Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has reverse action which is basically used for removing debris and jammed drill bits . |
| 2 | The drill is basically designed for drilling holes into extremely hard masonry , usually for some type of fixing , or to clear a way for cables or pipes . |
| 3 | Once this is well established the sticker is only awarded for passing a motion into the lavatory . |
| 4 | Possibly it is better known for inaugurating and managing the Leven Wild Water Test which are the forerunner of all wild water racing in Britain . |
| 5 | His first known job was of advising on the course alterations at Pyecombe in Sussex in 1902 , but he is better known for designing from scratch some of the country 's most stunning courses — Carnoustie , Dalmahoy , Blairgowrie and Royal Blackheath , plus many , many more . |
| 6 | Good malting barley comes from the Lowlands and from England ; Highland barley is better suited for distilling . |
| 7 | Lakatos 's universal criterion for the assessment of theories follows from his principle ‘ the methodology of scientific research programmes is better suited for approximating the truth in our actual universe than any other methodology ’ . |
| 8 | It is generally taken for granted ( by members of society and governments alike ) that investments should bring profit and that the living standards of the propertyless should be based on the demands of the market for their skills . |
| 9 | A codicil is really a supplementary will , and is generally used for making some alteration in a will without revoking it as a whole . |
| 10 | Past tense , on the other hand , is generally used for describing situations or narrating events outside the work(s) you are discussing , such as those of national or cultural history or the development of literary traditions . |
| 11 | When the man gets the bird home , however , he finds that this is the only sentence the bird can utter , and is thus punished for trusting ‘ affected solemnity ’ . |
| 12 | A leaf carrying eggs is easily removed for hatching , and weighted with lead . |
| 13 | The tension used for weaving should usually be about one number looser than that which is normally used for stocking stitch . |
| 14 | In fact , their van , which is normally used for delivering letters in the Darlington district , was such a success that Ford technicians refused to believe it was a standard production line van . |
| 15 | STARTLED voters from the parish of Binsted found their polling station had been switched to an open sided shed , which is normally used for storing Christmas trees in the middle of Alice Holt Forest . |
| 16 | This means that the aesthetic exploitation of language takes the form of surprising a reader into a fresh awareness of and sensitivity to , the linguistic medium which is normally taken for granted as an " automatized " background of communication . |
| 17 | To begin with , it implies that the curriculum is some advance on pre-theoretical or commonsense knowledge ( Berger and Luckmann 1971 ) , treating as problematic what is normally taken for granted . |
| 18 | Paper is best reserved for drying particularly hand drying . |
| 19 | It is best known for persecuting Indian peasants , especially the lower castes or ‘ Untouchables ’ , who may have stolen from a neighbour or have demonstrated dirty habits . |
| 20 | But the bird that is best known for extracting insects from wood by means of a tool is the woodpecker finch of the Galapagos Islands . |
| 21 | It is usually employed for dealing with percentages where the whole circle represents 100% and the ‘ slices ’ or proportional segments show the fractional percentages . |
| 22 | The general assessment at the end of a course of instruction ; the evaluation is usually made for grading purposes . |
| 23 | now this does not bother me as my presence is usually taken for granted . |
| 24 | Comparative study ( of different languages , dialects , styles , etc. ) can make explicit what is usually taken for granted about language . |
| 25 | Quantification is usually taken for granted in social dialectology , but it is not used in some other branches of sociolinguistics ( for example , those researches that follow Gumperz 's model ) , and there can be disputes about whether or not it should be used in given instances . |
| 26 | But the main point is this : that irrespective of whether an analysis is embarked upon from the position of an openly stated or tacitly assumed ontological bias , or whether , on the contrary , the question of an ultimate choice of basic ontological existents is deliberately left undecided , it is usually taken for granted that the concept of an ontological existent is in general well understood . |
| 27 | The immediate remedy is usually to petition for winding up in the public interest , so that a provisional liquidator ( the Official Receiver ) can be appointed , halting the company 's activities . |
| 28 | The 1976 DoE circular on the safeguarding of agricultural land defined the general policy as being ‘ to ensure that , as far as possible , land of a higher agricultural quality is not taken for development where land of a lower quality is available , and that the amount of land taken should be no greater than is reasonably required for carrying out the development in accordance with proper standards ’ . |
| 29 | The local people call the clays salão , and it is traditionally used for covering walls and houses . |
| 30 | She was launched in 1990 and is extensively equipped for cruising and racing . |