Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In economic theory the more nearly expenditure can be matched to individual preferences , the more efficient the outcome . |
| 32 | No history of the ‘ peculiarities of the English ’ can be generalised to other bourgeoisies elsewhere , but a detailed account of this class will show the kind of analysis which could be applied to others . |
| 33 | But there is no evidence that Mr Jackson 's popularity can be extended to other media , such as film . |
| 34 | It remains to be seen whether this process can be extended to other domains . |
| 35 | While this maxim applies especially to press , it can be extended to other media , too . |
| 36 | We need now to assess the validity of this approach , to see whether it can be extended to other kinds of discourse , and to examine alternative approaches too . |
| 37 | It is hoped that this scheme can be extended to other JM sites around the country and indeed around the world . |
| 38 | These equations are strictly applicable only to dilute solutions of non-draining monodisperse coils , but can be extended to undiluted polymers above their glass temperature if suitably modified . |
| 39 | Faxes can be saved in order to be printed later or can be sent to other system subscribers — again using the keypad on a touch tone phone . |
| 40 | Paul Coggins , a Dallas criminal lawyer who represents Mr McBirney , complains that the trials can be compared to drug-dealing trials in the 1960s when winning a conviction was as easy as dropping the dope on the courtroom table , . |
| 41 | Existing direct cylinders can be upgraded to indirect — see below . |
| 42 | However , in the case of the Camerons ' battling Yorkies , diagnosis is more clear-cut and the initial stages of treatment , at least , can be applied to similar cases with a good chance of producing improvements . |
| 43 | Not only is this episode interesting in itself , but it also contains important lessons which can be applied to similar attempts at implementing Marxism within a democratic framework . |
| 44 | Marx 's argument that the proletariat becomes a revolutionary force because : machinery reduces differences thus homogenising the labour force ; the nature of work in a modern factory requires organisation ; and the exploitation of the industrial system leads to poverty and alienation , can be applied to rural society in Latin America . |
| 45 | Potassium-argon dating can be applied to volcanic rocks such as lavas and tuffs and although difficult to measure the decay , it attains its maximum usefulness in the Middle and Early Pleistocene and can be used for a range greater than 20,000 years . |
| 46 | This same observation can be applied to other ways in which we are describing ourselves . |
| 47 | In sections 4.2–4.7 certain elementary relations between sets are used as a model to generate ( i ) a basic set of paradigmatic lexical relations and ( ii ) a set of concepts which can be applied to other relations , yielding clearly defined and systematic variants . |
| 48 | Our other theme , the more general study of homoclinic orbits and bifurcations , is perhaps of even greater importance because it can be applied to other systems of equations as well { 2,9 , 10,20 } . |
| 49 | It is to be hoped that this can be applied to other similar situations of deadlock . |
| 50 | A spirit-based Sanding Sealer can be applied to new or stripped wood , or after it has been stained . |
| 51 | Theory Z was put forward by W G Ouchi as an ‘ advance ’ on Theory Y. It attempts to draw on the successful management techniques of large Japanese companies , and suggests how the key elements of successful Japanese management methods can be applied to Western management and organisation . |
| 52 | State of the art technology can be applied to existing installations to systematically monitor and record all lift activity and events . |
| 53 | It is an excellent example of the way in which thorough research methodology can be applied to complex human experience and provide useful and thought-provoking results . |
| 54 | Information on the effects of social work is frequently not systematically collected ; where a programme of research studies has been conducted over the past decade , it has often proved difficult to develop a co-ordinated body of knowledge which can be applied to future work . |
| 55 | Most important , the formal statistical reasoning that can be applied to a-priori hypotheses is strictly invalid for exploratory analysis . |
| 56 | Poulson , the well-known Tory who demonstrated what sort of corruption can be applied to private enterprise competitive local authority services ? |
| 57 | This is the technique of flash photolysis , and again it can be applied to gaseous or to liquid samples . |
| 58 | Updates can be applied to individual sheets or , in the case of something like a heading change , to all of them simultaneously . |
| 59 | How can you frame a policy which can be applied to blatant perverts at one end of the spectrum , and genuinely romantic liaisons between teachers and mature students at the other ? |
| 60 | Now , while such a description can be applied to Buid relations with neighbouring highland groups and with certain types of spirits , it is not applicable to their relations with lowlanders . |