Example sentences of "can be [verb] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accuracy rates in the region of 80–90% can be achieved for staging both prostatic and cervical cancer with MRI . |
| 2 | Fines of up to £3,000 can be imposed for stealing rare bird eggs , but two witnesses are needed to make a prosecution . ’ |
| 3 | Conditions can be imposed for regulating the development or use of any land under the control of the applicant , whether or not it is the land to which the application relates , so long as there is a definite relationship between the object of the condition and the development permitted . |
| 4 | The inner , which is made from a cotton polyester blend , is attached to the flysheet using a toggle and eyelet system so it can be detached for drying . |
| 5 | Lift again the following autumn or spring and many of the stems will have rooted ; these can be detached for potting up . |
| 6 | A promotional video can be prepared for showing at induction meetings for parents of new children . |
| 7 | It is the company 's second laser flash instrument and is used for measuring materials at temperatures up to 1100°C and can be upgraded for testing at temperatures between 1000 and 2000°C . |
| 8 | Only when some convincing reason can be adduced for believing that both employers and workers not only misread market signals , but also misread them in the opposite direction from each other , will it be plausible to infer that both the supply of and demand for labour will rise with the general rise in prices and money wages . |
| 9 | Arguments can be posed for mixing or not mixing and examples of excellent practice can be found , but it is vital that whatever conclusions are finally arrived at they come from a true understanding of what day care in any particular instance is trying to achieve for its attenders and their carers . |
| 10 | At that stage a simple procedure can be defined for writing physical laws in a form compatible with GR . |
| 11 | Many inward investments can be criticized for lacking research and development facilities , for having limited local independence , and so on . |
| 12 | Consequently , sociological positivism can be criticized for giving the impression of setting out to demonstrate scientifically the truth of an approach which seemed already to have been assumed in the way the terms were defined . |
| 13 | As was noted in Chapter 4 , this view can be criticized for over-stressing the importance of local social relations , and for a rather restricted view of how these relations are translated into policy . |
| 14 | The magnitude of the special needs post-holder 's task becomes clear if one considers that these skills are to be geared to assisting classroom teachers of varying lengths of career experience ( often considerably longer than that of the ‘ qualified ’ supporter ) and range of subject specialities ( beyond the supporter 's expertise ) — teachers already under pressure from many directions and with ambivalent feelings about ‘ hawing problems ’ and ‘ being seen as in need of help ’ ; and if one considers that the supporter 's extended task is to deepen these colleagues ' understanding of ‘ special ’ learning needs , to enhance their skills , discover and develop their strengths and the confidence that the professional know.how they possess can be summoned for responding more appropriately to most of the behavioural , emotional and learning difficulties they encounter . |
| 15 | Under this scheme , voters can be penalised for failing to list tall lesbians , Egyptian cross-dressers , and short-sighted window-cleaners in the correct order of preference — although , in order to avoid discrimination , election literature is prohibited from revealing any details at all about candidates , including their names . |
| 16 | But the application of knowledge drives a new learning curve and strong arguments can be made for using regional funds to develop new technologies in the interests of local economic growth where both industry and the university can benefit . |
| 17 | It is frequently said that like changes have not been seen since the invention of the printed book but a good argument can be made for comparing the IT revolution with the invention of writing itself . |
| 18 | Indeed , a reasonable case can be made for accepting a date of between 340-370 for this mosaic ( if not Wheeler 's suggested dates ) on the basis of stylistic comparisons with some other pavements with type A arrangements . |
| 19 | A case can be made for giving tolbutamide to those 65 years and over who are obese Type 2 patients and need an oral agent . |
| 20 | It is precisely because prisoners are shut away , lacking legal , moral and political respectability , held at the mercy of , and dependent on the goodwill of , the State , that a case can be made for vesting special positive rights in prisoners . |
| 21 | Arguments can be made for excluding or including these . |
| 22 | If a patient has lost much weight and particularly if underweight , then a good case can be made for commencing insulin . |
| 23 | Furthermore a strong case can be made for arguing that religious commitment is the only way to understand the depths of religion which from the outside may remain sheer enigma . |
| 24 | We should move to a system under which the specialist producer can be rewarded for producing an increasingly better carcase and an increasingly improved quality of meat , which will find a world market . |
| 25 | Teachers can be punished for deviating , either politically or administratively , from the system imposed on them , and this can include the loss of their jobs . |
| 26 | The ACLU also notes the inconssstency that an employee can be punished for smoking a joint on his summer holiday , which leaves a residue that can be detected for weeks , but not for getting drunk in the evening of a working day . |
| 27 | Some of the prescribed topics may not at first seem particularly appealing , especially if they have not been covered in school before , but avenues can be explored for presenting them in an interesting way . |
| 28 | We need periodically to consider whether existing methods are the best that can be devised for dealing with crime in the context of society as it is at a given time . |
| 29 | This massacre of the innocents I blame on The Silk Plant Company whose trees , plants and flowers are so lifelike , one can be forgiven for doubting the real thing . |
| 30 | It gives off a smell similar to that of rotting meat , so walkers can be forgiven for thinking there 's a dead sheep in the area . |