Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] by [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From nine months to four years a child can use a seat in the back that faces forwards and which can be secured by rear seat belts or their anchorage points . |
| 2 | The division between health and social needs can be narrowed by joint training . |
| 3 | All can be reached by public transport and offer quiet and relaxing woodland walks . |
| 4 | The most important point is that rather flat-lying arrays can be generated by feasible mixing models despite the involvement of a plume endmember with fairly high Nd . |
| 5 | The kind of non-randomness that can be generated by simple sieving is roughly equivalent to opening a combination lock with one one dial : it is easy to open it by sheer luck . |
| 6 | Similarly , the muscular output — the withdrawal response — can be generated by direct stimulation of the output nerves from motor neurons to the gill muscles . |
| 7 | Over 30 phenotypes of α 1 AT can be differentiated by isoelectric focusing . |
| 8 | Instead it is an add-in which once attached can be invoked by pressing Shift and a function key . |
| 9 | The definition of p is such that the averaged expectation value of any quantum operator Q is given by As a quantum-mechanical operator , p obeys the Heisenberg equation of motion A major advantage of the density-matrix formulation is that it is easy to augment this equation by terms representing the interactions not accounted for in H. In the cases of interest , these can be represented by simple excitation and decay terms . |
| 10 | Notice that periodic waves that are even functions of time , that is , symmetric about the time origin , can be represented by a constant and just cosine waves , while waves that are odd functions of time , that is , reversed in sign about the time origin , can be represented by just sine waves . |
| 11 | Obviously , using A to Z as the basic character set , 26 subjects can be represented by single character notation . |
| 12 | Individuals go to bed later or earlier than average on certain occasions , as can be seen by close inspection of Fig. 2.2 . |
| 13 | Providing that the construction logic is understood , this can be done by preserving work sequences in activities |
| 14 | Alternatively this can be done by decimal subdivision . |
| 15 | Administration can be done by double-entry book-keeping , but is quicker and cheaper if the core group has access to a computer . |
| 16 | This can be done by direct road , passing through a number of attractive little towns on the way . |
| 17 | Not all environmental improvement , however , requires large expenditure and much can be done by careful design and painstaking attention to the detail of operations . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | In that case he said : As I understand it , the essence of this branch of law , whatever the origin of it may be , is that a person who has obtained information in confidence is not allowed to use it as a springboard for activities detrimental to the person who made the confidential communication , and springboard it remains even when all the features have been published or can be ascertained by actual inspection by any members of the public . |
| 20 | The observation statements that form the basis of science are secure and reliable because their truth can be ascertained by direct use of the senses . |
| 21 | ‘ I believe cancer is a state of mind and can be defeated by positive thinking . ’ |
| 22 | Where such alternative grazing is not available each year , control can be achieved by anthelmintic prophylaxis , the timing of treatments being based on the knowledge that the peak time for the appearance of N. battus L3 is May to early June . |
| 23 | Any new module needs to have a distinct identity and market — SCOTVEC feels that it would be confusing to employers to have a proliferation of modules and titles and so the Catalogue sub-committee will not accept a new proposal if it thinks that the same outcomes can be achieved by suitable fleshing-out of an existing module . |
| 24 | Low levels of can be achieved by encouraging player B t to have respectively low ( high ) expectations for of if , . |
| 25 | 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 . ) |
| 26 | It is hoped that the run down can be achieved by voluntary severance and redeployment . |
| 27 | In a variety of other examples particular effects can be achieved by careful design , including' child-friendly' , ‘ intimate ’ , ‘ tidy ’ and ‘ neighbourly ’ . |
| 28 | While equilibration can be achieved by positive action , withdrawal is used to effect a balance at a more profound level . |
| 29 | There is only a limited amount of change that can be achieved by direct transformation in the ‘ swords to ploughshares ’ manner . |
| 30 | Island work areas can be lit by general light , a rise-and-fall fixture or a fluorescent fixture containing at least two 30 or 40 watt tubes . |