Example sentences of "can be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If two firms arrange a merger on the basis of meetings between their two senior partners , then its success can be heavily dependent on luck . |
| 2 | The argument is , therefore , that a form of behaviour which effectively negotiates the end of a conflict can be evolutionarily stable . |
| 3 | The rest of life can be awfully serious . |
| 4 | In terms of institutional study , there is a dislike of what I think is rather sourly thought of as high culture and high art , and in favour of communications , which can be awfully boring and not terribly rewarding . |
| 5 | ‘ She is n't boring , but she can be awfully tiresome . |
| 6 | If you get it right the Beaver stops on a sixpence ( but if you get it wrong , normally yielding water can be awfully hard ! ) |
| 7 | Unfortunately , smacking tends to be habit-forming ; there are parents who lack judgement and self-control ; and some do not appreciate that a blow to the child 's head and other parts of the body , even a severe shaking , can be downright dangerous — sometimes fatal . |
| 8 | But , uncontrolled , it can be , at best , unproductive , and at worst it can be downright destructive . ’ |
| 9 | The aftermath of an affair turned sour can be downright hostile . |
| 10 | Almost every scanner you can buy comes with its own software , some of which is passable , and some of which can be downright dire . |
| 11 | With the ends waxed to reduce water loss , and packed in damp newspaper , budwood can just about survive for 10 days , until back at the nursery the buds skill and experience , this operation can be exasperatingly with skill and experience , this operation can be exasperatingly unsuccessful . |
| 12 | But Father can be remarkably obstinate when he thinks he knows what he wants and Mother is putty in his hands . |
| 13 | Although no single measure is usually sufficient on its own , a combination of deterrents can be remarkably effective . |
| 14 | But at other times , as we also know , people can be remarkably altruistic and committed to others . |
| 15 | As you might expect from relatives of the iris , the two sets of petals , concentric whorls of three , can be remarkably different . |
| 16 | Even when you rub their noses in it , politicians can be remarkably slow to recognise reality for what it is . |
| 17 | Zande also freely recognize non-mystical causation and can be breezily matter-of-fact when they choose . |
| 18 | She can be exhilaratingly dismissive , as when she lauds Hanif Kureishi for not writing like Penelope Fitzgerald . |
| 19 | The Convention continues the distinction that has been traditionally drawn between rights and obligations , and assumes that they can be effectively distinguished . |
| 20 | Old , compressed cultures such as this can be notably cohesive and resilient , but they can find it increasingly difficult to adapt to radical , as distinct from incremental , changes . |
| 21 | Certainly the attitudinist can allow deductive reasoning full sway in ethics , since attitudes can be logically inconsistent one with another just as much as can beliefs . |
| 22 | Fish photography comes alive when photographing spawning cichlids , and this can be surprisingly easy , especially with the open spawners . |
| 23 | In the central area of the visual field distance vision can be surprisingly good , and this disparity can give rise to some particular problems in the use of vision in classroom activities . |
| 24 | All are such small things , but they can be surprisingly effective in stopping the rot of jealousy from setting in and spoiling family life , and can make her much more contented and secure . |
| 25 | They have only one tool with which to do so , their beak , but this can be surprisingly effective . |
| 26 | Suggesting something which the child can say to himself/herself in a crisis ( 'self-talk ’ ) can be surprisingly helpful : ‘ I am in control ; I can manage . |
| 27 | It can be surprisingly difficult to avoid , too , because it is added to so many foods and drinks . |
| 28 | ‘ Though the days are getting warmer , spring nights can be surprisingly cold . ’ |
| 29 | Your personal belongings may be frugal and of little extrinsic value , but when they are lost or stolen , the cost of replacement can be surprisingly high and the distress caused may be considerable . |
| 30 | It can be surprisingly hard to remember quite obvious things afterwards . |