Example sentences of "being used for [adj] purposes " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1986 the Norwegian government had demanded the return of the water because it suspected that , contrary to the original agreement , it was not being used for peaceful purposes but for the manufacture of plutonium for nuclear weapons [ see p. 36942 ] . |
| 2 | This is a very handy aspect of the program , since it brings in the prospect of it being used for other purposes . |
| 3 | We must also check that software used on RBGE equipment is virus-free , is being used for official purposes , and that we are using the most recent versions . |
| 4 | Blyth Valley objected to this , not on the grounds that industrial land was being used for non-manufacturing purposes , but because it wanted the site retained as a green belt . |
| 5 | It was a matter of real concern that the divisional court , exercising the power of judicial review , was increasingly … being used for political purposes superficially dressed up as points of law . |
| 6 | When it is not being used for these purposes it is available for use by other organisations . |
| 7 | If any vessel is being used for commercial purposes cover will not operate unless the Policy has been extended . |
| 8 | And what about those dogs and monkeys being used for experimental purposes ? |
| 9 | Several pictures were taken of the installation , some of which are being used for promotional purposes . |
| 10 | At the Sizewell inquiry , and in parliament and ministerial statements , much play has been made of the existence of international safeguards and treaties designed to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons and to block civil facilities being used for military purposes . |