Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If high grade dysplasia or arcinoma is detected the patient can be treated at an early stage . |
| 2 | A lunch room for immigrants where food can be served at a low price is desirable . |
| 3 | Knowledge can be gained at a good Riding School . |
| 4 | As with other documents which can be obtained at a large number of different places , the onus to show that the vehicle had a current test certificate rests on the defendant . |
| 5 | A sample copy can be obtained at a special price of £2.50 if you mention EE when writing . |
| 6 | The spur cable can be connected at an existing socket outlet , or directly to the circuit cable using a 30amp junction box . |
| 7 | It may be possible to study for the course by distance learning , so that the modules can be covered at an appropriate time in your training . |
| 8 | However , by using a good catalyst a reaction can be run at a high rate and at a lower temperature , thus saving energy . |
| 9 | Development and consultation time has been short , and there are a number of features which will require close scrutiny during the early stages of piloting , so that adjustments can be made at an appropriate time . |
| 10 | This inspection should then be repeated every ten years so that remedial treatment can be undertaken at an early stage if rotting is detected . |
| 11 | You are never far away from the decision-making in this kind of work , so you learn how to manage a whole range of areas and can be involved at a high level relatively quickly . ’ |
| 12 | If fat loss is at a relatively slow , steady , controlled pace and if moderate exercise is taken , metabolic rate can be kept at a reasonable level ; it might even increase , and you will be fitter , too . |
| 13 | The plaintiff seeks an interim or interlocutory injunction , being an order of the court requiring the defendant to desist from his action in order to maintain the status quo until its legality or illegality can be determined at a subsequent trial . |
| 14 | Or the whole unit can be checked at a single tour , with a limit of 2,000 stock codes on the Psion . |
| 15 | If we take Cournot 's time-honoured example of the mineral water duopoly , with the exception that we suppose developing a spring involves a fixed cost F , after which all the water desired can be extracted at a constant marginal cost ( of c , possibly zero ) , then we have a natural monopoly in the sense that average cost is continually declining . |
| 16 | Since you are not connecting up at this stage , the rising main can be installed at a leisurely pace . |
| 17 | My concern about this is that I do n't see how a view can be taken at a strategic level on something which ultimately can be only ascertained on a site specific basis . |
| 18 | There is a further variation on the above procedure , which is that under section 2 of the 1936 Act steps can be taken at an early stage on grounds of the novelty and importance of the order , or because it deals with matters outside Scotland , to convert the order into a substituted Bill , in which case it goes through both Houses as a Bill and is not dealt with under the standard 1936 procedure . |
| 19 | It is usually possible for the teacher to type in a list of words so that the game can be aimed at a specific child , providing additional experience of words that may be giving difficulty . |
| 20 | The ward sister naturally needs to be consulted , and this can be discussed at a preliminary interview between the learner and the sister . |
| 21 | ( i ) the speeding up of routines which would otherwise be too slow and impractical to be used : this is particularly significant in the area of graphics where large figures can be produced at a good speed and some reasonably large-scale movement becomes possible ( ii ) the addition of extra facilities not generally available in BASIC : for example , different forms of character input instruction , including timing , displaying a pre-stored picture ‘ instantly ’ , and automatic device initialization ( see next section ) . |
| 22 | Converted whisky barrels like these can be bought at a reasonable price in most parts of the country . |
| 23 | It was bold because it conflicted with theories generally accepted at the time , theories that included the assumption that electromagnetic systems ( magnets , charged bodies , current-carrying conductors , etc. ) act upon each other instantaneously across empty space and that electromagnetic effects can be propagated at a finite velocity only through material substances . |
| 24 | Wine can be purchased at a local store . |
| 25 | You will take away on your course notes , a list of suppliers and an optional materials kit , which can be purchased at a competitive price should you wish to put your new-found skills to further use at home . |
| 26 | Sergeants and Inspectors know almost exactly where an officer can be found at a certain time , and woe betide the constable who keeps his superior officer waiting . |
| 27 | Further venues/details can be added at a future date . |
| 28 | The designer is thus able to generate functional data which can be used at an early design stage to evaluate dynamic performance , wear , fatigue , etc , in addition to the positional data . |
| 29 | The advantages of early identification are that the patient can co-operate in decisions , and support services can be introduced at an early stage . |
| 30 | This is easier to learn and can be learnt at a young age . |