Example sentences of "can be [verb] for [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My own opinion is that all cold-blooded animals are endowed with responsive behaviour that can be mistaken for higher intelligence , when what we are really dealing with are reflex actions to given stimuli — as in Pavlov 's dogs , which salivated when a bell they associated with food was rung . |
| 2 | It is extremely important to give full details of the people who can be contacted for further information , and this , of course , is in addition to the company or organisation 's name and address printed on the release paper . |
| 3 | The principle can be extended for larger blocks of inherently similar experimental units and can thus increase the sensitivity of an experiment to detect a real effect if it exists . |
| 4 | As explained in Chapter 8 , the output from the comparison stage will be an agenda for debate about areas where some improvement appears to be possible ; in practice this may comprise a list of problems that the analyst has identified for discussion with the client so that one or more can be selected for further study . |
| 5 | Those cocultured on a mesenchyme fibroblastic feeder layer , however , proliferate more readily , and can be maintained for longer intervals in vitro . |
| 6 | In other birds sperm can be stored for shorter periods : average values are about six days in quail and doves and about ten days in chickens , ducks and zebra finches . |
| 7 | Transparencies can be studied for longer periods than drawings on the board , and no time is consumed by drawing during the lesson . |
| 8 | In this way the major sources of food supply and some of their principal characteristics can be identified for further investigation . |
| 9 | an identifiable producer/usergroup whose expertise can be tapped for greater exploitation of these data . |
| 10 | D-i-y kits tend to come in separate sections , forming two sides of each arch , one on each side of the wall , sometimes with a separate soffit section which can be used for wider walls . |
| 11 | This takes us out of the realm of male-female sexual relationships into another sphere , where such bonds can be used for better communication between individuals , and to foster the link between teacher and pupil . |
| 12 | Different coloured books of checks can be used for easier identification of the various departments from which the charges originated . |