Example sentences of "[noun pl] are used for [adj] purpose " in BNC.

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1 Check lists are used for several purposes : an initial transcription of a language is usually not consistent .
2 Coyote and fox scat concentrations are used for this purpose , and it is quite common to find mustelid scats from weasels or martens deposited along walls or roads which mark the edge of individual ranges ( Lockie , 1966 ; MacDonald , 1979 ) .
3 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 .
4 As we have seen , the operational balances are used for clearing purposes between the banks and to provide them with a source of liquidity .
5 He said there were ‘ good grounds for suspicion that certain offshore banks are used for fraudulent purposes ’ .
6 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 .
7 Norwegians are keen to train their dogs and Rottweilers are used for many purposes , from mountain rescue to drug detection .
8 Two arguments are used for this purpose .
9 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 .
10 Complex polyphosphates are used for this purpose such as sodium tripolyphosphate or tetrasodium pyrophosphate .
11 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 .
12 As for the evolutionary precursors of the system , both hydrogen peroxide and various kinds of quinones are used for other purposes in body chemistry .
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