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

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1 It is useful for determining changes in internal energy , changes in enthalpy and heat capacities , for example .
2 Adopting a Child : a practical guide for people interested in adoption ( 1984 ) published by BAAF is useful for adoptive parents .
3 Other mops in use are the domestic type sponge or squeegee mop which is useful for immediate floor spill control because it is easy to use and does not require a special mop bucket .
4 The International Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences was last published in 1968 so , while it is useful for general articles , its facts are now very out of date indeed .
5 Later on try the great white cherry , Prunus ‘ Taihaku ’ or Prunus ‘ Shogetsu ’ for dramatic displays of white flowers ; ‘ Amanogawa ’ produces pale pink flowers and its fastigiate or columnar form is useful for small gardens .
6 Thus , this method is useful for isolating RNA from a minimal number of cells for making cDNA and PCR amplification .
7 It is useful for such people to learn to vary the quality of their effort .
8 This type of guarantee will reverse the 6 p.m. release procedure and is useful for overseas travellers whose times of arrival are governed by their air , sea or rail travel arrangements .
9 It is useful for would-be choreographers to study the historical development of classical style so that they may stage a ballet in a traditional way when it has a story firmly linked to a particular time and place .
10 It is useful for would-be choreographers to examine his ballets and discover that he mostly set them in countries possessing easily recognised characteristics .
11 An old household broom is useful for this operation
12 It is obvious enough that a neocortex would be useless if all its neurons responded to the same or strongly similar features , so decorrelation is useful for this purpose , but it also confers another great advantage .
13 As this reaction is not shared by alkanes it is useful for separating mixtures of alkanes and alkenes .
14 A barcoding feature , used for American zip codes , is useful for any companies sending mail to the States .
15 It contains much taildragger lore that is useful for any pilot , a wealth of good advice to tailwheel instructors , and the most comprehensive explanation of P-factor that I have seen .
16 This is useful for both parties as problems experienced by returners can be anticipated and dealt with for the benefit of new course members .
17 This type of program is useful for remedial work , revision and reinforcement .
18 But this particular extract is useful for another reason , in that it shows , through the sub-plots which appear within it , the range of issues provoked by the research which respondents were sensitive about .
19 Although , as has been seen , a written agreement is required under the new SFA Rules in only a limited number of cases , firms may find that the use of a written agreement is useful for commercial reasons .
20 Plugged in , it sounds nice and smooth , with plenty of top , and the double volume knob arrangement is useful for pre-setting lead and rhythm levels .
21 It is useful for short hair , and can be fingered in wherever you need it .
22 Gelatine icing is useful for some decoration as it sets quickly and quite hard .
23 It is useful for these trials to cover quite a wide range of classes to test the reaction of different groups of children and also to give the teacher and observers the opportunity to see how effective their use of the unit becomes with experience .
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