Example sentences of "can be classified " in BNC.

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1 The calls can be classified under a number of headings , illustrating the range of work which routine policing comprises in Easton ( for a different classification see Sykes and Brent 1983 : 42 ) .
2 For instance , the bronze coinage of the Roman Emperor Nero can be classified into two general groups ( see fig. 13 ) .
3 Our emotions are aroused by symbols and associated ideas that can be classified as emotive fragments .
4 Languages ( but not motor cars ) have arisen by a branching process , and can be classified hierarchically .
5 Since petty entrepreneurs make use of casual labour , often in the form of unremunerated family workers , they can be classified as informal unlike the dominant class , who hire workers through contractual mechanisms .
6 Ormrod J. , noting that this was ‘ the first occasion on which a Court in England has been called on to decide the sex of an individual ’ , felt constrained to find that ‘ legal relations can be classified into those in which the sex of the individuals concerned is either irrelevant , relevant or an essential determinant of the nature of the relationship . ’
7 They can be classified as :
8 For purposes of description , the process of immunity can be classified into four main types ( Fig. 6.2 ) .
9 Evaluation can be classified according to the method used for the collection and analysis of information .
10 As a general rule , small extensions to dwelling houses do not need planning permission if they can be classified as ‘ permitted development ’ .
11 But on Friday night news came through that VAT HQ had agreed to study the ER scheme ‘ to see if it can be classified as a training activity , which would be VAT exempt , rather than as a business activity , ’ Maxen reported .
12 Finally , while he is indeed very careful to underline the distinctiveness and uniqueness of Jesus and of Christianity , do hidden thorns lurk in his description of Christianity itself as ‘ a religion ’ which can be classified along with other ‘ religions ’ ?
13 It is assumed that whatever an operator is doing can be classified into one of five categories : operation , inspection , transport , delay and storage .
14 The states which made it up can be classified in several ways , but there is much to be said for distinguishing European states which had already existed in 1815 from those which had come into existence later .
15 Whether video-on-demand can be classified in this way has yet to be established .
16 State organizations can be classified according to which function is furthered by their budgets .
17 Critics of the dual state thesis argue that in practice public expenditures can be classified according to their function only through a post hoc evaluation of their consequences or by knowing which organizations implemented the programmes ( which would make the whole schema tautologous ) .
18 Another metric by which collocations can be classified is according to the behaviour of the constituent words within the immediate context or concordance .
19 There has never been any certainty as to how this other writing can be classified , whether as " factual " , " non-creative " , " project " or " topic " writing .
20 Such deviations will often be the clue to special interpretations associated with traditional figures of speech such as metaphor , metonymy , synecdoche , paradox , irony If such tropes occur , what kind of special interpretation is involved ( eg metaphor can be classified as personifying , animizing , concretizing , synaesthetic , etc ) ?
21 Oriental rugs can be classified according to a number of criteria — design , colours , materials , price , etc — but arguably the most useful , and certainly the most widely employed , methods of classification are by country of origin , weaving group and general weaving category .
22 But generally there are two main classes of isomerism that we deal with and very much like , like the classification on hydro-carbons that I did , there 's a whole variety of ways they can be classified that you 've seen .
23 There are many words and phrases which can be put into this category in English , and many different ways in which they can be classified .
24 Many students , teachers , educationalists , and examiners like to deal with things which can be classified as clearly right or wrong , and perhaps this is one reason why they have favoured an atomistic approach to foreign language learning , for communication is hard to assess , whereas isolated levels like grammar and vocabulary are much easier .
25 It is important to stress , however , that not all flexible workers can be classified in the same way .
26 The techniques used to evaluate these opportunities can be classified under two headings : traditional methods of investment appraisal and discounted cash flow ( DCF ) methods of investment appraisal .
27 These broad regional variations conceal substantial differences at the sub-regional level , although , again , these can be classified in terms of the more accessible and the less accessible areas .
28 The type of product being manufactured by a company can be classified in the simplest possible manner into two distinct groups ; those which are technically overconstrained and those which are underconstrained .
29 To achieve a successful design many parameters have to be considered , and thus can be classified into two distinct groups : subjective factors and objective factors .
30 As Table 6.1 below shows , the proportion of temporary hotel and catering staff who can be described as working on that basis " involuntarily " is lower , and the proportion who can be classified as working on that basis " voluntarily " is higher than for the generality of the temporary labour force .
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