Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] can be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | C it is shown that the demand for futures can be split into speculative and hedging components , and that it is rational for a risk-averse trader to speculate and hedge simultaneously in the same future . |
| 2 | Comparable ideas about artists can be discovered in other cultures , but also very different views . |
| 3 | He advised teachers ‘ to get to it ( the atomic theory ) as quickly as possible ’ , describing it as ‘ one of those short cuts with the human mind often takes to raise itself quickly to a height from which the relations between phenomena can be discerned at a glance ’ . |
| 4 | There is no doubt that the three surface positions for adjectives can be correlated with the three intensional patterns given in ( 37 ) . |
| 5 | The basis for international trade between countries can be explained in terms of the economist David Ricardo 's theory of comparative costs . |
| 6 | A considerable overlap of values can be seen in controls and patients with oesophagitis Grade 0 and I , as well as among all oesophagitis groups . |
| 7 | All external users of products can be registered with LIFESPAN and details held of the products used by each client . |
| 8 | Similarly , hundreds of products can be sold with ‘ Good food costs less at Sainsbury ’ . |
| 9 | A third is archaeological context : very occasionally a coin or group of coins can be dated from the other objects in the same stratum , as revealed by excavation . |
| 10 | All sorts of phenomena can be used as representations in this way . |
| 11 | There is also a register of ‘ off-campus ’ accommodation in lodgings and furnished houses and flats , and details of vacancies can be obtained from the Accommodation Office . |
| 12 | There is also a register of ‘ off-campus ’ accommodation in lodgings and furnished houses and flats , and details of vacancies can be obtained from the Accommodation Office . |
| 13 | Different coloured books of checks can be used for easier identification of the various departments from which the charges originated . |
| 14 | Steve Hagger , a director , says the mounting list of creditors can be blamed on the fact Brandmakers was victim of a fraud being perpetrated on companies in search of cash to help them ride the recession . |
| 15 | Such a model is central to the management of air quality in order that alternative regulations of emissions can be examined for compliance with air quality standards . |
| 16 | The number of contacts can be estimated from the lattice model by assuming that the probability of having a lattice cell occupied by a solvent molecule is simply the volume fraction φ 1 . |
| 17 | A list of titles can be obtained from Central Services Unit , Crawford House , Precinct Centre , Manchester M13 9ER ( Tel. 061273 4233 ) . |
| 18 | A full list of titles can be obtained from Chambers at |
| 19 | For if the general shape , the location , and the motion of objects can be computed in a low-level , autonomous fashion , then it is not impossible that a kingfisher may possess comparable perceptual mechanisms capable of computing the depth of a fish in water . |
| 20 | A variety of norms can be seen as expressions of a single value . |
| 21 | Only a small percentage of birds can be taken by this method in any one time since eventually they are disturbed and roost elsewhere . ’ |
| 22 | Our medieval law of guardianship was concerned mainly with infants who were heirs of land ; and though the ‘ guardian in socage ’ — the nearest relation of the infant to whom the infant 's land can not descend — has not been abolished , the practice of settlement and of appointing trustees in whom the land , or at least powers over it , are vested , renders rare the occasions on which the very limited powers of such or any kind of guardians can be exercised over an infant 's land . |
| 23 | By careful selection of the spaces the number of entities can be reduced from literally thousands to just the important few ( see Figure 3.7 ) . |
| 24 | Thus even if we accept that the duty of directors to act in the best interests of shareholders can be equated with a duty to maximize profits this does not provide us with any real assurance that the wishes of the shareholders are being executed by the directors or that we have a satisfactory way of controlling the discretion accorded to directors in the name of the Rule of Law . |
| 25 | Although the mind-body effects of essences can be verified by science , the spiritual dimension is , of course , elusive — as ethereal as the fragrance of a beautiful flower . |
| 26 | In other words , we can not show a recurrent semantic contrast , although it is , of course , possible to find sentences where the substitution of forms can be made without a recurrence of the semantic contrast : |
| 27 | Another alternative is an adjustable peg arrangement under which exchange rates are fixed at agreed values , but revaluations and devaluations of currencies can be undertaken under certain conditions . |
| 28 | A set of pictures can be hung from ribbons or cords — for example , a set of two or three miniature ovals can be hung down a length of ribbon , with a velvet or silk bow positioned at the top of the strip . |
| 29 | Despite these problems , excessive use of sprays can be avoided by monitoring crops for pests or damage . |
| 30 | Burr states that suffixed forms of words can be derived by rule . |