Example sentences of "[noun] can be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this respect the relationship between society and religion can be compared to that between families and the homes they live in . |
| 2 | This is an outline of the way speed can be achieved during normal updating . |
| 3 | Direct drive stepping motors eliminate backlash and speed can be varied from 50-5000 microns per second with a focus resolution of 0.5 microns for precise control . |
| 4 | These observations of distance and speed can be coupled with general knowledge of the way a small probe behaves in the gravitational fields of bodies in the Solar System to determine the spacecraft 's position with astonishing accuracy , typically to a few hundred metres at a range of hundreds of millions of kilometres . |
| 5 | If we want to paint a big choral canvas , words can be repeated without any fear of being repetitious , or we can use whole sentences or sections several times over . |
| 6 | It is desirable therefore to devise an indexing system , by which words can be related to some other data structure that is more easily processed and stored . |
| 7 | Enforcement action can be stopped at any stage by the payment of the amount due . |
| 8 | In view of public concern about violence and indiscipline in schools and the problems faced by the teaching profession today , to consider what action can be taken by central government , local authorities , voluntary bodies owning schools , governing bodies of schools , head teachers , teachers and parents to secure the orderly atmosphere necessary in schools for effective teaching and learning to take place . |
| 9 | Consider it essential proper principles are consolidated and that action can be taken in each case without reference to you . |
| 10 | Under this power , action can be taken against any development ( or use ) whether it was specifically permitted under the postwar planning acts or established prior to them . |
| 11 | Video recordings can be played on internal TV systems . |
| 12 | From this period onwards , sound recordings can be divided into two types . |
| 13 | Yet the same characteristics can be found in both . |
| 14 | In this way the major sources of food supply and some of their principal characteristics can be identified for further investigation . |
| 15 | The British Humanist Association can be contacted on 071 430 0908 or 0473 658828 . |
| 16 | Information : The Tumble Tots Association can be contacted on 071–621 0904 . |
| 17 | The black-and-white images can be converted to false colour by computer , which looks much prettier , and is easier to interpret by eye , although it does n't really give more information . |
| 18 | The resulting images can be viewed in three dimensions using the CrystalEyes goggles . |
| 19 | Secondly , images can be obtained in any plane , which is a significant advantage over the limited cross sectional plane of computed tomography . |
| 20 | It now provides texture editing , whereby bitmapped images can be imported as 256 colour PCX files , rescaled and recoloured . |
| 21 | Stereoscopic images can be produced from such oblique views , thus improving the information content of the images by allowing terrain elevations to be derived directly from the remotely-sensed images . |
| 22 | Petrographic methods have provided some indications because the grain-size of the white marble from some quarries is very distinctive , but not all quarries can be distinguished in this way . |
| 23 | Often value to one side can be given without significant loss to the other , who may then attempt to gain on other points . |
| 24 | Captions can be typed on shorter pieces of headed paper , but more often they are typed on plain paper or labels and stuck to the back of the photograph . |
| 25 | Time and labour can be saved by simultaneous posting in one operation ( about five times faster than posting by hand ) . |
| 26 | An insight into the relevance of presentation to parties in Opposition can be found in Conservative policies towards law and order in 1978 . |
| 27 | Finally , a new 10Base-T hub card can be added to any of the RX 7000 models for integrated routing and hub facilities , also from April , at $2,000 . |
| 28 | Alternatively , an internal ISDN card can be used for most desktop computers . |
| 29 | Your discount card can be used against any hairdressing service , including colours and perms . |
| 30 | As we shall show in the later sections , a great deal of the activities of the fans can be understood as symbolic activities in the mode of metonymy . |