Example sentences of "[det] can [be] misleading " in BNC.

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1 This can be misleading ( e.g. a road shown as a line 1 mm thick on a 1 : 50000 scale map implies a width of 50 m on the ground — an obvious exaggeration ) and as a result leads to difficulties in the digitizing process .
2 This can be misleading .
3 However , this can be misleading , because quantum mechanics tells us that the particles do not have any well-defined axis .
4 The problem is that the inspector only inspects a small sample at intervals and this can be misleading .
5 The problem is that the inspector only inspects a small sample at intervals and this can be misleading .
6 But , unless we look deeper into the causal links , these can be misleading .
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