Example sentences of "[be] [that] [pers pn] can be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So unless your customer is particularly devious , and is good at it , the chances are that he can be found quite quickly and for a reasonable fee . |
| 2 | The advantages are that it can be bought at any time , changed without penalty and fully refunded . |
| 3 | The advantage of single records is that they can be stored in CKD format — with separate keys — and the track can be scanned for a particular record without having to read unwanted records into main storage . |
| 4 | One of the consequences of holding instructions in store locations is that they can be treated as data , and manipulated as such by the computer . |
| 5 | Arguably , the major advantage of procedures and functions is that they can be referred to by name . |
| 6 | The danger of the latter approach is that they can be shelved and then become critical at a time when resources are being deployed elsewhere . |
| 7 | A particular feature of methylene decarbonisers is that they can be used safely on aluminium , copper , brass and other metals normally badly corroded by alkalis . |
| 8 | Another argument used to support indirect taxes on welfare grounds is that they can be used to combat ‘ externalities ’ . |
| 9 | One particular advantage of models such as these is that they can be used to produce multipliers which show the effects of changes in eg the population of a region on the employment levels in that region . |
| 10 | The advantage of hydroelectric generators is that they can be switched on and of easily , according to demand . |
| 11 | The thing that disturbs me about statistics is that they can be interpreted to mean anything . |
| 12 | The difference between these sentences and [ 5 ] and [ 6 ] is that they can be interpreted as descriptions of the event portrayed in [ 3 ] . |
| 13 | One is that I can be prepared for what is going to be available here sooner or later and so be able to combat it . |
| 14 | This will be called compound , and its main characteristic is that it can be analysed into two words , both of which can exist independently as English words . |
| 15 | The advantage of serving a writ with statement of claim endorsed is that it can be served after 4 pm on a weekday or all day Saturday . |
| 16 | A key feature of a generative programme is that it can be made up of quite simple instructions , yet generate very complex forms . |
| 17 | The advantage of this approach is that it can be scaled up to build computers of any size and speed . |
| 18 | The main advantage of the CAD data base is that it can be accessed in many differing ways in order to present the solutions to various design problems . |
| 19 | One of the fundamental aspects of LIFESPAN is that it can be accessed at any time from any directory to which you have access . |
| 20 | The advantage of using the disk version is that it can be run on different BBC microcomputers whereas the chip , being inside one microcomputer , is less flexible . |
| 21 | The big advantage of having a standardized contract is that it can be exchanged between counterparties very easily . |
| 22 | A beauty of this game is that it can be played by two players only , and it may help you to bring out unsuspected ability as an implacable interrogator . |
| 23 | One strength of the technique used in this study is that it can be applied retrospectively to material produced for other purposes . |
| 24 | As an earlier comment mentioned , another merit of shopping is that it can be expanded to include ( or even defined to consist of ) window shopping . |
| 25 | From the landlord 's point of view one principal advantage of the term of years certain is that it can be contracted out of the security of tenure that would otherwise be provided by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 . |
| 26 | The advantage of presenting the play in this way is that it can be done with a small cast in modern dress with simple rehearsal props and furniture and limited sound and lighting . |
| 27 | One of the advantages claimed for this approach to separating off productivity measurement is that it can be done from conventional accounting statements , thereby providing , as Hayzen says , the link between productivity and profit calculations . |
| 28 | Erm er it 's er it 's obviously annoying for me personally , er but the worst thing about it is that it can be done at the drop of a hat , you say , I want information on X. and they say , Yes we can provide . |
| 29 | The value of banding is that it can be done speedily and quickly . |
| 30 | PRP 's great advantage is that it can be implemented at the level of the individual operating unit where employees feel that their efforts can have an impact . |