Example sentences of "[be] used for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lowest concentrations ( ½ to 2 per cent ) are used for facial oils , children , and for those with sensitive skin . |
| 2 | The most versatile of the vinegars , these are used for general cookery and in many of the classic sauces . |
| 3 | They are simply a recording of a band 's live or alternative versions of their songs , which are used for one or two broadcasts . |
| 4 | The key point is that if the knives are used for one purpose and do not fall into the category of domestic cutlery there is a case for a ban . |
| 5 | As for the evolutionary precursors of the system , both hydrogen peroxide and various kinds of quinones are used for other purposes in body chemistry . |
| 6 | English is one of the languages that do not use tone in this way though tones or pitch differences are used for other purposes ; such languages are sometimes called intonation languages . |
| 7 | He said there were ‘ good grounds for suspicion that certain offshore banks are used for fraudulent purposes ’ . |
| 8 | But documents can be dangerous things if used without care and if , as sometimes happens , they are used for partial and selective purposes . |
| 9 | Auditory verbs are used for mechanical activities : clanking , thumped , rapped , whistled . |
| 10 | Norwegians are keen to train their dogs and Rottweilers are used for many purposes , from mountain rescue to drug detection . |
| 11 | Of course , price subsidies are used for many other purposes ; for example , in chapter 3 it was noted that they might be used to tackle the problem of an externality . |
| 12 | The same products are used for treating scabies as are used for pubic lice . |
| 13 | Different criteria are used for each table , but a common minimum market value of £100million is used to exclude the smallest companies where small changes can produce disporportionate results . |
| 14 | However , they sample the pupils in a more selective way , because not all pupils take the same kinds of public examinations , and different criteria are used for each kind . |
| 15 | At Magee College , the playing fields , which are convenient to the campus , are used for gaelic football , rugby and soccer . |
| 16 | This is an important point , since in many libraries selection is part of an integrated approach which also includes acquisition and cataloguing , and the national bibliography 's machine-readable records are used for all these functions ( although the actual selection process is usually based upon the print version ) . |
| 17 | They are used for all general-purpose planing work where an absolutely true and flat finish is not essential . |
| 18 | Signed Danish is a gestural/auditive language in which Danish is spoken at the same time as signs from the Sign Language are used for all words which have a concept , and as far as possible grammatical rules [ are used ] from sign language . |
| 19 | Annual reports and other donor information literature clearly state that blood donations are used for all patients in NHS and other hospitals . |
| 20 | In order to explore this more fully , we focus on a tax on capital at rate t assuming initially that the proceeds are used for current government expenditure . |
| 21 | Means and 95% confidence intervals ( CI ) for the mean are used for descriptive statistics and graphs . |
| 22 | The outcomes of these analyses are used for lexical access . |
| 23 | Improved Panel Fit — Advanced constructional techniques are used for critical joints such as the roof/bodyside and wheelarch/side panel . |
| 24 | It is recognised that these are important aspects of the learning and teaching approaches for the modules and it is recommended that they are used for formative assessment . |
| 25 | Three common sizes are used for domestic plumbing — l5mm , 22mm and 28mm , all known as ‘ smallbore ’ . |
| 26 | They are used for rapid saving and restoring of the " process context " on entry to and exit from a subroutine , or in processor mode changes ( see 3.5 ) . |
| 27 | Some are used for public transport . |
| 28 | Dublin 's brand of rock music merges at times with traditional music , and the studios are used for both styles . |
| 29 | The birds , in particular albatrosses , are attracted to the baited hooks which are used for long-line fishing , and become caught in the nets and killed ; , Further restrictions are to be imposed on the establishment up of new fisheries in the area . |
| 30 | In some traditions worship songs are used for some five or ten minutes before a service to prepare people for worship , often followed by silence . |