any motor vehicle when it is being used for fire brigade , ambulance or police purposes or for defence purposes ( including civil defence purposes ) if compliance with this Regulation would hinder or be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion
10 the laying , erection , alteration or repair in or near to any road of any sewer , or any main , pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas , water or electricity , of any telegraph or telephone wires , cables , posts or supports or of the apparatus of any electric transport undertaking if , in any such case , compliance with this Regulation would hinder or be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion .
11 The idea of refusing to pay tax , based on a person 's moral opposition to the purpose for which it is raised is not a new one .
12 ‘ Railway enthusiasts will also be delighted that a lengthy section of one of the world 's oldest railways will be brought back into use for the purpose for which it was originally built carrying freight from Wenfordbridge .
13 The examples we have reviewed enable us to see clearly that mystical power may assume many contrasting shapes and forms , but that what determines its moral evaluation is simply the purpose for which it is employed .
14 Depending on the purpose for which it is intended , the lexicon can be compiled in many ways .
15 These may or may not lie outside the range of transactions which the teacher may ordinarily use , but in order to exploit the system to the full for the purpose for which it was designed , it is necessary that the teacher using the system behaves in a way which is consistent with its purpose .
16 Nor would the view serve any purpose , including the purpose for which it was devised , if it were no more than the idea that particular episodes of consciousness-say desiring-can be identified by their causal roles , where such identification does not give us their nature , or all of their nature .
17 This analysis relates to the kind of expenditure incurred rather than the purpose for which it was incurred .
18 Instead of the bureaucracy continuing to serve the main purpose for which it has been set up there is an obsession with procedure , because procedure has to serve as the guideline in the absence of anything else .
19 It must suit the purpose for which it is used .
20 The product is not of merchantable quality and it is not fit for the purpose for which it was sold .
21 Under these powers the commission had to disclose the purpose for which it required the land .
22 Thus , for instance , the implied term that goods supplied under a contract of sale should be fit for the buyer 's purpose ( SGA 1979 , s14(3) ) only applies if the buyer makes known to the seller the purpose for which it wants the goods , relies on the seller 's skill or judgment , and does so reasonably .
23 On the other hand in Dodd v Wilson & McWilliam [ 1946 ] 2 All ER 691 , the plaintiff contracted with a veterinary surgeon to inoculate his cattle with a serum and it was held that the surgeon impliedly warranted the vaccine to be fit for the purpose for which it was supplied .
24 Pat Booth 's useful Report writing states that certain decisions have to be made in writing a report , including a ) the purpose for which it is being written b ) the specific topic c ) the precise message to be delivered d ) the appropriate structure e ) suitable length and format f ) the right vocabulary , style and tone g ) the amount and kind of supporting evidence and data .
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