Other common bases may also be used with the same effect.

The base may be used for an extended period of time.

It built some of the bases used in the Iraq war.

In the 2010 fiscal year the base was used for 320 days.

After the war the base was used for storage of weapons.

In recent years the base has been primarily used for pilot training.

From then on the base was used primarily for night fighter training.

The former base was used for various purposes after the war including a technical college.

Some cultures do, or did, use other bases of numbers.

In some games, the bases are used for completely different purposes, or not at all.