Example sentences of "it could [be] [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darwin introduced new lines of evidence , but these were not enough to convince everyone of the superiority of his particular explanation , and the general idea of evolution succeeded because it could be exploited by powerful interest groups acting within science . |
| 2 | Alternatively , it could be heated by energetic ions and electrons from the magnetosphere or by some unknown uv absorber . |
| 3 | Now the communists are divided , and the larger wing , the Democratic Left , wears such liberal colours that it could be accepted by other parties as a partner in future coalitions . |
| 4 | For the moment , in the north , it could be maintained by Chinese approval or at least complaisance and by keeping the French out . |
| 5 | On that date , he appeared with the duty solicitor and an application was made under the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s. 142 to re-open the case so that it could be heard by different justices . |
| 6 | so that it could be handled by abstract people . |
| 7 | It could be gathered by inshore divers down to ten metres and where necessary dredged from greater depths by nets weighed down by heavy timber frames . |
| 8 | US diplomatic sources said that the initiative was being pursued secretly because of fears that it could be sabotaged by anti-Arafat Palestinian factions advocating armed struggle against Israel rather than negotiations . |
| 9 | It could be faked by rear projection or front projection : but the first would be quite obviously phony , unless lit with uncommon skill and the second would probably be restricting in terms of movement — certainly the camera could not track sideways . |
| 10 | The Government would not stand in the way of a united Ireland provided it could be negotiated by democratic and peaceful means . |