Example sentences of "be [conj] it can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantages are that it can be bought at any time , changed without penalty and fully refunded . |
| 2 | You see ads for PCs promoting themselves as ‘ network-ready ’ and you wonder just how ready a PC needs to be before it can be used on a LAN . |
| 3 | This will be called compound , and its main characteristic is that it can be analysed into two words , both of which can exist independently as English words . |
| 4 | The advantage of serving a writ with statement of claim endorsed is that it can be served after 4 pm on a weekday or all day Saturday . |
| 5 | A key feature of a generative programme is that it can be made up of quite simple instructions , yet generate very complex forms . |
| 6 | The advantage of this approach is that it can be scaled up to build computers of any size and speed . |
| 7 | The main advantage of the CAD data base is that it can be accessed in many differing ways in order to present the solutions to various design problems . |
| 8 | One of the fundamental aspects of LIFESPAN is that it can be accessed at any time from any directory to which you have access . |
| 9 | The advantage of using the disk version is that it can be run on different BBC microcomputers whereas the chip , being inside one microcomputer , is less flexible . |
| 10 | The big advantage of having a standardized contract is that it can be exchanged between counterparties very easily . |
| 11 | A beauty of this game is that it can be played by two players only , and it may help you to bring out unsuspected ability as an implacable interrogator . |
| 12 | One strength of the technique used in this study is that it can be applied retrospectively to material produced for other purposes . |
| 13 | As an earlier comment mentioned , another merit of shopping is that it can be expanded to include ( or even defined to consist of ) window shopping . |
| 14 | From the landlord 's point of view one principal advantage of the term of years certain is that it can be contracted out of the security of tenure that would otherwise be provided by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 . |
| 15 | The advantage of presenting the play in this way is that it can be done with a small cast in modern dress with simple rehearsal props and furniture and limited sound and lighting . |
| 16 | One of the advantages claimed for this approach to separating off productivity measurement is that it can be done from conventional accounting statements , thereby providing , as Hayzen says , the link between productivity and profit calculations . |
| 17 | Erm er it 's er it 's obviously annoying for me personally , er but the worst thing about it is that it can be done at the drop of a hat , you say , I want information on X. and they say , Yes we can provide . |
| 18 | The value of banding is that it can be done speedily and quickly . |
| 19 | PRP 's great advantage is that it can be implemented at the level of the individual operating unit where employees feel that their efforts can have an impact . |
| 20 | All that is required is that it can be realized as a token which is sufficient for the purpose of the communication concerned . |
| 21 | The other way is that it can be duplicated into a new DNA strand . |
| 22 | Part of the point of an exercise such as this is that it can be supplemented with a variety of additional linguistic models which enable the analysis to be developed in a number of different directions . |
| 23 | One of the main advantages of a shower is that it can be installed virtually anywhere in the house where there is space . |
| 24 | It is impossible to describe in a few words , but one thing that many knitters do not realise is that it can be worked from either left or right and that some people find one side much easier than the other ( not necessarily related to whether you are right or left handed either ! ) . |
| 25 | Its main characteristic is that it can be predicated with certainty before the commencement of the term that it will come to an end ( subject to any right of re-entry or option to determine ) on a known date . |
| 26 | The big advantage is that it can be left to knit on its own , ideal for the busy working mum or the ‘ two machine ’ household . |
| 27 | The key feature of a CD is that it can be sold by the holder in a secondary market , prior to maturity . |
| 28 | The value of doubt is that it can be used to detect error . |
| 29 | The problem with Hellige 's formulation is that it can be used to explain any particular pattern of results but can not readily predict them since the nature and difficulty of both primary and concurrent tasks needs to be taken into account . |
| 30 | ‘ One advantage is that it can be used indoors at the bigger exhibition centres , thus saving the time and expense of setting up individual exhibitions . ’ |