Example sentences of "[verb] they can be " in BNC.
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| 1 | To breach them can be a grave moral fault . |
| 2 | Where interviewers are centrally grouped they can be called together for a briefing session , when any queries can be raised and dealt with on the spot , but where large organizations have interviewers scattered about the country this may be a counsel of perfection , although peripatetic fieldwork supervisors do invaluable work in this as well as other areas . |
| 3 | Er the remainder of the regional representatives are in the agenda and I suggest they can be seen there and not repeated here and if I may then go on Ma'am , Council asked that we would in fact announce the results of the windsurfing committee election at the A G M and again in alphabetical order a Mr , Mr , Mr , Mr , Mr and Miss Bill North West Region . |
| 4 | ‘ How do we know they can be trusted ? ’ |
| 5 | Then if enough information is amassed they can be sacked without the union going on strike . |
| 6 | They 're ductile malleable do n't need the proper words you just say they can be pulled out . |
| 7 | Enthusiasm for such ideas has even now not completely evaporated ; voices advocating them can be found through the 1970s and 1980s and , in only marginally more sophisticated forms , at the present time : |
| 8 | She says they can be there in little more than an hour . ’ |
| 9 | If mistakes are made they can be costly , particularly when dealing with large sites . |
| 10 | These enormous questions beset us all at various stages of life , but as we have seen they can be particularly problematical for older people . |
| 11 | Mrs Thatcher , a recent convert to environmental conservation , clearly held the opinion that environmental problems are not only soluble but that solving them can be shown to be cost-effective : |
| 12 | As usual , however , there are problems , and help in solving them can be had by making a few simple measurements . |
| 13 | The quantity of finds depends on the type of site being excavated , and for sites that produce a large quantity of finds , the tasks of washing and marking them can be lengthy . |
| 14 | Hard-won working conditions and employment protection are now routinely jettisoned by many cowboy operators , secure in the knowledge that if workers complain they can be shown the door , outside which is a four-deep queue of would-be replacements willing to thole all manner of demands provided there is the prospect of regular work at whatever depressed rates . |
| 15 | ‘ They do n't believe they can be beaten , ’ he said . |
| 16 | If they are not claimed by their owners they are kept for seven days after which if they can not be sold they can be destroyed . |
| 17 | In any event , from the American point of view , the whole purpose of ground-based cruise missiles is that the decision to use them can be taken instantaneously without consulting anybody else . |
| 18 | Ideally individual children should be able to move through the program at their own speed , and if a page is not understood they can be moved to a subroutine that explains and reinforces the point of difficulty , then tests their understanding before they return to the main program . |
| 19 | Once the fallopian tubes have been reached they can be artificially blocked by trying and removal of a small piece ( tubal ligation ) or sealing ( diathermy ) or by the use of clips or rings . |
| 20 | If anyone would like their entries returned they can be collected from the Publicity Office ( Room 066 , Building A32 ) from Monday , 1 March . |
| 21 | But , Vinny Samways apart , they lacked the resources to overcome a Forest side , who gradually looked more like the team we know they can be — one which has won this competition in its various forms twice in the past four years . |
| 22 | There were several bulls in the dale , but I can not recall any serious incidents with them , although I know they can be very dangerous . |
| 23 | I know they can be affected by wind and frost and it turns the leaves brown and kills off the buds , but why is only one affected ? |
| 24 | Time they get to about sixteen or seventeen you know they can be up in the top players . |
| 25 | And remember they can be difficult to remove ! |
| 26 | When not worn they can be mounted on her nickel and acrylic stands ( right ) and enjoyed as contemporary art objects . |
| 27 | If the debt is still not paid 14 days after the goods are seized they can be sold . |
| 28 | If the rocks in your tank suffer from all-smothering algae I have found they can be kept clear by scrubbing off the algae then putting them in the oven or under the grill until they are thoroughly dry . |
| 29 | This is perhaps the only way they feel they can be effective in the situation . |
| 30 | More often the impact of dogmatically held relativism on other people is to cause them to waver , feel uncertain and drift into what they feel they can be sure about — mostly in Western society a materialist attitude to life , or perhaps pursuing a lifestance which thinks it has avoided value judgements . |