Example sentences of "what can [be] [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is seldom practised with roses now — there is so little advantage over what can be achieved by budding — and is really of superfluous interest to be included here . |
| 2 | As well as operating trains ( which carry over 150,000 passengers p.a. ) , the entire Railway , engines , coaches , track , stations and equipment , have all been restored from total dereliction to their present condition , a remarkable example of what can be achieved by qualified volunteers . |
| 3 | The extent to which cooperation and , indeed , common policies exist among Nato members is testimony to what can be achieved by sovereign states acting together in amity . |
| 4 | This week 's threat by Ofgas regulator Sir James McKinnon to take legal action against British Gas if it does n't reduce its prices is an indication of what can be achieved by forceful regulation of the privatised utilities . ) |
| 5 | There is an increasing awareness that there are limitations on what can be assessed by formal written tests or examinations . |
| 6 | British Rail is doing all in its power to protect its property from acts of vandalism , but , given the many thousands of miles of infrastructure , there are inevitably limits to what can be done by British Rail alone . |