Example sentences of "can be [adj] as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above : The splendid weeping willow can be useful as well as decorative ; Pablo , 14 , and Francesca , eight , on the swing . |
| 2 | Plate movements can be oblique as well as simply divergent , convergent or transform . |
| 3 | But this irony can be playful as well as belittling ; it can be critically constructive as well as destructive . |
| 4 | But judgment can be present as well as future . |
| 5 | Withdrawal from conflict can be emotional as well as spatial . |
| 6 | Both Tinniswood and Nobbs understand that comedy can be subtle as well as slapstick ; and Nobbs is still very concerned with his chosen trade . |
| 7 | This inevitable tension which goes to the heart of the matter and which can be fruitful as well as sterile has been paradoxically heightened by the government 's capping of the advanced further education pool . |
| 8 | The management of innovation efforts , particularly in terminating activities that do not make business sense , can be delicate as well as time-consuming — the more so since administrative fiat is not an acceptable solution . |
| 9 | We can be married as soon as it may be arranged . |
| 10 | We can be married as soon as you give the word ; as it is , what is Dinah to do ? |
| 11 | Researchers bias can be unconscious as well as deliberate . |
| 12 | Ieuan Evans , as Scots know to their cost , can be elusive as well as opportunist and quick . |
| 13 | Assertiveness training can be fun as well as being an effective way of changing behaviour . |
| 14 | A prescribed syllabus bound by the fulfilment of examination requirements still dominates the system , of course , but projects and assignments can be open-ended as well as closed , and the pupils in these situations are encouraged to use other information sources and develop other information acquisition techniques . |
| 15 | There is a good choice of extractor fans costing from around £30 ; many can be wall-mounted as well as window-mounted . |
| 16 | ‘ An electric sports car whose exciting styling , 80mph top speed and 6secs 0–60mph time prove that battery power can be exciting as well as green ’ |
| 17 | Yet home-made muffins are nicer and can be savoury as well as sweet . |
| 18 | I did n't want to see the event ( irony can be heavy-handed as well as ruthless ) . |