Example sentences of "capable of being [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are only two examples of cases where it should be possible for a non-trading corporation , which asserts that its reputation is capable of being damaged by the defamatory statement , to sue for libel . |
| 2 | The latter , which may be a plasmid ( extrachromosomal molecules of DNA that exist in many bacteria ) or a phage ( normally a bacterial virus ) , must be capable of being recognised by the host in order for replication to occur . |
| 3 | Thus , supposedly , nothing can be admitted to our writings unless it is capable of being checked by the reader , either via the presentation of original data and a methods section or through reference to other work which upholds similar standards . |
| 4 | Curiously enough , it appears that there is no question at all which fits the adjective of a sentence like ( 59 ) closely , so that one must fall back on a metalinguistic one such as ( 60 ) : ( 59 ) the sharks remain dangerous ( 60 ) what did you say about the sharks ? 5.7 Since the property of the postverbal is one which the speaker deliberately chooses to clothe in the guise of an adjective rather than an adverb , it must , as we have already remarked , be one which is capable of being ascribed to the referential locus of the subject phrase . |
| 5 | The power to introduce executive detention remains on the statute book and is capable of being exercised by the Government . |
| 6 | This observation , made by the village case study in 1984 , should have been cause for concern , since four years previously it had been demonstrated that the village practitioners in Bangladesh were willing and capable of being trained in the use and administration of oral rehydration solutions . |
| 7 | This makes it highly soluble and capable of being absorbed by the body . |
| 8 | Obviously the media type must be capable of being supported by the unit . |
| 9 | Preparation of an internal control questionnaire in which the auditor devises a series of questions to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a system and to test whether an objective of control is capable of being met by the system . |
| 10 | A major requirement of a religion then , must be that , above all , it shall be capable of a simplified , but undistorted interpretation capable of being taught to the very young in such a way that it will instil in them the stirrings of what will become their consciences , that is , they will harbour a subconscious awareness of the fundamental nature of right and wrong as these are applied to those areas of human aspirations where they are beyond dispute . |
| 11 | It was the conviction that there was more to the affair than was capable of being explained upon the arrest of the fugitive Khans which now governed the tone of his response . |
| 12 | So Popper proposed the idea that a scientific statement was one which was capable of being tested to the point of destruction . |
| 13 | Economic information is not normally capable of being tested in the same way , but is still fairly reliable as the economy is so closely associated with material evidence . |
| 14 | The development should be capable of being assimilated into the natural environment . |
| 15 | The short judgments proceed on the simple ground that the sheriff was not entitled to retain sums which he had no legal right to demand , but the sums were demanded in return for the rendering of a service , namely the issuing of warrants , so the case is capable of being rationalised on the basis that they were exacted colore officii , a concept which emerged more clearly in later cases . |
| 16 | Since then , this style has been questioned , and earlier picking of grapes and more judicious use of oak ageing means the wines are capable of being confused with the great French Chardonnays , such as Chablis , which have always been more restrained and elegant . |
| 17 | If the use of the data changes , then its organisation should be capable of being changed without the users being aware of it ( known as physical data independence ) , apart , that is , from the gains in speed . |
| 18 | Nor , despite the arbitrary results capable of being produced by the requirement of illegality , is the law necessarily unwise in displaying this reluctance to extend liability , for if the requirement of illegality were abandoned a much greater burden would have to be placed upon the defence of justification if we were to avoid the intolerable situation that A was liable to C whenever and however he knowingly brought about a breach of a contract between B and C. |
| 19 | ) It must be capable of being translated into the physical model . |
| 20 | Presumably this must be because , unlike the war-tax protesters , they do succumb to a competing individual right which is capable of being derived from the principle of equal concern and respect . |
| 21 | That was the freakish effect of blast for you , so powerful , yet capable of being deflected by the flimsiest thing , always choosing the line of least resistance . |
| 22 | For instance , in the law of contract the question , ‘ What is the difference between void and voidable contracts ? ’ can be accurately answered by saying that a void contract is an apparent contract that is in truth no contract at all , while a voidable contract is a contract that is capable of being avoided at the option of one party . |
| 23 | But if the cause is reasonably capable of being associated with the promotion of lawful business interests the judge should not allow the case to go to the jury if there is no evidence of the accused 's intention going beyond such lawful business interests … |
| 24 | It will only be ordered if the purchaser and vendor are capable of being returned to the position they were in before the sale agreement was executed . |
| 25 | Assuming that Dworkin 's rights thesis is capable of being modified along the lines proposed , is it possible to identify any strategies — long-term , medium-range and short-term strategies — which could be expected to contribute toward the realisation of an expanded right of equal concern and respect ? |
| 26 | ‘ It is ordered that in the interim and an injunction is hereby granted ordering that in the events ( i ) that the medical condition of [ J. ] changes in such a way that his life is threatened but is capable of being prolonged by the application to him of intensive therapeutic measures including artificial ventilation , and ( ii ) that he is at that time in the care of the … |
| 27 | The judge having reviewed the relevant authorities said that a contract which contains an unenforceable provision nevertheless remains effective after removal of the severance of that provision if the following conditions are satisfied : ( a ) The enenforceable provision is capable of being removed without the necessity of adding to or modifying the wording of what remains . |
| 28 | All these general trends are , however , capable of being reversed at the local level where conditions may occasionally fly in the face of the overall pattern . |
| 29 | But ‘ container grown ’ means planted , established , growing away and capable of being planted in the open ground without root disturbance and without check . |
| 30 | Finally , are there any short-term strategies which may be capable of being pursued within the context of our existing institutional arrangements ? |