Example sentences of "[conj] can be [vb pp] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is certainly a limitation of windstopper over microfibres or pertex coverings , which have some rain resistance or can be treated with a water repellent . |
| 2 | Although there is no rule requiring them to do so , many district judges scrutinize the defences in small claims matters to see : ( 1 ) if they are viable and if not to make appropriate directions including a striking-out order and a requirement for a " full and proper " defence to be filed ; ( 2 ) if the matter can immediately be set down for arbitration with appropriate directions ; ( 3 ) if a PTR is necessary or can be dispensed with . |
| 3 | Many similar examples could be constructed with other vowels ; some possibilities may be suggested by the list of words given in 9.2 to show the different spellings that can be pronounced with . |
| 4 | Whether it will prove a worthwhile exercise is also not something that can be answered with a definitive yea or nay , but the potential is definitely there from a design with an unusually bold and coherent presentation , and which lacks many of the subtle compressions and colourations of big box speakers . |
| 5 | If you have a large lawn , a barrow that can be fitted with an extension is handy as you can remove more grass each time . |
| 6 | The World Bank estimated in 1970 that in cities such as Bogota in Columbia , Mexico City , Madras and Ahmadabad in India , and Nairobi in Kenya , between a half and two-thirds of the households could not afford even a house of £300–£1500 — the cheapest that can be built with modern materials such as cement and fired bricks . |
| 7 | The one thing that can be said with certainty about mildew is that it is unpredictable . |
| 8 | ‘ HERE is the new Shorter Oxford Dictionary of which the first thing that can be said with confidence is that if you drop it on your foot you will never walk unaided again ’ — Commentator Bernard Levin . |
| 9 | about the validity of certificates are a matter of construction of the agreements under which the certificates are to be given , and not issues that can be determined with the assistance of evidence from expert witnesses . |
| 10 | The argument that increased non-bank financial intermediation will tend to raise velocity and therefore the amount of spending that can be undertaken with a given stock of money , is simple enough if we once recognise in velocity the importance of the demand for money . |
| 11 | Clearly this might not be a task that can be undertaken with any great degree of precision . |
| 12 | It is matrix-switched , which SynOptics says avoids the bottlenecks that can be caused with a bus-based approach , since each port on the switch has a dedicated 155Mbps transmission speed , guaranteed by an aggregate internal switching capacity of 5Gbps . |
| 13 | Acid-etching is a painterly process for Beleschenko , producing unpremeditated tonalities that can be fixed with an acid resist . |
| 14 | Note any gaps in the flower borders that can be filled with other plants next year . |
| 15 | Is there a bottomless pit as suggested in the drawing or just a further depression that can be filled with a little more investment ? |
| 16 | Most young readers , and I was one of them , were bored by the seeming ponderousness of so much of the narration and probably gave up too soon to grasp the understanding of the American Indian mind it offers and the rapport that can be achieved with an understanding white man , here the legendary ‘ Hawkeye ’ . |
| 17 | The use of low-sulphur coal reduces sulphur output by only about 50 per cent , compared with the 90 per cent removal that can be achieved with FGD . |
| 18 | As the 1976 Royal Commission noted , ‘ the only route to at least temporary salvation [ was ] the dramatic savings in labour costs that can be achieved with the rational introduction of new technology … |
| 19 | A basic page printer comes with a controller and not a RIP which goes some way to explaining the lack of control that can be achieved with printers like HP 's LaserJet and Ricoh 's 4080 . |
| 20 | Few primary schools are likely to match the example of Meadowfield Comprehensive School in Sheffield that raised £80,000 by accommodating conferences for the City 's Area Health Authority and its Training and Enterprise Council but it 's an example of the sort of thing that can be done with imagination and energy . |
| 21 | These are just a few of the things that can be done with a relatively crude form of recording of four basic parameters on a time base . |
| 22 | ‘ There 's still a lot that can be done with that before we get to having to establish what would effectively be private sector mini-Audit Commissions ’ , said . |
| 23 | They are always composed : 1 ) of a dissimilar thing that can be exchanged for the thing of which the value is to be determined ; and 2 ) of similar things that can be compared with the thing of which the value is to be determined . |
| 24 | Budgets in such cases will act as a benchmark that can be compared with actual performance of managers and operatives . |
| 25 | Kosuth 's show was not called the play of the unmentionable for nothing : for Establishment Man , the whole censorship scam must seem like a glorified game-show that can be viewed with Olympian detachment , fingers poised on the remote-control button . |
| 26 | The program can provide statistics for any year or range of years , it can also generate a text file of your list ( in two formats ) that can be viewed with any text editor . |
| 27 | In this chapter a therapeutic approach that can be used with a large proportion of patients who take overdoses has been described . |
| 28 | Sprung bases are the most comfortable and are the only type that can be used with a pocket-sprung mattress . |
| 29 | Erm I have two sets of headphones that can be used with Two spare sets of headphones that can be |
| 30 | The fan is an oriental accessory that can be used with great style and elegance when incorporated into one of the many kung fu forms . |