Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The argument is sufficiently clear that it can be formulated mathematically , and the equilibrial balance calculated . |
| 2 | All that is rather peculiar but it can be digested and lived with . |
| 3 | On paper , the Woodville empire is impressive , but it is doubtful whether it can be considered an independent power base . |
| 4 | On paper , the Woodville empire is impressive , but it is doubtful whether it can be considered an independent power base . |
| 5 | The expectation is so subtle that it can be transmitted even when the experimenter conveys his instructions by means of a tape recording . |
| 6 | Everything exchanged in the secret correspondence has to be tiny so it can be hidden in the palm of the hand : pills , passport sized pictures of the family . |
| 7 | [ The government ] is convinced that it can be done only by delegating responsibility as closely as possible to where health care is delivered to the patient — predominantly to the GP and the local hospital . |
| 8 | Suffering , then , may be appropriate if it can be borne and can contribute towards greater authenticity . |
| 9 | Mel Thompson ( chapter 9 ) goes some way towards rescuing the term , arguing that whilst the trumpeting of particular forms of entrepreneurial success is dangerous because it can be used to locate the blame for economic distress on the victims of economic disruptions , it is equally worthwhile not disparaging a broad set of practices that qualify under a more conventional definition of this term . |
| 10 | Any talk of rights other than those enshrined in the ( positive ) law is dangerous because it can be used by fanatics or the self-serving to subvert that law . |
| 11 | This concept is rather vague because it can be shown that a computer with a very basic instruction set can simulate a Turing machine and therefore can , in theory , perform any " computable " task , so that such a computer is ( again in theory ) completely general-purpose ( see for example Minsky 1967 ) . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , Marsden says the target is to raise ICI Fertilizers ' performance ‘ to the level where we are earning average C&P return on capital — that is possible and it can be done by the early 1990s . ’ |
| 13 | Our current account deficit is now so large that it can be reduced by a mere £2bn or £3bn and still be huge . |
| 14 | Central heating which provides safe , controllable background heat , plus a well guarded electric or gas fire which gives some form of instant extra heat when required is ideal if it can be afforded . |
| 15 | Some creasing is inevitable but it can be minimized by judicious stretching of the liner as the pool fills . |
| 16 | This in turn led to DoE Circular 22/83 which recommends that planing gain is only reasonable where it can be said to fairly and directly relate to the actual development being proposed . |
| 17 | But can we be so confident that it can be stopped ? |
| 18 | It is also helpful if it can be shown there have been arm 's length negotiations between management and the institutions and that the price benefit to management ( ie the fact that management acquire control of Newco but pay no more per share than the institutions and/or pay less than 50% of the price for more than 50% of the equity ) derives from those negotiations , rather than from management 's employment by Target . |
| 19 | Multicultural mathematics is unlikely to be tokenistic if it can be justified in terms of mathematical purposes , linguistic purposes and anti-racist purposes . |
| 20 | We have seen that this information is really only useful if it can be obtained accurately and consistently across writers . |
| 21 | Death is not uncommon , but an anti-venin has now been produced and is effective if it can be used in time . |
| 22 | The remedial cost for this damage is not admissible unless it can be shown to relate directly to damage to the roof in respect of which a claim is or has been accepted . |
| 23 | It appears that the word length information is not very useful unless it can be calculated accurately . |
| 24 | The challenge is immense , and no one is sure whether it can be met . |
| 25 | Stimulating though it can be to use an exciting orchestration working to recorded music has its drawbacks : — |
| 26 | As long as it can be used to purchase goods and services , the medium of exchange ( notes ) does not need to have an intrinsic value , providing confidence is maintained in the currency by the avoidance of excessive inflation . |
| 27 | Some officers familiar with the medium range Trigat project are sceptical that it can be modified to defeat the new armour . |
| 28 | Clients will not be allowed access to information about other private citizens which is in their file — either descriptive material or the fact that someone is the source of a report — unless the other person is happy that it can be shared . |
| 29 | Because the fungus is now so widespread , it is unlikely that it can be stopped with fungicides . |
| 30 | All that is a bit abstract but it can be earthed by an example . |