Example sentences of "as easily be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , other studies could just as easily be cited to state the opposite . |
| 2 | All he claims to have demonstrated is the necessity for some absolute sovereign power or other ; according to his theory , this could as easily be a democracy or an aristocracy as a monarchy . |
| 3 | They could just as easily be train spotters , standing at the end of railway platforms . |
| 4 | It is certainly what would be expected if the latent inhibitor functions like a CS- but it could just as easily be a consequence of generalization decrement — adding another stimulus to the excitatory CS might modify the way in which the latter is perceived and thus reduce its ability to evoke the CR . |
| 5 | It could just as easily be that proposed by Pearce and Hall ( 1980 ) . |
| 6 | It can look but it can not touch , the result being it can just as easily be released again . |
| 7 | Large groups of people are unthinkingly accepting what is sometimes harmless nonsense but can just as easily be fraudulent propaganda or dangerous ideological evil . |
| 8 | For this reason some scientists argue that changes in the environment are not a satisfactory explanation because they are not sufficiently unique , and whatever phenotypic modifications occurred might just as easily be renewed or reversed . |
| 9 | However , looking at the archetype of the Weaving Mother operating in the general human domain , we can see the same principle operating in , for instance , the teaching systems of spiritual and esoteric traditions , where it may just as easily be the man who calls upon the powers of binding . |
| 10 | Both are referring specifically to the woman 's role in personal relationships , but it seems to me that their comments could just as easily be applied to the role of children in relation to adults . |
| 11 | Redefinitions of chronology are claimed to be part of the process of improvement of understanding , but may as easily be viewed as an infinite series of alternatives none of which are demonstrably correct unless they are somehow related to the reality of the society in question . |
| 12 | It is needed when the ordinary ( forwards ) look-up finds a word , but can just as easily be accessed from the new lexicon structure by using a hashing algorithm on the word string . |
| 13 | ‘ And it could just as easily be the shepherd lying still with an old sheepskin thrown over him . |
| 14 | ‘ as if he only happens to be with us by accident and could just as easily be amusing himself at some other job elsewhere . ’ |
| 15 | It can just as easily be seen as Britain accepting subservience under the US in preference to engaging in fuller European economic cooperation . |
| 16 | With a soft , luxurious feel , they are wonderfully comfortable for wearing around the home , but could just as easily be dressed up for a smarter occasion . |
| 17 | He knows that a profitable deal can just as easily be struck over a caesar salad and glass of mineral water as over a T-bone steak and bottle of vintage claret . |
| 18 | Though Mel Brooks 's Spaceballs is principally a take-off of Star Wars , its opening march-past shot of an apparently endless spaceship , ever so slowly passing the camera , all lumps , bumps and ‘ functional ’ excrescences , could just as easily be harking back to 2001 . |
| 19 | There was no strapping on Nogai 's forearm , but Rostov supposed that on Tarvaras a sprain or a cracked bone could just as easily be referred to as a break , depending upon the state of medical knowledge . |
| 20 | ‘ But wait a minute , ’ Ace interrupted , ‘ this could just as easily be the idea of a human as these Old Ones of yours . |
| 21 | The entrance to one at the east end of Loch Gorm , which can be seen when the water level is low , is rather puzzling and could as easily be the remains of a wall as a path to the island , particularly as when seen in those conditions there appear to be the walls of a square building on the south side about halfway to the island , and if the water level has been raised to improve the fishing it may not be a true crannog . |
| 22 | It has frequently been suggested that asylum of this kind could as easily be provided in a sheltered house or flat in the community as in a hospital ward . |
| 23 | Most specialist agencies find that a good deal of the counselling and practical advice they give could as easily be provided by someone with less specialist knowledge . |
| 24 | Page description languages are often though of as being the means of outputting information but they can just as easily be used as a method of receiving it as well . |
| 25 | But what can be used by us can just as easily be used by our enemies , and I 'm loath to see this one fall back into their hands . |
| 26 | ‘ But he might as easily be here . |
| 27 | He says that it would be unfortunate if this perspective were used ‘ as a rationale for distributing resources , particularly when a contrary position stressing a preference for community-based professional support could just as easily be advanced ’ . |
| 28 | Here , she could as easily be killed by Shirley Temple , Elmer Fudd or Lou Costello as by Jack Palance , Freddy Krueger or Anthony Perkins . |
| 29 | There is nothing special about street-sweeping , and it can as easily be produced by the public or the private sector . |
| 30 | The attitudes ascribed to Soviet women in general could just as easily be observed among Western women . |