Example sentences of "[noun sg] that can be [verb] [is] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Another effect that can be measured is the ‘ isotope shift ’ . |
| 2 | The worst possible condition that can be envisaged is one in which there is an expert in the plant aiming to do the maximum possible damage and aware of the indications of his actions which are transmitted to the operator — this is not quite science-fiction , it could happen as a form of sabotage , . |
| 3 | Maximum benefit that can be advanced is £1.6m . |
| 4 | We only have a small concrete building used as a youth club and the only sport that can be played is table tennis . ’ |
| 5 | Perhaps the most surprising discovery that can be made is that there were ‘ unopened station ’ . |
| 6 | The first generalization that can be made is that andesite lavas are more viscous than basalt ones . |
| 7 | The only truly valid generalization that can be drawn is that no truly valid generalization is possible |
| 8 | Under such conditions , any information about the site that can be salvaged is regarded as a bonus . |
| 9 | Whatever the answer to this may be , the general policy conclusion that can be drawn is that making access and use of medical services more equitable will reduce certain aspects of class inequalities in morbidity and mortality but will not do away with them or reduce them substantially . |
| 10 | Still , it is sometimes possible to infer alterations over time , and one direct conclusion that can be drawn is that part , at least , of landlords ' rationale was economic : within a situation affected by such non-economic factors as pious donations , landlords organised estates and renders to maximise resources . |
| 11 | In conventional radiocarbon dating the maximum age that can be measured is determined by the count rate , additional to that from 14 C , caused by radiation in the environment . |
| 12 | ‘ The only thing that can be said is that somebody has just snuffed out a very special person who was going to achieve an incredible amount in life . |
| 13 | It is far easier to trace one 's ancestors in the second half of the sixteenth century than in the Middle Ages , and the information that can be collected is usually much fuller than before . |
| 14 | However , light pulses that short will have energy spreads comparable to the strength of chemical bonds , and information that can be acquired is unlikely to throw light on chemical processes . |
| 15 | But the maximum amount that can be invested is £18 a month . |
| 16 | They differ from connotative terms like ‘ metal ’ — and to this extent ‘ are in the same condition as proper names ’ — in that whereas to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this thing a ‘ metal ’ ? ’ the answer , ‘ Things of which it is true that their oxide dissolved in water yields an alkaline solution ’ can be given ; to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this sensation ‘ a sensation of white ’ ? ’ the only answer that can be given is , ‘ Sensations to which I have given the name ‘ a sensation of white ’ ’ , an answer that does not ‘ unfold the signification of this class of names ’ . |
| 17 | The only kind of storage that can cope with the sheer volume of data involved is an optical disc and the only practical format that can be used is the compact disc ( CD ) . |
| 18 | Returning to the problem of Table 10.1 , we have seen that the best value that can be achieved is 1 . |