Example sentences of "which can [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is therefore a balance between the risks of not being vaccinated against certain diseases known to be prime causes of mental handicap , and having vaccinations which can themselves be harmful . |
| 2 | When the flaking is done skilfully , only light hand pressure with a piece of wood is needed to detach long slivers of material which can themselves be used as knives . |
| 3 | This can create marvellous textures which can themselves be reworked . |
| 4 | In this book it is our aim to give such an account of the meaning of the various surface constructions where adjectives are found in English , doing so by relating these to such intensional notions as entity , identification , qualification and assignment ( which can themselves be plausibly related to more general aspects of mental activity ) ; and indeed we believe this is the task for syntax in general . |
| 5 | This neat little gadget replaces the old cotton reel studded with nails and is a quick and easy way to produce knitted cords and braids , which can them be combined and used in many ways , such as trimmings , toys appliqué and jewellery . |
| 6 | Using the menu system , which can itself be modified to give pop-up , pull-down , or first letter selection of options , the colour scheme can be selected from a choice of four . |
| 7 | The Chinese cosmology based on li and ch'i goes back only to the Neo-Confucian movement of the Sung dynasty ( AD 960–1279 ) , a conceptual revolution which can itself be understood in Kuhnian terms as a response to the breakdown of an older paradigm . |
| 8 | This can be done by timing the sequence with a stop watch ( which can itself be proved to have been checked for accuracy if required ) . |
| 9 | There are many reasons for the slow pace of a proposal , but if we leave on one side the lack of enthusiasm which can itself defer a project for years , the three key factors are : |
| 10 | It should provide teaching ( which can itself be analysed into a number of more specific methods , functions and contingencies ; see Squires 1988 ) . |
| 11 | In relation to , for example , technological systems , design posits a means of overcoming control problems since it posits a means of knowing-practice which incorporates the technical as a moment and which can itself thus internally incorporate social requirements ( no other mode of knowledge practice can do this ) . |
| 12 | Now enlightened farmers are fencing off and replanting areas which can he selectively utilised for animal feeding . |
| 13 | and shows ( top right ) a sight bob which can he useful in choppy conditions . |
| 14 | This type of triplet repeat was recently recognized as the molecular basis for an unusual mutation mechanism that leads to amplification of the triplets , which can it turn to disease , such as fragile-X-syndrome or myotonic dystrophy ( reviewed in [ 24 ] ) . |