Example sentences of "[noun pl] can be [verb] to " in BNC.

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1 It is desirable therefore to devise an indexing system , by which words can be related to some other data structure that is more easily processed and stored .
2 A further 5,000 unfamiliar words can be added to the system , along with up to 99 standard paragraphs that can be called in as required .
3 Words which fall into the open class are those which are potentially unlimited in number because new words can be added to the language as the need arises .
4 Postal bookings for these trips can be made to NB fare is Irish pounds price .
5 The black-and-white images can be converted to false colour by computer , which looks much prettier , and is easier to interpret by eye , although it does n't really give more information .
6 Existing direct cylinders can be upgraded to indirect — see below .
7 The user 's privileges can be changed to a subset of your privileges by overtyping with Y or N. Initially , for a new user , no privileges are allocated .
8 Similar considerations can be applied to ‘ magnetic ’ dipole radiation which is important when the charges are in rapid motion ; it also vanishes identically in the gravitational case .
9 The command of these units can be assigned to the Supreme High Command of the Soviet Armed Forces , with representation of the Supreme High Commands of the allied countries .
10 The spatial units can be related to census areas in a number of ways , though none is judged to be very satisfactory .
11 You will , I am sure , appreciate that now that the contract for the Ski Centre is subject to Competitive Tender , only commercially sound concessions can be offered to groups such as the Scottish Universities .
12 Prunes can be added to other dried fruit to make a fruit compote , or to a muesli ; add pumpkin , sunflower or sesame seeds to provide further vital nutrients .
13 Hand signals can be developed to a greater extent to train a dog which is deaf , although there is always the problem of attracting its attention in the first instance , particularly if it runs off .
14 Such organizations can be said to be poorly designed .
15 Even from the point of view of ‘ saver ’ , let alone ‘ worker ’ , conservative/speculative management of funds can be shown to be damaging : savers ' interests lie in ensuring that when they retire , or reach a specified age , the pensions , endowments or annuities they receive will support a reasonable standard of living .
16 It just says that some parts of the business will throw off cash surpluses , that it may well not be worth investing further in those businesses , and that , in that case , the funds can be used to further investment elsewhere .
17 But , mysteriously , ‘ no additional comforts can be granted to Elizabeth F. as there is a dependent child ’ .
18 Similarly , old cars can be reduced to they , and crash violently to disappeared ( the sentence as a whole is not reducible ) .
19 Such pictures can be transmitted to ground stations anywhere in the world , mainly by means of SDS relay satellites .
20 Whereas for Horvath and Sankoff ( as noted above ) the linguistic variables are ‘ well defined ’ , this is not so in a dialect-divergent community : in such a community few of the linguistic variables can be said to be defined at all .
21 Even the principle that struts should be shorter and stouter than ties can be applied to lines .
22 The overall aim is to establish a practical knowledge of management methods for use with young children who present behaviour or management problems , and to provide training in how these methods can be transmitted to the primary managers — parents .
23 Theory Z was put forward by W G Ouchi as an ‘ advance ’ on Theory Y. It attempts to draw on the successful management techniques of large Japanese companies , and suggests how the key elements of successful Japanese management methods can be applied to Western management and organisation .
24 Hence the pull-out torque for one-phase.on operation of the three.phase motor is simply the average of 7A over this interval : Similar methods can be applied to the calculation of pull-out torque for other excitation schemes .
25 Each club of growers , be they of lettuce , tomato , carrots or some other crop , meets with the project manager to discuss how the basic ICMS methods can be applied to their particular crop .
26 The criterion of distortion is that statements are made about the society which by social-scientific methods can be shown to be positively in error , whereas selectivity [ i.e. primary selectivity ] is involved where the statements are , at the proper level , ‘ true ’ , but do not constitute a balanced account of the available truth .
27 It went to the extent of stating , ‘ … the TUC could not at any stage commit itself in advance to approve or acquiesce in the methods to be adopted to reach full employment simply because those methods can be shown to be well fitted and even necessary to the achievement of that objective …
28 The citation order PMEST and various other facet formulae can be ascribed to Ranganathan .
29 That the criteria and financial parameters can be related to those of in-house provision , acknowledging that a ‘ mixed ’ economy of service provision is an increasing reality — particularly in relation to the provision of residential care services .
30 Interest on Meridian Savings can be added to your savings or credited to your Current Account .
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