Example sentences of "can be [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first of these , the preparation of lessons in sequence will obviously deal with the formulation of learning objectives which can be realised in a particular unit of work . |
| 2 | The latter phenomena have been extensively analysed in the limit B 0 , in which the Ikeda mapping becomes one-dimensional and can be realised in a so-called hybrid system in which the feedback is electronic rather than optical . |
| 3 | The use of such standards means that information can be exchanged in a concise and , with any luck , unambiguous format . |
| 4 | Network theory holds that information can be represented in a distributed form , in terms of the pattern of activity in a large number of elements . |
| 5 | Evidence of the company 's determination to continue its remarkable expansion plan can be seen in a recent management restructuring , designed to give a sharper focus on key growth markets , such as the UK . |
| 6 | The well-worn cliché that the police are only a reflection of the society they serve , can be seen in a different light . |
| 7 | This can be seen in a qualitative way by considering the party game in which participants guess how many people would need to be asked their birthdays , on average , to find two with birthdays on the same day . |
| 8 | However , pieces of Norman and medieval masonry can be seen in a nearby barn and in local field walls , and to the east of the church is a round mound , probably the motte of an abortive or adulterine castle . |
| 9 | The metaphor of the gem here is like a filter or a screen through which Lucy can be seen in a fresh light , and as such the metaphor has the " power to inform and enlighten " which a literal paraphrase would not have — it would fail " to give the insight that the metaphor did " ( Black 1971 : 186f ) . |
| 10 | The support that such strategic arguments seek to obtain from international law can be seen in a significant study done for the Rand Corporation ( Builder and Graubard , 1982 ) . |
| 11 | Listening can be done in a classroom-type situation where you listen to a live language helper or to a tape recording which can be played over and over again . |
| 12 | Working with carers and helpers can be done in a task-centred way , helping to partialise the difficulties and problems they may be facing , to find a solution bit by bit . |
| 13 | In this way examples can be collected in a methodical way and edited with the minimum expenditure of time on viewing and selecting extracts from long recordings . |
| 14 | Heat is seldom essential , and cuttings can be struck in a cold frame or outdoors under cloches , but may take all winter to root . |
| 15 | As a visiting teacher here , I have been amazed to see what can be achieved in a young medical school without many of the traditional resources . |
| 16 | Size , however , can be achieved in a different way — by grouping cells together in an organised colony . |
| 17 | In practical terms this means The Fix can be placed in a horizontal crack with a large proportion of the stem sticking out and fallen on in the knowledge that the device has been specifically designed to give an increased safety margin . |
| 18 | Planning exhibitions should be carried out within a rolling three-year cycle , so that strategic , management , budgetary , horticultural , and logistic aspects can be incorporated in a professional manner well ahead of time . |
| 19 | Health visitors can be employed in a part-time capacity , and the job theoretically lends itself well to jobsharing . |
| 20 | The contradiction remains that in a liberal framework , feminism can be tolerated in a piecemeal way , and be claimed as evidence of enlightenment and progress , so long as nothing else — the rest — has to change . |
| 21 | There is also the problem that even a ‘ harmless ’ drug can be misused in a harmful way . |
| 22 | In a sense , as we argue later , debt policy provides a lump-sum redistribution between different generations ; within limits , any depressing effect on savings caused by tax policy can be offset in a non-distortionary manner . |
| 23 | This may be because they occur only in association with a particular element , like the cran — of cranberry , or because they occur with a particular semantic value only in the context of one other element , like the — en of oxen , the ab — of abnormal , or foot in foot the bill ; in a case of collocational uniqueness of either of these types , no contrast in which the unique element participates can be tested in a distinct linguistic environment . |
| 24 | Banks also provide safe custody facilities for their customers whereby share certificates and other valuables can be deposited in a separate compartment in the bank 's safe . |
| 25 | Alternatively , Organisational processes such as " value analysis " may have shown that the specific requirement can be met in a different way , this alternative being either cheaper or offering better value for money . |
| 26 | One working assumption might be that the rules governing conversation between persons can be extended in a natural way to cover the new situation , but there are grounds for doubting that this is what literally occurs . |
| 27 | Costs can be rising in a natural monopoly industry . |
| 28 | So that some of this variety can be displayed in a simple fashion at the outset , a listing of different political economic contexts under which soil erosion occurs is given below . |
| 29 | Thus , Bertin ( 1983 ) defined the concept of a ‘ map-to-see ’ as ‘ a clear graphic representation which can be comprehended in a short moment ’ . |
| 30 | Wearing special data gloves , for example , a user 's hand can be projected in a virtual form into a 3-D computer-generated multimedia environment . |