Example sentences of "to [be] used [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one time , and I became adversaries over the selection of polio virus strains to be used as oral vaccines . |
| 2 | In 1847 , during the famine in Ireland , Sutton sent over seeds of turnips , cabbages , and other vegetables to be used as possible alternatives to the diseased potatoes , and he experimented with new varieties of potato to find one better suited to cold , damp climates . |
| 3 | Indeed , all these are coming to be used as powerful tools for tutors and learners in some schools and colleges already . |
| 4 | It is therefore arguable that the tendency towards singular reference with the mixed-descriptions is at least in part due to a strong tendency for named characters to be used as thematic subjects or main characters in continuations , although there is a small first-mention effect . |
| 5 | It is intended to be used as supplementary material alongside any main course , in class and for homework . |
| 6 | On the other hand , although in recent years the regulation of the financial services industry has generated a lot of judicial review applications against regulatory bodies , the courts have discouraged these largely because they do not want court proceedings to be used as tactical weapons to delay financial transactions by parties disappointed by the failure of a regulatory body to give the applicant the protection it sought from financial predators . |
| 7 | It was a fact that 4,000 British hostages were held by Saddam Hussein to be used as human shields by stationing them at places which might be attacked by the allied forces . |
| 8 | Although commissions of array continued to be used for major expeditions led by the king or the Prince of Wales , such as those of 1346 and 1359 , the armies which fought in France came increasingly to consist of volunteers rather than conscripts ; and this in itself goes some way towards explaining popular support for the war . |
| 9 | Geometric correction and registration are necessary if Landsat imagery is to be used for cartographic purposes , or is being used in conjunction with map data ( for example in a Geographical Information System , Chapter 7 ) . |
| 10 | Some hotels maintain graphs and charts to be used for easy visual reference and to gain an overall picture without having to refer to detailed records . |
| 11 | The late Mrs Schofield was a past President of Skelton W.I. and she allowed the grounds to be used for various events . |
| 12 | However , it does allow numeric variables to be used for logical operations . |
| 13 | Wonford House Hospital continued to be used for acute and rehabilitation services and though a mental health centre at Tiverton has been developed the schism between the old and the new has not been so marked . |
| 14 | If it is a boiler that is also to be used for central heating , the best position will probably be in the kitchen on an outside wall . |
| 15 | Because production speed is important but flexibility more so ( the system has to be used for other things as well ) we adopted Aldus PageMaker as our standard layout package , we run it on both Macintosh and PC systems , and Word Perfect as our word processor . |
| 16 | Police telephones were not to be used for private calls , said her mother . |
| 17 | BellSouth Corp 's BellSouth Telecommunications Inc filed a shelf registration with the Securities & Exchange Commission for up to $800m of debt securities , part of a $975m offering to be used for working capital , of which $175m was already registered . |
| 18 | Mark Ellis , 23 , of Burrell Road , Ipswich , denies four charges — causing the girl to become a prostitute , living off her earnings , permitting a flat to be used for unlawful sex and himself having sex with a girl under 16 . |
| 19 | Ellis , 23 , of Burrell Road , Ipswich , denies causing the girl to become a prostitute , living off her earnings , permitting a flat to be used for unlawful sex and having sex with a girl under 16 . |
| 20 | Making sure that Ryan was already inside , they entered , sat near him , and began a general chat about land , A saying to B , in a casual roundabout fashion , that if he had any land going in Norfolk to unload it quickly because the councils were clamping down on building regulations and that land in future was to be used for agricultural purposes only . ’ |
| 21 | We understand that the lottery proceeds are mainly to be used for much-needed sports development projects . |
| 22 | All these to be subject to strict confidentiality rules so that the information is to be used for electoral returning purposes only . |
| 23 | Unfortunately the strength of these aluminous porcelains was only sufficient to allow the system to be used at the front of the mouth and less aesthetic materials had to be used for molar teeth . |
| 24 | He also handed over a cheque for £500 to be used for technological development in the programme . |
| 25 | One solution to the problem is to think of the prescribed forms of standard written English as a sort of register : a variety to be used for specific purposes ( including writing coursework essays and exam answers ) which nevertheless may not be a variety that you identify much with , by comparison with the usage of your family and friends . |
| 26 | On Nov. 17 Rafsanjani condemned the United States for attempting to dissuade China and India from transferring to Iran nuclear technology to be used for non-military purposes . |
| 27 | Essentially it is this : that only very exceptionally should the implied undertaking be varied to permit disclosed documents to be used for ulterior purposes , not least when the application is made by a third party and for the purposes of proceedings wholly unconnected with those in which discovery was ordered . |
| 28 | Afterwards , to be used for residential and business purposes , as well as student accommodation |
| 29 | The two existing verandahs were to be used for patient accommodation ‘ for which they were intended ’ and the number of patients in the present wards should be reduced by 17 ‘ to conform to standards of spacing ’ . |
| 30 | He says our feeling is very much that that 's the right idea , beacuse it enables the place to be used for quiet enjoyment at a time of the week when most people are free . |