Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] for [adj] 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 | McEnroe 's autumn slog through Europe , which will include a trip to Wembley for next month 's Silk Cut Championships , is designed for one purpose : ‘ I 'm trying to get myself prepared for the Masters , hopefully to do well . |
| 5 | Many uses of the software are as yet , undiscovered , because although a software package is designed for one purpose , it can be adapted to meet a particular need within a school which the software designers had not thought about . |
| 6 | Most serious cases of sex abuse are passed on to a unit which is designed for this purpose and has specially trained staff . |
| 7 | About what proportion of the National Park is used for each purpose ? |
| 8 | Masham can never supply the whole S&N estate so extra capacity in Newcastle is used for this purpose . |
| 9 | In English the word by is used for this purpose : |
| 10 | A Beckmann thermometer is used for this purpose . |
| 11 | An equicaloric glucose solution is used for this purpose . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |