Example sentences of "is use for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The increase in the use of HP , though less marked , is important as HP is used for expensive purchases which are unlikely to crop up as often as the smaller ones financed by other types of credit .
2 Experience suggests that the use of project numbers or names for module names should be avoided , as this may lead to confusion if the module is used for other projects in the future .
3 Ingredient Y's price has been very stable and is used for other products currently manufactured and sold by the company .
4 Food , in our society , is used for many reasons other than simply to satisfy hunger .
5 The land is used for many purposes : for housing , factories , rail and roadways , airports , water reservoirs , recreation , amenity , forestry and farming .
6 Because much management data is used for descriptive purposes , showing present or past situations , rather than trying to make predictions , it is worth becoming adept at presenting statistical material in simple visual ways that others can readily understand .
7 For this reason , the term ‘ related publication ’ is used for all publications bearing an identifiable relationship to the original research work .
8 For this reason , the term ‘ related publication ’ is used for all publications bearing an identifiable relationship to the original research work .
9 Care should be taken that the same classification method is used for all samples plotted , particularly if data are obtained from other , workers , as different classifications can result in variation of the position of plotted points ( and hence composition ) ( Zuffa , 1985 ) .
10 Intonation , in conjunction with ‘ body language ’ such as eye-contact , facial expression , gestures and head-turning , is used for similar purposes in speech , as well as for establishing or confirming the status of the participants in a conversation .
11 At the end a section is used for general mill-wrights ’ work , with a few machines , lathes , planers , slaughterhouse , drills , etc .
12 Changing road position is used for changing lanes and sometimes overtaking .
13 A third portion is used for issuing goods to the shops and out-stations , and in the fourth part gas fittings , pipes , lamps , lavatory basins and fittings , etc. , are kept , while the fifth room is used for india-rubber goods , copper and brass articles , and lincrusta and millboard panels .
14 A third portion is used for issuing goods to the shops and out-stations , and in the fourth part gas fittings , pipes , lamps , lavatory basins and fittings , etc. , are kept , while the fifth room is used for india-rubber goods , copper and brass articles , and lincrusta and millboard panels .
15 More recently , ‘ Synprolam , ’ which is used for cationic surfactants , was developed using feedstocks both from the carbonylation and amines plants to make long-chain fatty amines , which can then be reacted with ethylene oxide in the final manufacturing stage .
16 It is used for administrative purposes ( bed usage , duration of stay , operations , etc. ) and studies of illness treated in hospital .
17 Zeolite is used for three days , every two weeks .
18 This is in clear contrast to the divergence model in Indo-European studies , and as a result of this contrast , the shape that emerges from historical language description ( from ancient times to the present day ) is not so much a pyramidal shape ( with gradual convergence at the top ) as a funnel shape ( the kind that is used for pouring liquids ) , as in figure 3.1 .
19 This is used for minor acts of disorder such as shouting and swearing which is likely to cause alarm or distress , displaying abusive or insulting slogans or throwing over dustbins and banking on doors in the common parts of blocks of flats .
20 And since only about 3% of water is drunk , while a great deal is used for cruder purposes , much of the industry 's investment will be flushed down the drain .
21 The same Electoral Register is used for both types of election and much the same criteria for inclusion and exclusion are applied .
22 The functions are concerned with how this system is used for communicative ends .
23 If we had to choose between radiocarbon and TL dating , then we would have to take into account that radiocarbon is used for organic materials and has an upper age limit of about forty thousand years , whereas TL is applied to inorganic samples and can be used beyond the range of radiocarbon .
24 Thermoluminescence dating , usually abbreviated to TL dating , is used for ceramic artefacts , such as pottery .
25 The production of stress is generally believed to depend on the speaker using more muscular energy than is used for unstressed syllables .
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