Example sentences of "[pron] can [be] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , I can be sensitive to other people 's feelings . |
| 2 | However , the Younger Committee argued that such a topic as privacy , which can be subject to rapid changes in social convention , was probably best not regulated on the basis of the slow build-up of case law , which would always tend to reflect the values of an earlier period rather than of contemporary society . |
| 3 | Often the adverts are not geared to needs but aim at ‘ developing a desire ’ , thus fostering a consumerist mentality which can be detrimental to developmental effort . |
| 4 | Some agencies offer special services which can be useful for specific jobs . |
| 5 | However , genetic changes occur in captive groups which can be counter-productive to conservation aims . |
| 6 | Lastly , there are a number of isolated sub-categories of social classes with distinct corporate interests which can be critical in particular circumstances . |
| 7 | Beyond the double CD lies the expensive realm of boxed sets which can be ideal for major presents . |
| 8 | With odd numbers of phases the motor can be operated in the " half.stepping " mode , producing the increment of motion equal to half the normal step for each excitation change , e.g. the seven-phase phase motor is excited alternately three- and four-phases-on , giving the excitation sequence : ABC , ABCD , BCD , BCDE , CDE In the hybrid motor there are two phases , which can be excited with positive or negative currents , or , if the motor is bifilar-wound , there are four phases each excited with unipolar current . |
| 9 | One of the databases on BLAISE-LINE is the Whitaker file , which can be cross-checked against other files to verify if titles are in print . |
| 10 | The soil fabric is characteristically loose and shows the effects of freeze-thaw processes which can be intense at high altitudes . |
| 11 | Given the legal complexities of Community Charge and the rate of change it is essential that there are senior managers at the higher Principal Officer grade who can be responsible for particular aspects of Council Tax as well as being responsible for an operational group . |
| 12 | This ensures that food is always cooked evenly across the full width of the vitreous enamelled grill-pan , so you can be sure of outstanding results every time you cook . |
| 13 | So , next time these problems come along , you can be sure of fast , effective pain relief with Calpol . |
| 14 | Whatever your needs , you can be sure of top standards and top value for money . |
| 15 | If you have any medical queries , from how to clip your dog 's nails to how to cope with hip dysplasia , you can be sure of sound advice |
| 16 | Oh they they might do that but then er if you can be selective in other words I mean if they 've got competition and the competition 's advertising they 've got to come come to terms with that . |
| 17 | We can be free of old prejudices and class barriers . |
| 18 | Able-bodied men and women between 18 and 60 have been prevented from leaving Sarajevo so that they can be available for military or wartime government service . |
| 19 | ( Larkin 1979 , p. 75 ) since they can be subject to little planning control and have easier access than other rural housing tenures . |
| 20 | Families of the same size and income have roughly similar functional requirements ; having established these basic and essentially ‘ objective ’ requirements , however , it is obvious that they can be satisfied in different ways and styles . |
| 21 | Above all , when toxic chemicals are used in ignorance , as in many tropical countries , they can be hazardous to human health . |
| 22 | It can be indicative of full maturity of the follower , now left to run his own activities without supervision . |
| 23 | The Scottish National party has made its view perfectly clear on many occasions and I reiterate that view this evening : radioactive material , whether it be spent nuclear fuel or waste , should be stored above ground , on site , where it can be subject to close inspection . |
| 24 | Holiday demand is highly sensitive to changes in underlying economic conditions ( it is relatively income-elastic for instance ) which means it can be subject to rapid changes as the cyclical pattern of economic activity develops . |
| 25 | The lines particularly can be more convenient than transfers because you can simply follow the original artwork like following a map , unwinding from the reel and sticking it down onto the film as you go along — though it can be fiddly on dense or complicated boards . |
| 26 | It can be aggressive towards other fish if they stray into its territory , but generally leave most alone . |
| 27 | This manipulation is called intervention — we do not use the word ‘ treatment ’ because it can be confused with medical treatments . |
| 28 | Nothing can be finer for honest books than to stand unashamed and free to the air . |