Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [that] can [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With other organic fuels the problem is to reduce the quantity of tar in the final gas to a level that can be dealt with by a cleaning system . |
| 2 | Closing the claw pulls the discs apart with a click that can be heard over a kilometre away . |
| 3 | They are a rather different animal , as far as the sorts of applications are concerned , from single chip microcomputers — a single integrated circuit that has all the features , including the processor , of a computer that can be made very cheaply and embodied particularly in things like low cost domestic goods . |
| 4 | In the case of electromagnetism and gravity , the interactions are also long-range , which means that the fields produced by a large number of matter particles can all add up to give a field that can be detected on a macroscopic scale . |
| 5 | In this and the next two chapters I develop , largely through case study material , a framework that can be used which employs place as a central concept in geographical analysis . |
| 6 | That is , it is about works of a genre that can be identified as equivalent to the fabliau in French or in Anglo-Norman . |
| 7 | Does she agree that the factions that are fighting in the south have no claim to represent the north , which has the main link with the Somali community in this country , and that all factions in the regions of Somalia must be involved in reaching a settlement that can be expected to last ? |
| 8 | It 's a privilege that can be abused , and Davis is your man . |
| 9 | When you consider this organisation , bear in mind Poe 's description of the short story as ‘ a narrative that can be read at one sitting of from half an hour to two hours , that is limited to a certain unique and single effect to which every detail is subordinate . ’ |
| 10 | We do not mean a freedom that can be enjoyed by one man or one set of men at the cost of a loss of freedom to others . |
| 11 | The headteacher 's concern may well be focussed on percentage turn out , a figure that can be used in the report to governors to indicate the strength of parental interest and support . |
| 12 | it is a condition that can be acquired , to distinguish it from some similar conditions that some people are born with . |
| 13 | It is a condition that can be cured by hormone treatment , or if necessary , by surgery , and some women have found that it disappears altogether during pregnancy and never returns . |
| 14 | Old age abuse is a term that can be used more properly to refer to situations where it happens that the elderly person is abusing the carer ( Case Study 4.2 ) . |
| 15 | Appeal to ecclesiastical censure as a way of explaining the misfortunes of scientific theories is a card that can be overplayed . |
| 16 | In my view , however , therein lies its strength ; it is a programme that can be relied on to give an unvarnished account of the proceedings of the House and its committees ; it has been called a mini-Hansard . |
| 17 | Behaviour can help or hinder just like a hammer that can be used to construct or destroy . |
| 18 | As a simple example of a prediction that can be tested using the laser vaporization tube set-up , the collapsing model predicts ( as does the pentagon road ) that the ratio of the C 70 yield to the C 60 yield will be high when the tube temperature is low , and vice versa . |
| 19 | All Stick models now come with new , mega-adjustable hardware : a new bridge/tailpiece unit , a patented truss rod , a height-adjustable nut , a pickup that can be tweaked for individual string volume and a four-way strap system for altering the angle of dangle . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , there is a computation that can be carried out on local areas of the image that will do the same job . |
| 21 | Similarly , her observation that the U.K. feels bitterness towards nations of a stronger foundation ( morally and economically ) is a rule that can be applied here too . |
| 22 | Again , this is a rule that can be broken , but I 've never yet seen a design with more than two needles tucking side by side . |
| 23 | But whether the premises are true or not is not a question that can be settled by an appeal to logic . |
| 24 | On receipt of an application the Commissioner and her team will decide if the application is of a type that can be assisted and if so whether , on the merits of the case , assistance should be granted . |
| 25 | Is it true you 've got just three minutes to impress and is it a skill that can be learned . |
| 26 | As many as a quarter of British houses may be unable to erect a dish that can be lined up with the satellite with enough accuracy for good reception . |
| 27 | The valuation of time is a good example of a benefit that can be valued , albeit with some difficulty . |
| 28 | But its overall role as a credible world community of faith and love , a body that can be ignored by no one , a living tradition that combines humanity and the most sophisticated rational understanding with divinity and mystical insight , will simply dwindle away in the twenty-first century , leaving the Church as a narrowing fellowship upon the margins of history . |
| 29 | Not only do notes provide a record that can be referred to , but they also act as a check on how well you are listening . |
| 30 | I wonder if there really are time traps , where events and people from the past remain locked in a moment that can be revisited by those in the future . |