Example sentences of "[noun sg] which can [be] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Any form of religion which can be thus manipulated is basically unsound and will not meet the fundamental need for unassailable integrity .
2 Do n't put it in the boot of the car which can be very cold .
3 It simply creates the need to make another diary entry which can be easily overlooked .
4 54 ( 2 ) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act shall affect the creation by parol of leases taking effect in possession for a term not exceeding three years ( whether or not the lessee is given power to extend the term ) at the best rent which can be reasonably obtained without taking a fine .
5 The following are the principal varieties of semantic anomaly which can be easily recognised by direct intuition .
6 Secondly , it acts as a source of capital and labour which can be indirectly utilised by other forms of capital that may be operating in different spheres of the economy .
7 By sliding the lace carriage in the same direction for ten rows the knitting will have a distinct leaning in one direction , then by sliding it the other way for ten rows , the knitting will form a zig-zag lace effect which can be most attractive as an edging , or for shawls and scarves .
8 these writers — like John Kenneth Galbraith and Senator Proxmire — argue that the military-industrial complex is not an inevitability ; it is a cancer on the body politic which Can be successfully expunged if the people so desire .
9 Some damage is always done , no matter how careful the technique , and the recovery of small mammal assemblages nearly always depends on some form of screening which can be moderately destructive .
10 We drew particular attention to three studies because they reported a level of hearing loss which can be more objectively compared between studies and is a major clinically relevant end point .
11 If your partner is suffering from aching muscles and joints which the massage may not have completely soothed , try the following technique which can be amazingly pain relieving and balancing to the emotions .
12 Arguably , though , the degree of coverage which can be sensibly contained in a book of manageable size is necessarily limited by the level of detail presented .
13 At the least , the city is regarded as unappealing ; at the worst , it evokes a loathing which can be as unkind as it is jaundices .
14 A few drops of prepared infusoria will sustain the fry until they will take brine shrimp which can be as early as three days .
15 That a visa for travel to West Germany can be refused on ‘ moral ’ grounds is highly unusual ; a regard for ‘ national security ’ is much more the norm … will it mean no visas for all ‘ bearers of state secrets ’ , a category which can be variously defined from one individual case to the next ? …
16 sort that cultural otherness does not carry with it any necessary hierarchy of superiority/inferiority which can be appropriately labelled by such terms as " primitive " , " backward " , " underdeveloped " , " childish " , " ignorant " , " simple " , " primeval " , " pre-literate " , or whatever .
17 Such points of contact will require a human face , and one which avoids the appearance of apparently arbitrary support which can be so damaging to relationships .
18 When considering the differing types of provision now available it is important to recognise that there is no one single pattern of provision which can be uniformly adopted .
19 Whether the roles of chairman and chief executive should be split is a secondary issue which can be meaningfully addressed only when the company 's needs have been defined .
20 As the recordings ( a co-production with SDR Stuttgart ) are also of notable quality , the result is an issue which can be firmly recommended to those looking for worthwhile versions of these works for their collections .
21 Modular fuel tanks ( you literally switch tanks by landing , disposing of the empty one and clipping a full one on ) give the CIRV a five-hour maximum endurance and a range up to 250 miles , or fifty miles unrefuelled , cruising at 30–50 mph after a take-off run which can be as short at two metres .
22 Capital expenditure on plant and machinery will not normally qua unless it is of a type which can be commonly found fixed to the building such as an air-conditioning system or a lift .
23 This sense is often identified with nationalism and patriotism which can be dangerously close to racism , chauvinism and xenophobia .
24 Otherwise use Venetian blinds in plastic or wood which can be easily wiped , or wooden shutters , or no covering at all .
25 Now the VHS manufacturers have designed a machine which can be manually switched to half speed during recording .
26 This is a very real danger which can be very difficult to break out of .
27 ‘ We want the students to understand what we do — that these days engineering is a very sophisticated and hi-tech business which can be both interesting and rewarding .
28 It can not , however , act as the relation of dominance of a branching hierarchy , as it is not of the sort which can be successively differentiated .
29 This gives a beautiful sound which can be mysteriously elusive or vividly powerful .
30 There is no doubtful premise which can be easily discredited .
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