Example sentences of "be [conj] it can be " in BNC.

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1 The drawbacks of this style used alone are that it can be slow and you have less control over your objective .
2 The advantages are that it can be bought at any time , changed without penalty and fully refunded .
3 The benefits of this method are that it can be easily understood and it gives total control over every element at all times .
4 Weber 's approach to the state was quite distinct from that of the Marxist tradition , although the thrust of our argument will be that it can be usefully combined with this tradition .
5 You see ads for PCs promoting themselves as ‘ network-ready ’ and you wonder just how ready a PC needs to be before it can be used on a LAN .
6 The great thing about drilling is that it can be fun , but remember not to spend too much time on one particular drill , since boredom can easily set in and have a disruptive influence .
7 The main attraction of that method is that it can be loaded in favour of constituencies , to give them a heavy incentive to recruit more members .
8 The advantage of this approach is that it can be scaled up to build computers of any size and speed .
9 A key feature of a generative programme is that it can be made up of quite simple instructions , yet generate very complex forms .
10 The key feature of a CD is that it can be sold by the holder in a secondary market , prior to maturity .
11 ‘ The main problem of the external course is that it can be an ad hoc activity bearing little relation to a current problem or systematic training scheme , and thus the wrong people can be trained at the wrong time by the wrong methods .
12 The value of doubt is that it can be used to detect error .
13 All that is required is that it can be realized as a token which is sufficient for the purpose of the communication concerned .
14 PRP 's great advantage is that it can be implemented at the level of the individual operating unit where employees feel that their efforts can have an impact .
15 One of the attractions of bookplate collecting is that it can be relatively inexpensive .
16 The major drawback to this method is that it can be very time-consuming sorting through the piles when you start a new picture .
17 The big advantage is that it can be left to knit on its own , ideal for the busy working mum or the ‘ two machine ’ household .
18 The whole thing takes around 12 days to complete and takes in all the best Lakeland peaks , but the beauty of it is that it can be divided into any number of day sections and there 's always a lowland alternative route in case the weather is really awful on the tops .
19 The advantage of finding out about the pupil 's present level of visual functioning is that it can be considered as a starting point .
20 It is impossible to describe in a few words , but one thing that many knitters do not realise is that it can be worked from either left or right and that some people find one side much easier than the other ( not necessarily related to whether you are right or left handed either ! ) .
21 Its only drawback is that it can be somewhat unreliable .
22 As an earlier comment mentioned , another merit of shopping is that it can be expanded to include ( or even defined to consist of ) window shopping .
23 One of the main advantages of a shower is that it can be installed virtually anywhere in the house where there is space .
24 The only problem is that it can be terribly difficult to read — and you do want them to read the copy do n't you ?
25 The main advantage of the CAD data base is that it can be accessed in many differing ways in order to present the solutions to various design problems .
26 The problem with Hellige 's formulation is that it can be used to explain any particular pattern of results but can not readily predict them since the nature and difficulty of both primary and concurrent tasks needs to be taken into account .
27 The difficulty with this philosophy , however , is that it can be taken to the extreme , as can be seen in some Local Education Authorities ( LEAs ) which have an all-out integration policy .
28 A beauty of this game is that it can be played by two players only , and it may help you to bring out unsuspected ability as an implacable interrogator .
29 The advantage of presenting the play in this way is that it can be done with a small cast in modern dress with simple rehearsal props and furniture and limited sound and lighting .
30 The only problem with this neat explanation , as Smith revealed , is that it can be empirically invalidated .
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