Example sentences of "can be used for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Skipping ropes are popular and can be used for many activities as well as skipping , jumping over and crawling under .
2 The CID team will have a large open-plan office on the first floor and another room on the first floor can be used for major incidents .
3 These can be on the scale of several tens of kilotonnes — for example , the C4 and C5 steams which can be used for such things as petrol additives .
4 They can be used for mixed media work as well with Faber-Castell 's Polychromos Colour pencils and Albrecht Dürer Watercolour Pencils , since the colours are carefully co-ordinated across each of these product ranges .
5 It can be used for automatic generation of failure mode effect and criticality analysis , failure diagnosis , recovery procedure design , and the design of failure management systems .
6 In addition , the ‘ Design Now ’ room can be used for temporary exhibitions selected ( we are informed ) , not only by V&A staff but also by industrialists , critics , visitors , and makers — by individuals ‘ with distinctive views about design ’ .
7 Ebony and Ivory follows the same format as Look — No Hands , it is full of punchcard designs which can be used for other projects .
8 If you have mastered cut and sew , this can be used for other shaping , for example by knitting a straight sleeve and cutting it to the shape required .
9 The next job is to reconfigure the mexeflote rafts so that they can be used for other tasks .
10 This triple checking system can be used for other items to be charged by the hotel .
11 Feedback resistors of 3kΩ are included in the chip but , again , external resistors can be used for other gain settings ; care must be exercised here , though , to avoid instability , increased noise and reduced bandwidth .
12 D-i-y kits tend to come in separate sections , forming two sides of each arch , one on each side of the wall , sometimes with a separate soffit section which can be used for wider walls .
13 It can be used for serious computing , as a ‘ poor man 's Apple Macintosh ’ , with Atari 's high-quality monochrome screen , and plugged into a TV set for games .
14 Aluminon ( ammonium aurine tricarboxylate ) can be used for absorptiometric work and is reliable , interference from iron being minimized by the addition of thioglycollic acid .
15 There is scope for a thesis of sorts on the distinction between the Commission on Instructional Technology 's definition : " Instructional technology means the media born of the communications revolution which can be used for instructional purposes alongside the teacher , the textbook and the blackboard " ( AVI , April 1970 : 89 ) ; and the National Council for Educational Technology 's definition , for the UK , of educational technology : " the development , application and evaluation of systems , techniques and aids to improve the process of human learning . "
16 Up to eight 16Mb or 32Mb modules can be used for global memory at $12,000 for 16Mb , $16,000 for 32Mb .
17 The plant is built around a modular system which means the reaction vessels can be used for various purposes and new parts can be added when required .
18 The purpose of evaluation is to collect and analyse information that can be used for rational decision making .
19 The role of evaluation is to provide information which can be used for rational decision making .
20 Several different colours or types of weaving yarn can be used for extra interest .
21 This dual role attributed to serpents or their image as symbols of the life-force and therefore ‘ consciousness , is universal , and indicates how life-force energy can be used for regenerative ends or sublimated towards purely mental or ascetic pursuits .
22 As well as helping us transmute negative emotions such as anger , fear and hate into optimism and joy , they can be used for psychic protection — and the effect can be immediate .
23 This takes us out of the realm of male-female sexual relationships into another sphere , where such bonds can be used for better communication between individuals , and to foster the link between teacher and pupil .
24 The round pencil can be used for all subjects ; whilst the flat pencil can be used for broad strokes and the finest lines , when worn to a chisel edge .
25 As I 've said , the YC6 can be used for changing colour when knitting single bed Fair Isle .
26 Only a part of the electromagnetic spectrum can be used for remote sensing for , as noted earlier , energy in some spectral bands is absorbed or scattered by the atmosphere .
27 Can be used for individual study .
28 But what really seems to be worrying USL is the commercial use of the code by third parties such as BSDI , which , says USL , may go beyond the channels approved in AT&T contracts with all Universities that Unix source can be used for internal administration and educational purposes — not commercial use .
29 Those still in working order can be used for straightforward word-processing as stand-alones , with some being held in reserve to replace machines out on repair , plus some being made available for the use of Associates and long-term visiting researchers .
30 Made from thick card , the shape is not rounded but angled , the templates can be used for round necks , then by extending the side lines , they can be used for V-necks .
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