Example sentences of "could [not/n't] be easily [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Soviet Union could not be easily categorized as either presidential or parliamentary . |
| 2 | The high incidence of biliary leakage could not be easily explained . |
| 3 | Claims that Retin-A worked by provoking a mild irritation and swelling in the skin , as well as permanently sensitising it , could not be easily dismissed . |
| 4 | They argue that Y6N17 could not be easily produced by volcanism , and was probably formed by the same impact event as the Haiti glasses . |
| 5 | In Edinburgh , sources in the financial community said the reason Knighton is having trouble raising the cash for a bid is that the assets are ‘ Illiquid ’ -they could not be easily sold for cash . |
| 6 | This context having been provided , it will be possible to reassess the significance of electoral behaviour , and although it can be seen that in some areas and in certain types of constituency manipulation and deference were key factors , on the whole the electorate could not be easily controlled from above . |
| 7 | The recognition of parents who intentionally harmed their children could not be easily accommodated within the understanding of what these services were there to do : the scandals and the subsequent enquiries revealed time and again that social workers could not see what to lay people was painfully obvious , and what lawyers and other professionals ( with the benefit of hindsight ) constructed to be their duty to recognize . |
| 8 | Torquay Deaf Club suffered some minor damage , but nothing which could not be easily repaired . |