Example sentences of "[be] used for [adj] purpose [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Complex polyphosphates are used for this purpose such as sodium tripolyphosphate or tetrasodium pyrophosphate . |
| 2 | ‘ It started to be used for this purpose two years ago . |
| 3 | Under General Exclusion 1 , no cover will operate if the craft is being used for any purpose other than private pleasure . |
| 4 | What had influenced Hollywood , thought Moley , was the ample evidence that ‘ the generality of the public takes its movies seriously and is adversely responsive to any effort which offers the least suspicion that they are being used for some purpose other than entertainment ’ and that in particular ‘ nothing hurts a picture 's chance of success more than the whisper that it contains propaganda ’ . |
| 5 | Where the process is used for some purpose other than that for which it is intended , the distinction between an error of judgment and an abuse of process may be rather fine . |