Example sentences of "can be relied [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The real McCoy is made up in loose linens , which can be relied on to hang stylishly on even the stickiest of summer days . |
| 2 | His mere re-election can be relied on to revive the market and solve those problems — without costing the public purse one penny . |
| 3 | In my view , however , therein lies its strength ; it is a programme that can be relied on to give an unvarnished account of the proceedings of the House and its committees ; it has been called a mini-Hansard . |
| 4 | They know she can be relied on to make the big day for her clients sparkle with the perfect glittering accessory . |
| 5 | Most importantly , perhaps , the venture capitalist can be relied on to identify and negotiate the best possible exit route , since it is on this that the investors ' return depends . |
| 6 | Free-scoring Ally McCoist has a modest international record — only 13 goals from 43 games — and no-one else can be relied on to fire the bullets . |
| 7 | But where there 's a will a bet ca n't be far behind and the local bookmakers can be relied on to provide ante-post prices the day before . |
| 8 | So the teacher finally asks Peggy , who can be relied on to know the correct answer : |
| 9 | The EC is far from sure that the Greeks can be relied on to get their financial house in order . |
| 10 | While direct participation in government by personnel from big business has characteristically declined in modern liberal democracies ( except in the USA ) , the state apparatus remains staffed overwhelmingly by strata of society who can be relied on to adopt pro-capitalist stances on economic and industrial issues — for example , members of professions , lawyers , accountants and farmers . |
| 11 | A member with a holding of a similar size will be quite unable to present a credible challenge to the board because in any contested vote the bulk of shareholders who bother to participate can be relied on to support the incumbent management team . |
| 12 | But of course it is only reassuring if the person can be relied on to be there whenever the need arises — and you can be sure that that is bound to be during the last class hour on the longest teaching day of the week . |
| 13 | In the following Experiment 2.3 various colours were used to test how far the eye can be relied on to judge backgrounds in the circumstances under which the eventual instrument would be used . |