Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] for [det] purpose " in BNC.

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1 indicates the shoe is recommended for this purpose or has this feature
2 A sum of £200–240 is recommended for this purpose .
3 A sum of £200–240 is recommended for this purpose .
4 Most serious cases of sex abuse are passed on to a unit which is designed for this purpose and has specially trained staff .
5 About what proportion of the National Park is used for each purpose ?
6 Masham can never supply the whole S&N estate so extra capacity in Newcastle is used for this purpose .
7 In English the word by is used for this purpose :
8 A Beckmann thermometer is used for this purpose .
9 An equicaloric glucose solution is used for this purpose .
10 Where the process is used for some purpose other than that for which it is intended , the distinction between an error of judgment and an abuse of process may be rather fine .
11 Surprisingly , no power is conferred for this purpose , either by statute or by the common law , although there was ample authority to enter to arrest if there were sufficient grounds to suspect that an offence had been committed .
12 However the Islands Areas have been recognised as requiring a special policy and a portion of the budget , currently £15,000 annually , is earmarked for this purpose .
13 The test is the effect on the ordinary reader , who is endowed for this purpose with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world .
14 I agree with the judge that " What is required for this purpose is not an intention to own or even an intention to acquire ownership but an intention to possess , " that is to say , an intention for the time being to possess the land to the exclusion of all other persons , including the owner with the paper title .
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