Example sentences of "[det] can [be] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose that an individual has to put up 100 per cent margin ( i.e. has to pay the full amount of the investment Pf from the start ) but that this can be invested at the riskless rate r . |
| 2 | Again this can be turned to the researcher 's advantage . |
| 3 | Papinian is discussing whether , if a non-heir builds a monument , this can be regarded as a negotium gestum and the costs charged to the heir . |
| 4 | From the present viewpoint this can be regarded as the time component of the metric equation for space–time round a spherically symmetric mass . |
| 5 | This can be upgraded to the Pentium chip when it becomes available in the second quarter this year . |
| 6 | An erosion surface should show up as an excess in a certain range of altitude and this can be revealed by a device such as a hypsographic curve , which aims to depict the overall distribution of elevation and is usually used to illustrate the earth 's major relief features . |
| 7 | The result of all this can be likened to a vast ocean , teeming with fish of which only one in a million is edible , and just as this would present a monstrous task to fishermen entrusted with the responsibility of feeding a hungry populace , so does the almost unbelievable quantity of religious teaching and literature by its very size and complexity make it impossible for it ever to serve a serious purpose in satisfying the undoubted universal desire for a respected and well-beloved religion . |
| 8 | Lastly , the hearth has to be tended , constantly supplied with fuel , and this can be likened to the need for the home to be paid ongoing care and attention , the absence of which will be felt as a cold and empty atmosphere . |
| 9 | This can be related to the concern in Derrida 's work with the politics of feminism and other positions which contest institutional and political appropriation and exclusion . |
| 10 | This can be related to the polymer molecular weight M 2 through so that and finally |
| 11 | This can be reached by a well maintained serpentine path down the steep slope . |
| 12 | This can be expressed as a contrast between the ‘ merely utilitarian ’ and the ‘ artistic ’ , or , on the other hand , between the ‘ useful ’ and the ‘ merely cultural ’ . |
| 13 | This can be expressed as the frictional coefficient for the chain , again within the tube confines . |
| 14 | Hang-gliding : This can be arranged for the intrepid , and is definitely worth it though we ca n't cover this with our standard insurance . |
| 15 | This can be recognised by the clubface partly facing the ground halfway into the forward swing ( photo left ) . |
| 16 | Osbern records the presence of royal housecarls to prevent interference by the Londoners , and this can be fitted into a credible historical context of popular hostility to the Danes in the city , arising from the fighting and sieges of Æthelred 's time , the heavy taxation of 1018 , and the probability that Cnut found it prudent to maintain a garrison there . |
| 17 | Naturally , after rounding , marginal or subtotals may be only approximately the sum of their components , but this can be explained in a footnote if necessary . |
| 18 | Much of this can be explained by the cooptation which has taken place through the mechanism of clientelism . |
| 19 | This can be explained by the recent deep subsidence in Cainozoic times . |
| 20 | This can be explained by the decrease in the solar flux ( caused by SO 2 absorption ) which reduces the rate of O 2 photolysis and hence of O 3 production . |
| 21 | Depths less than this can be explained by the infilling of lagoons and the deposition of some material on banks . |
| 22 | Moreover , the lunar seismic signals were of a very different nature from those seen in the Earth , and this can be explained by the prevalence of a fragmented medium in the outer regions of the Moon . |
| 23 | This can be explained by the absence of ulcers in their study , and by the nature of our scoring system . |
| 24 | The next verse is significantly longer than the first ; this can be understood as a symbolic representation of the importance of its contents . |
| 25 | This can be covered by the skirting board at the walls , or by a variety of mouldings such as stair-nose ( for edging the top stair ) , T-profile ( for where two wood floors join at the same level ) , and quadrant ( where you 've left the original skirting in place , or at a wall where there is no skirting ) . |
| 26 | One aspect of this momentous evolutionary change was its effect on people 's diet , and this can be detected through the remains of organisms such as plants and animals . |
| 27 | Modern techniques of electroencephalography ( BEG ) , however , hold out the promise of localising the electrical activity of the brain in so far as this can be detected at the scalp . |
| 28 | Such amenorrhoea is associated with bone loss , and this can be prevented by the judicious use of cyclical hormones . |
| 29 | This can be cooked in a large pan on top of the oven or in a casserole in the oven . |
| 30 | This can be compared with the gold content of the undated coins in the Sutton Hoo burial , and it is apparent that none of them could be later than AD 630 . |