Sentence examples for were principally used from inspiring English sources

"My recollection is that the police were principally used to protect miners who wanted to go to work but who were being prevented from doing so by Arthur Scargill's hate mob.

Both tiger bone plasters and tiger-bone wine were principally used to treat bone and joint-related conditions, such as arthritis and rheumatism, but tiger-bone wine was also taken as a tonic to increase sexual capacity (Table 1).

The Maine Transpass is principally used by commuters.

The one area thus far where PTAB use was confirmed is principally used for grazing.

Ultraviolet-visible absorptiometry is principally used for quantitative analysis of atoms or molecules.

It is classified as a two-bedroom property although the second bedroom is principally used to store mobility aids.

Today, offshore trusts are principally used by the global rich who are resident in the UK but not "domiciled" here.

Australia, Britain, Canada and a number of European countries have sex-offender registries, but they are principally used by law enforcement officials and are not accessible by the public.

In the 20th century, chalk was principally used by artists adhering to traditional art styles but also by such avant-garde painters as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Willem de Kooning.

This type of metalware, admired for its soft, glowing, gray lustre, was principally used in making utensils and vessels for the preparation, serving, and eating of food.

"They are principally used by the department for the compilation, validation, and collation of statistics and to provide accessible information to citizens in support of, for example, the transparency agenda".