Example sentences of "[noun] can [adv] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | Pre-cut fabric can actually be stapled to the wall and any raw edges covered with braid or trim , but you can get a much softer , more professionally upholstered look if you batten the fabric . |
| 32 | The first is that the retention by the state of taxes unlawfully exacted is particularly obnoxious , because it is one of the most fundamental principles of our law — enshrined in a famous constitutional document , the Bill of Rights 1688 — that taxes should not be levied without the authority of Parliament ; and full effect can only be given to that principle if the return of taxes exacted under an unlawful demand can be enforced as a matter of right . |
| 33 | To this end the purchasing department can usually be expected to be responsible for the following : |
| 34 | The complicated narrative of the emancipation can not be reduced to the proposition that Alexander sensed he was facing a crisis and believed that attack was the best form of defence . |
| 35 | The fault can not be attributed to a draughting error because the 2N3904 and BC546 are npn transistors and the circuit will pass only 5mA when 2.7V is between A and B. |
| 36 | For example , an Indian village producing Kashan-style rugs can not be said to be part of the Kashan weaving group ; nor can the Persian towns of Kashan and Arak be placed together , despite their relative proximity , because of the strong dissimilarities in their rugs . |
| 37 | An ageing labour force can not be expected to be a mobile one . |
| 38 | The logic of exploiting the perception gap between the real cost of benefits and their perceived value to the employee can obviously be applied to other benefits . |
| 39 | Competition fighting can perhaps be likened to a game of chess ; a player only improves by continually playing against another chess player better than himself . |
| 40 | There are claimed benefits in academic progress and in social and emotional maturity , but the solution to the basic problem of the language and learning environments can not be taken to be solved in the mainstreaming option . |
| 41 | Skill in letter-writing is by no means evenly distributed among the population and letter-writers can not be said to be representative of the general population . |
| 42 | Below : An elegant semi-circular feature window can now be added to Boulton & Paul 's high-performance sliding sash windows , which tilt for easy cleaning |
| 43 | Regulators can also be seen to be indicting firms . |
| 44 | The test can easily be generalized to the case of more than two equations . |
| 45 | A similar test can hardly be applied to legal advice . |
| 46 | If a measurement on an ‘ unknown ’ marble fragment is then plotted on this graph and it falls within one of the ellipses , the fragment can probably be assigned to that quarry . |
| 47 | If their hours of work can also be limited to less than 16 hours a week , then these workers will also fall outside the employment protection legislation , which means they can be used even more flexibly and cheaply as they then forgo rights to certain occupational benefits ( which now comprise a further 9 per cent of labour costs ) . |
| 48 | We expect that our work can readily be extended to versions of the language . |
| 49 | And a further principle was established — that of ‘ conflict of interest ’ , in which a manager who advises an artist to sign with his own recording and music publishing companies can hardly be said to be acting impartially , or necessarily in the best interests of his client . |
| 50 | For example , even if the essence of democracy is taken to be the process of choosing between elites competing to govern , the very business of choosing can hardly be confined to the visit to the polling booth . |
| 51 | The Law can also be applied to the depth dimension , with a fulcrum in the middle ground . |
| 52 | If the purpose of the law is to protect women from acts of sexual intercourse to which they have not in fact consented , whether by reason of force actually applied , physical or other threat , or fear induced by the accused or by others , then the relevant question would appear to be : Did this particular woman , in these particular circumstances , submit to this particular man ; or did she in fact freely consent to have intercourse with him ? … if the law deems the woman to have consented to the act despite ample evidence of threats which rendered her submissive but non-consenting , then the law can not be said to be serving its true function of protecting individuals from the imposition of non-consensual sexual intercourse . ’ |
| 53 | No area of the law can ever be said to be easy but the legislation dealing with obscene and indecent publications seems to be unduly complicated . |
| 54 | Moduli can also be related to the viscosity , and where η is known as the dynamic viscosity . |
| 55 | The EAGGF Guarantee and Guidance expenditure can be allocated , but administrative expenditure upon the institutions of the EC , or aid to Third World countries can not be allocated to particular member states . |
| 56 | The cannon can then be glued to the front of the model . |
| 57 | In so far as the United Kingdom might wish to argue that it itself has the right under the Convention to retain requirements such as those at issue , reference can also be made to the court 's judgment in Commission of the European Economic Community v. Italian Republic ( Case 10/61 ) [ 1962 ] E.C.R. 1 , from which it appears that according to the principles of international law , a member state which , by virtue of the entry into force of the E.E.C . |
| 58 | Additional items such as colour , indentation and tabs can also be attached to the tag . |
| 59 | An ambivalence to assessment in Catholic schools rightly stems from the view that religious education in its entirety can not be submitted to formal and sharply focussed testing because of its very nature and its concern with personal faith and commitment . |
| 60 | There is a natural logic to such a structure in that management can reasonably be said to be about making the best use of the resources available and , to this extent , is a normal part of the clinical process . |