Example sentences of "is useful for [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It is useful for printing headings or underlinings .
2 A web clamp is useful for holding frames together while the glue sets .
3 Make an edging from 75mm ( 3in ) wide timber ( oiled hardboard is useful for forming curves ) .
4 Fibrenyl dough is useful for filling gaps in skulls in course of restoration .
5 A plankton net ( see drawing ) is very useful for catching very small animals in ponds or streams , and a small aquarium net is useful for transferring animals from one aquarium to another .
6 Those on yacht holidays have even less storage space , and should pack in a soft rucksack is useful for carrying picnics , towels and spare clothes .
7 Patronage in the form of federal jobs for the friends and followers of members of congress is useful for bargaining purposes .
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