Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] in [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the preceding chapters we saw that there are wide differences between the three major social science theories of power These approaches to the analysis of power in capitalist society operate with distinct methodological and substantive focuses Each of the theories can be differentiated in terms of the phenomena they study in order to locate power ; by their disagreement over where ‘ politics ’ begins and ends in society ; how their respective theories are to be substantiated and invalidated ; and the degree of freedom possessed by individuals in capitalism to shape and change their societies |
| 2 | Turning to the specific example of a continuous square wave of amplitude a and period T , it can be represented in terms of by The validity of this particular harmonic representation is demonstrated in figure 11.1 where it is shown that summing the first three terms of expression ( 11.2 ) produces a waveform not far removed from square . |
| 3 | The House of Lords disagreed ; the judgment can be analysed in stages . |
| 4 | This assumption means that peoples can be analysed in ways comparable to those used with individuals , for the gulf between individual and group psychology is bridged by the survival of memory traces : ‘ … men have always known ( in this special way ) that they once possessed a primal father and killed him ’ . |
| 5 | The nature of scientific endeavour and achievement , for instance , can be analysed in terms of a framework which does not require a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism . |
| 6 | Calling upon Wittgenstein 's writings on aspect theory , ‘ possible worlds ’ and pluralism , Rommetveit proposes that the meanings of an utterance can be analysed in terms of their ‘ aspects ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 7 | Clause as a message can be analysed in terms of two types of structure : ( a ) thematic structure and ( b ) information structure . |
| 8 | Chapters 4 and 5 demonstrate that the linguistic repertoire of many young black Londoners and some young whites can be analysed in terms of two main varieties , Creole/ " Patois " on the one hand and " ordinary " English on the other . |
| 9 | If plates are regarded as rigid caps involved in relative motion around a sphere their movement can be analysed in terms of specific geometric controls . |
| 10 | Compare the effects of the appositions in [ 22 ] and [ 12 ] with that in [ 28 ] : [ 12 ] The reformulation in [ 28 ] can be analysed in terms of Sperber and Wilson 's notion of elaboration ( introduced in section 2 ) . |
| 11 | A good example of this imbalance can be seen in psycholinguistics , where the study of language comprehension , being more experimental , is markedly more advanced than the study of language production , in which the investigator has less control over what happens . |
| 12 | This can be seen in countries as different as Tanzania and Cameroun . |
| 13 | This can be seen in attempts to divide the contrary themes of ‘ I 'm not prejudiced but … ’ into separate levels ; by claiming that one of the contrary themes possesses a deeper psychological significance , one resolves the apparent contradiction . |
| 14 | Tony 's handywork can be seen in houses big and small . |
| 15 | Other easily recognised Balanchine signatures can be seen in passages marked Stretto where his dancers stab their toes into the floor as they travel across the stage in posés attitudes devant or à la seconde . |
| 16 | A considerable overlap of values can be seen in controls and patients with oesophagitis Grade 0 and I , as well as among all oesophagitis groups . |
| 17 | This can be seen in phrases such as " too hurriedly " and " highly agreeable " as well as the tenor of the whole passage . |
| 18 | This insecurity , along with a felt need for some stable focus of emotional security , can be seen in responses to the sentence-completion test item ‘ more than anything else he/she worries about … ’ |
| 19 | Relapse can be seen in changes of mood before it leads back to use of the addictive substance or behaviour . |
| 20 | The same kinds of effect can be seen in studies of families with disabled young adults ( Hirst , 1984 ) and a disabled spouse ( Martin and White , 1988 ) . |
| 21 | Mandi , who has signed with Spennymoor agents AIR , can be seen in clubs around the area . |
| 22 | In the Jura the Tithonian can be seen in places to be a coral reef limestone , but usually the corals have been obliterated by dolomitisation and dedolomitisation as is commonly the fate of reefs . |
| 23 | As Michael Goldman ( 1975 ) suggests , fashions in acting can be seen in terms of the varying degrees to which it is thought proper to expose the private feeling of the actor . |
| 24 | Setting aside mathematics for the moment , the different levels can be seen in terms of scale ( which Hodgson 1985 neatly gives in centimetres ) , in terms of envelopes ( Needham 1969 ) or perhaps best in terms of levels of organization ( since physicists argue that they relate to ‘ all levels of scale ’ ; Institute of Physics 1988 , p. 2 ) . |
| 25 | The idea that the curriculum can be seen in terms of the society or culture of which it is a part is both ancient and recent . |
| 26 | In this sense the non-referential and anti-realist nature of , for example , modernist painting and literature can be seen in terms of the differentiation of aesthetic forms from the real world . |
| 27 | The benefits to the library of such projects can be seen in terms of increased relevance to the curriculum , the creation of original information sources by students and in terms of the image of the library . |
| 28 | Tom showed this by running the fingers firmly down the outside of the horse 's face along the line of the teeth as can be seen in photos , three , four and five . |
| 29 | The worst examples of Kitsch ( bad taste in the plaster flying ducks sense ) ( Ed 's note : Or Art Bingo ) can be seen in sheds , converted to resemble tea houses without regard to their position in the garden . |
| 30 | The reason for the festival remains as originally envisaged by the Manager of the Grand Theatre , that is , to provide a showcase to a wider audience of the type of performance work that can be seen in schools and Youth Theatre Groups . |