Example sentences of "[be] used for [adj] [noun pl] " 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 | As for the evolutionary precursors of the system , both hydrogen peroxide and various kinds of quinones are used for other purposes in body chemistry . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He said there were ‘ good grounds for suspicion that certain offshore banks are used for fraudulent purposes ’ . |
| 5 | Auditory verbs are used for mechanical activities : clanking , thumped , rapped , whistled . |
| 6 | Norwegians are keen to train their dogs and Rottweilers are used for many purposes , from mountain rescue to drug detection . |
| 7 | The same products are used for treating scabies as are used for pubic lice . |
| 8 | Annual reports and other donor information literature clearly state that blood donations are used for all patients in NHS and other hospitals . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Improved Panel Fit — Advanced constructional techniques are used for critical joints such as the roof/bodyside and wheelarch/side panel . |
| 11 | Dublin 's brand of rock music merges at times with traditional music , and the studios are used for both styles . |
| 12 | A mixture of clay and graphite are used for these pencils which produces an extremely soft dense black mark which can be blended further with water . |
| 13 | Although the two forms are almost certainly not interchangeable in JC , having different functions , both are used for past actions and map broadly on to the British English simple past . |
| 14 | X/Open specifications are used for low-level interfaces and communications standards include EDI , SNA-LU6.2 , CPI-C and future OSF/DCE/DME elements . |
| 15 | X/Open specifications are used for low-level interfaces and communications standards include EDI , SNA-LU6.2 , CPI-C and future OSF/DCE/DME elements . |
| 16 | For the coarser particles sieve screens are formed of plates or strong wire of stainless steel or brass , and finer wire meshes are used for smaller particles . |
| 17 | Check lists are used for several purposes : an initial transcription of a language is usually not consistent . |
| 18 | However , under the terms of Protection From Eviction Act 1977 the landlord must enter peacefully upon the land and may not use the right of re-entry at all if the premises are used for residential purposes . |
| 19 | ‘ Zils are used for visiting VIPs and government officials only . |
| 20 | It is helpful if all orders are coded and , if possible , separate orders are used for different elements , work sections , etc . |
| 21 | Progressively older embryos require a higher oxygen tension in the medium and , therefore , different gas mixtures are used for different stages of embryo . |
| 22 | Standards and performance data are used for different purposes in various information and control systems . |
| 23 | Because different lenses are used for different purposes ( for example , a wide-angle lens gets more visual information on-screen than a close-up lens ) , even in straightforward recording , it could be argued that any photographic image is already a distortion of what one sees in the real world . |
| 24 | Operational balances in the Bank of England are like the banks ' own current accounts and are used for clearing purposes . |
| 25 | As we have seen , the operational balances are used for clearing purposes between the banks and to provide them with a source of liquidity . |
| 26 | The pack horse stables still stand and are used for recreational purposes by the Lancashire Youth Clubs Association , who now own the Hall . |
| 27 | The teacher was furious that the photograph taken in her new school on the outskirts of Middlesbrough had been used for political purposes . |
| 28 | Salt has been used for many centuries as a preservative , whereby it is left on food to withdraw the moisture present by the process of osmosis . |
| 29 | This had a separate entrance and had been used for many purposes — the storage of deeds by the Wilts and Dorset Bank , prior to this by Mr. Peru , a solicitor , but when I was a small boy it had been leased to The Haunch of Venison Inn as a wine store and bottling plant . |
| 30 | The publication of correspondence between famous people has been used for many years for the purposes of scholastic enquiry . |