Example sentences of "[adv] they can be [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There are many different types of lymphoma , but basically they can be divided into two groups , aggressive and non-aggressive .
2 Perhaps they can be let off the hook , be allowed their complexity .
3 Indeed , such is the degree of interest in substantial properties offered for sale that the nature of the problem has changed , and a new threat has appeared as developers promise to restore houses if only they can be given planning permission for extensive new building .
4 If their driving is hazardous enough they can be charged with dangerous driving and tried before magistrates or even a crown court .
5 Are n't agricultural prices subsidized twice , they 're subsidized to the farmers , so the farmer gets X for growing it which increases the price automatically on the market , but are n't they subsidized so they can be sold abroad ?
6 They 're spelt how you say them so they can be spelt er ten different ways in the same village !
7 After these simple substitution drills are mastered separately they can be placed alongside each other ( as above ) and drilled across as a system drill .
8 The role of the counsellor is to help the individual in this process , first in understanding and determining his or her particular goals , making sure they are realistic or indeed , sufficiently ambitious ; second , to help decide how best they can be achieved ; and third , to help the individual come to terms with retirement , and to play a more active part in its outcome .
9 Other chemicals media are available , but generally they can be limited to quick removal of disease treatments .
10 Some problems in the Marxist theory of history , and various new interpretations of it which allow a greater autonomy to political changes for example , the emergence of the absolutist state — were discussed earlier ; and in the present context I would like to focus attention upon two more recent phenomena , and to ask whether or not they can be considered as major changes of political regime .
11 Wear sturdy footwear and bring binoculars if you have them — if not they can be hired on the day .
12 There is disagreement , however , whether or not they can be interpreted as lateral time equivalents of one another .
13 So , yes , if staff are conducting research , the more they can be persuaded to work in areas which directly ‘ underpin' the curriculum , the less is the intellectual distance between their teaching and research activities .
14 Quite the opposite — the more they can be segregated from motor traffic , the better .
15 There are no standard formats for skill descriptions but usually they can be separated into two parts : the performance and the antecedents to the performance .
16 The two projects were seen to have differing conditions of implementation and are therefore unlikely to be synchronised in a ‘ revolutionary moment ’ , but nonetheless they can be seen as mutually supportive : struggles for democratic forms within enterprises may help to build support for broader democratic planning , while a sympathetic government pursuing the latter project could also greatly expand the opportunities for enterprise democracy by means of legal changes and financing .
17 Almost always they can be modernized and adapted : the developer simply believes that a new building will be worth more .
18 Once the required modifications to a package and its constituent modules have been carried out they can be submitted for APPROVAL to a baseline , specified by the Quality Control procedures of the organisation .
19 Since the notional content of adjectives , on the other hand , does not define the nature of their support but only a quality thereof they can be said to have external incidence .
20 Now they can be seen strolling around the city alongside their mahouts or drivers , or earning their living as tourist attractions , tethered to hotel lawns and bars .
21 In spite of the revival of interest in airships now they can be filled with cheap helium , they are still unattractive in most circles and it is no good quoting the figures for people killed in airship crashes against those killed every day on the roads and similar statistics , or the successful career of the R100 , although filled with hydrogen .
22 Hip replacements were once a rarity : now they can be carried out easily and the call for them has escalated .
23 Now they can be found only in the Moray Firth in Scotland .
24 As a rough guide two strands wound together make something approximately like three-ply in thickness and three together are usually reckoned to be about a four-ply. these fine industrial yarns used to be in the ‘ odds and ends ’ bins , but the manufacturers have caught on to the fact that they are popular with machine knitters , so now they can be bought under a brand name .
25 Indeed , it may be that the best approach to the design of guidelines for empirical evaluation is to begin with familiar and well-tried procedures for the elicitation and observation of data and see how far they can be adapted to serve a pedagogic purpose .
26 The versatile artist raises the question of relationship between the arts , and how far they can be considered to have the same or similar aims .
27 Feed on insects , though often they can be trained to take carnivore flake from the surface .
28 However , what is perhaps most striking about written productions is how often they can be disambiguated by recourse to the sign language ‘ rules ’ which would govern that meaning .
29 But it also raises the visibility of the Christians , and as people enquire what 's going on they can be informed that a new congregation will soon be started .
30 Well they can be tipped back in the tin then ca n't they ?
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