Example sentences of "[modal v] often [adv] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The major tool of management was always employment , for it was only through interest that anything worthwhile could be obtained , for even appointments in mercantile houses at home or abroad could often only be obtained through interest , while all appointments in government service were patronage appointments , in fact if not always in theory .
2 Fixed costs will often only be fixed over a limited range of output and will tend to behave in a stepped rather than linear fashion .
3 Appeal will often only be allowed on questions of law , and not on questions of fact .
4 When the crystal stops growing , because it is removed from the solution , or for any other reason , these steps will remain on the surface and can often clearly be seen in the microscope .
5 Someone with accountancy training can be extremely helpful in the preparation of Schedules of Special Damages and if your department is large enough to need some form of dedicated management , this can often best be provided by someone from outside the law as solicitors do not make the best managers .
6 Certainly denon 's is a substantially clearer and less muddled sound , but this can often also be achieved with simple care and attention to mastering , allied to access the original lacquers or tapes — which Denon has in many cases had .
7 However , the value of a third nominal variable can often usefully be shown by using a different symbol for each value of a third variable .
8 There is one area in which costing systems can do no more than provide the raw data , and that is in the treatment of overruns , variations and claims , which can often only be quantified by a detailed interpretation of the data recorded in the system .
9 National guarantees can not possibly take account of this variation , and standards can often only be met at a cost elsewhere .
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