Example sentences of "[noun sg] that they can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If propositions purporting to be about fictional things are to be accepted as meaningful , then it is only on condition that they can be paraphrased into propositions about non-fictional things ; for example , into propositions about persons who are thinking , alleging , claiming , etc. something fictional . |
| 2 | The same effect can be achieved with a small pair of school compasses ( which have the advantage that they can be adjusted to exactly the right size ) , but these are more difficult to use to get an exact line . |
| 3 | Such materials have the advantage that they can be made permanently hard by heating them to a temperature around 15°C , for which reason polymers with this sort of constitution are called ‘ thermosetting ’ . |
| 4 | They have the advantage that they can be calculated for most countries in the world . |
| 5 | Matrices have the advantage that they can be added together and multiplied by scalar quantities ; further the concepts of determinant and trace are available to aid computation . |
| 6 | We will discuss here two different methods which have the advantage that they can be combined into a more comprehensive system . |
| 7 | Environmental manipulations have the considerable advantage that they can be used in wild populations , and they are also relatively quick . |
| 8 | Solid state transducers have the important advantage that they can be used in the ambulatory patient and are becoming readily available . |
| 9 | The overall economic objective of a production department in the chemical industry is to produce chemicals of sufficient quality and in sufficient quantity that they can be sold at a profit . |
| 10 | The notion that they can be judged by Libyan law wherever they are , because they are Libyans by birth and can not alter that by acts of will , seems to underlie the government 's policies of clandestine homicide towards them . |
| 11 | Although the discs will fit any drive , this is no guarantee that they can be read by the computer . |
| 12 | Some have connections which are so close to education that they can be regarded as falling inside the group of like-minded supporters . |
| 13 | CNC machine tool manufacturers have often promoted their products with the claim that they can be operated by unskilled operators , and it was widely believed for some time that engineering companies were taking the opportunity given by the introduction of CNC machine tools to replace skilled craft workers by unskilled or semi-skilled operators on the shop-floor , and putting white-collared technicians in the programming office . |
| 14 | Describing natural phenomena under separate headings always has the unwelcome implication that they can be considered as separate entities , each in its own water-tight compartment . |
| 15 | Both are public , in the sense that they can be entertained and criticized by anyone who has the opportunity to do so . |
| 16 | Some explanation is perhaps needed for the fact that the same phrases also sound more normal in ( 18 ) than the corresponding phrases in ( 15 ) : ( 18 ) the heir is a lawful one her cousin is a distant one Possibly we should accept that , even when used in a context of heirs and cousins respectively , these two adjectives occupy an intermediate position in the sense that they can be construed either way without any significant difference in the non-linguistic phenomena that can be designated thereby . |
| 17 | Curtains for arched windows can not be fitted onto a conventional track , nor can they be operational in the sense that they can be drawn . |
| 18 | And the assumption that they can be given is grounded on faith alone . |
| 19 | The objective is to transform instincts and desires in such a way that they can be fitted to the overall goals of a person 's deliberative life . |
| 20 | However , while the journalist , or the politician for that matter , tends only to select things which are in accord with some preconceived view or set of values , sociologists try to go beyond this by using clearly defined theoretical concepts , representative samples and writing research reports in such a way that they can be examined , tested and , perhaps , modified by others . |
| 21 | These problems can be hereditary and there is no doubt that they can be triggered or made considerably worse by stress . |
| 22 | The biosynthesis of these epitopes is dependent on the expression of genes within a number of loci ( e.g. lic1 , lic2 , lic3 ) which share the common characteristic that they can be regulated by variation in the number of tandem repeats of the tetramer DNA sequence 5'-CAAT-3' ( 3 ) . |
| 23 | Again there is the possibility that they can be spread over three fields rather than concentrated into one . |
| 24 | However , encouraging them to the extent that they can be relied upon to keep roses clean is hardly practical . |
| 25 | The analysis of labour markets is complicated further by the fact that they can be defined by reference to one or more of a number of characteristics . |
| 26 | Apart from the fact that they can be measured , movements such as these are interesting because they can be used to explain other conjonctures , particularly changes in social structure . |