Example sentences of "can [be] converted [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The demeanour of a virgin can be converted into that of a coquette . |
| 2 | An orthographic projection can be converted into a geometric perspective by inscribing the ground and roof plans on the bottom and top of the box respectively ; and the left , right , fore and aft elevations on the vertical sides of the box . |
| 3 | For the personal sector , most financial assets thus provide some form of return , are marketable and can be converted into cash at minimal expense and inconvenience . |
| 4 | By a small shift in the balance of power between the genders , the harem system can be converted into a matriarchy . |
| 5 | Before the 150,000 price quotations can be converted into an index , it is necessary to determine the weights to be used in the calculation . |
| 6 | Some baby seats can be converted into car seats for older children . |
| 7 | Any substance can be converted into a homoeopathic remedy and used in this way . |
| 8 | Provided we can guarantee that the optimal objective function value is positive , LPI* can be converted into LPI . |
| 9 | LPII* : minimise subject to and if the minimal value of is positive , LPII* can be converted into LPII . |
| 10 | The ‘ lost object ’ ( be it the good mother , or good management ) can be converted into an object of hate . |
| 11 | The intelligence men also have used infinity bugs and other devices by which telephones can be converted into microphones to relay conversation in the rooms in which they are placed . |
| 12 | But with most businesses having something like 40 per cent of their current assets and around 25 per cent of their total assets tied up in monies owing from trade debtors ( ie , the ones that can be converted into cash to pay their bills and wages ) this is far from ideal . |
| 13 | The mass that ‘ disappeared ’ has been converted into energy as described by Einstein 's equation E=mc 2 , which implies that a mass m is equivalent to an amount of energy E ( where c is the velocity of light ) and so mass can be converted into useful energy . |
| 14 | But practical consciousness can be converted into verbal consciousness in many instances . |
| 15 | If leaves are a problem during the autumn months , the machine can be converted into a garden vacuum . |
| 16 | Also the rate of change of heading can be converted into a rate of turn . |
| 17 | Independent Computer Solutions Ltd , London , has developed an interface that allows users to integrate JYACC 's Jam rapid application development toolset with Cadre Technologies Inc 's Teamwork CASE analysis and design system : Teamwork data flow and entity relationship diagrams can be converted into Jam applications using the interface , subsequent changes and adjustments can be automatically reflected back into the original Teamwork model . |
| 18 | Under these ideal conditions , stratigraphy provides a sequence that can be converted into a time-scale if the individual layers themselves can be dated . |
| 19 | ‘ Everything that is Pool can be converted into electronic code . |
| 20 | The project leader has to consider how units of travelling time can be converted into equivalent units of money . |
| 21 | This can be converted into a continuous sequence of keys so long as the various constants involved in the key are known . |
| 22 | Conversely , to deny the existence of dragons is to deny that " x is a dragon " can be converted into a knowable proposition ( unless , of course , " dragon " was used metaphorically , as in " Mrs Thatcher is a dragon " ) . |
| 23 | Thus the claim that there are F-things is said to reduce to the claim that " x is an F " can be converted into a knowable proposition by substituting an appropriate object-term for x . |
| 24 | 11 If necessary , the tiger claw can be converted into a full-fist technique in order to deliver the most effective strike . |
| 25 | Any other physical law consistent with SR in a frame in free fall can be converted into a physical law valid in accelerating frames by replacing space time derivatives by the equivalent covariant derivatives . |
| 26 | Figure 16.1 ( b ) shows how the instructions in the extract from Sears ' can be converted into entries and references in a catalogue . |
| 27 | They can be converted into money . |
| 28 | Some bonds have option features attached to them : callable and puttable bonds are examples of this , as are convertible bonds ( bonds that can be converted into other types of bonds or into equity ) and bonds with warrants attached to them . |
| 29 | Reported earnings can be converted into economic earnings using the sources and uses of funds statement given in Table 6.4 . |
| 30 | This can be converted into the more convenient factorial form by remembering that the product is equivalent to and so equation ( 8.14 ) can be written as |