Example sentences of "is used for [adj] [noun] " 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 | This again is relevant to school tasks since it is near vision that is used for close work such as reading and writing . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Light : Needs very good light over a longer period than is used for other water plants Water temperature : 68°–78°F . |
| 5 | Ingredient Y's price has been very stable and is used for other products currently manufactured and sold by the company . |
| 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 | A laser machine like this one at Gloucestershire royal hospital is used for delicate throat operations — this one was on loan , but when fundraiser Len Webb heard the hospital wanted to buy one , his charity organisation , emergency station nine , set about raising cash . |
| 8 | But it is not an offence to dress up as a policeman unless the uniform is used for personal gain . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Although it is possible when a program is used for individual tuition for it to collect data on pupil performance , this is only one mode of diagnostics . |
| 11 | the International Standards Organisation ( ISO ) system of paper sizes is based on a series of three sizes A , B and C. Series A is used for general printing and stationery , Series B for posters and Series C for envelopes . |
| 12 | At the end a section is used for general mill-wrights ’ work , with a few machines , lathes , planers , slaughterhouse , drills , etc . |
| 13 | Nevertheless it is a substitution that can be made in a number of contexts where at least one of c and d is used for internal communication . |
| 14 | We should note that the small letter p is used for pressure and not the capital P. We use P for external pressure-that is , the pressure acting on a system — whereas p is used for internal pressure . |
| 15 | This stitch is used for super Brownie 's face . |
| 16 | Changing road position is used for changing lanes and sometimes overtaking . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The term programming is used for long term changes in the body 's structure , physiology , or metabolism brought about by environmental influences acting at critical stages of early life . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Both Thoc1 and Thoc3 have a single open reading frame and it is possible that one of the two methionine residues at nucleotides 76 and 94 ( Figure 1 ) is used for translational initiation in vivo . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Major policy decisions are often transmitted through the party 's chain of command before the regular departmental hierarchy is used for administrative communication . |
| 23 | It is used for administrative purposes ( bed usage , duration of stay , operations , etc. ) and studies of illness treated in hospital . |
| 24 | LS-DYNA3D , created by Livermore Software , is used for three-dimensional analysis . |
| 25 | This mode is used for intensive cooking and reduced the cooking time by 25–30 per cent , which is ideal for root vegetables , such as carrots and potatoes . |
| 26 | It has a thickness of about 3mm and is used for heavy mountain boots . |
| 27 | And , unfortunately , you are also correct that , in feature films and , to a lesser extent , in tv programmes , the sound is used for exotic effect . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The high-gloss blue around the cooker is used for dramatic impact |