Example sentences of "[that] can [be] [vb pp] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Italian thinks that if he can ever sing Puccini the climax of his life has been reached ; but even so , with all the omissions that can be charged against Italy — such that as a musical country she ceased to exist after the seventeenth century and has certainly reached deliquescence with Messrs Malpiero , Pratella and Co — she even now does produce from time to time singers who are not merely singers but great artists , as Battistini who , at over 60 , is an example for those who can take it of the extent to which a voice can be preserved in all its beauty when it is used as a musical instrument and not as a fog siren or a pair of nutcrackers . ’ |
| 2 | Nor , in my opinion , does the statutory language warrant any distinction between the type of order that can be made against the contravener and the type of order that can be made against a person ‘ knowingly concerned ’ in the contravention . |
| 3 | Nor , in my opinion , does the statutory language warrant any distinction between the type of order that can be made against the contravener and the type of order that can be made against a person ‘ knowingly concerned ’ in the contravention . |
| 4 | Nor is there , in my opinion , any difference between the type of orders that can be made against the contravener and the type of orders that can be made against persons ‘ knowingly concerned in the contravention . ’ |
| 5 | Nor is there , in my opinion , any difference between the type of orders that can be made against the contravener and the type of orders that can be made against persons ‘ knowingly concerned in the contravention . ’ |
| 6 | The only charge that can be made against you at this moment is of theft from our house , however that may be read hereafter . |
| 7 | Since this is an assumption taken for granted by a good deal of modern criticism , we should consider some of the objections that can be made against the New Critics ' arguments in its favour . |
| 8 | Gone is the idea of determinate and unique ‘ readings ’ of art that can be checked against the flawless authority of their maker ( or their minders ) . |
| 9 | It stems from the structure of income tax , which is built around the idea of tax allowances that can be offset against taxable income . |
| 10 | We are quite clear , and we were clear when we conducted the talks this summer , that they were not peace talks because they would not bring an end to the violence , but were one of the pressures that can be mounted against the terrorists . |
| 11 | And another advantage of these mechanisms of defence is they apply to other inputs to the ego , not just those from the er from the unconscious or from the organism itself but from the outside , for example the denial is a defence mechanism that can be used against reality and is used by psychotics to great and often disastrous effect . |
| 12 | However , such discrimination could be reduced , perhaps by raising the value of allowances ( e.g. on exploration costs , etc. ) that can be set against tax . |
| 13 | I support the Bill , because anything that can add to the action that can be taken against car thieves is welcome . |
| 14 | If there is more than one type of eligible cash market good that can be delivered against the contract , then the short will choose the one that is cheapest to deliver . |