Example sentences of "[verb] can be " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we do not know about something or do not realise what is addressed can be understood in another manner or seen through another lens , it skews our viewpoint ; it limits our options ; it clouds our perspective . |
| 2 | Curtains with fringing can be heavy so choose a sturdy curtain pole . |
| 3 | Most institutions offer an official life trajectory in terms of which honour can be acquired and reputation gained . |
| 4 | Models of the intrinsic factors involved in the processes by which scientific knowledge grows and develops can be broadly classified into two types — diffusion models , and step-wise models . |
| 5 | Admittedly men produce er , erm , sex cells all the time , but again , there 's no evidence whatsoever to suggest that any experience a man has can be copied into his genes as it were . |
| 6 | These figures are collected continuously , and at any particular moment details of what is happening can be worked out . |
| 7 | That being so , B can not be trying to deceive A. The only way in which the assumption that B is cooperating can be maintained is if we take B to mean something rather different from what he has actually said . |
| 8 | However the process of dying can be marred by guilt and rejection . |
| 9 | How that responsibility is best discharged can be decided only by the person concerned . |
| 10 | If you have to use files created by someone else , finding out which file you want to retrieve can be like looking for a needle in a haystack , particularly if that person is out of the office . |
| 11 | If the answer to the pursuer 's case is that the fault for the accident rests wholly or partly with someone else , consideration should be given now to service of a Third Party Notice by which that other party blamed can be brought into the action . |
| 12 | They constitute a field of choice for the development of democracy , because the ‘ energy mutation ’ that is now occurring can be accomplished only with the consent and help of all . |
| 13 | Itching can be intense , and there may be a visible rash , which can become secondarily infected by bacteria . |
| 14 | Barth travels far and wide through the Bible , from Genesis to Revelation , and digests , criticises , and re-states a vast amount of material from the previous history of Christian thought , and from contemporary discussion — much of this in lengthy pages of tiny print , which readers are sometimes relieved to discover can be passed over without loss of the main drift ( though it should be said that some of the finest passages are to be found in the small print ) . |
| 15 | Its narrator and chief human presence is by no means straightforwardly a victim , and the difference between oppressor and oppressed can be hard to identify . |
| 16 | Developments across the country are uneven , but the shape of things to come can be seen in the greater provision of minor surgery by general practitioners , the increase in health promotion work in general practice , the employment of staff such as physiotherapists and dietitians to work alongside general practitioners , the establishment of shared care arrangements for treating conditions such as diabetes and asthma , and the introduction of ‘ treat and teach ’ schemes , in which specialists carry out some of their consultations in general practitioners ' surgeries and develop the skills of general practitioners in the process . |
| 17 | A Fresco ‘ canvas ’ on to which gliffs can be ‘ painted ’ will allow developers create things like two-dimensional geometric figures : like X it has some difficulty with three dimensions at the moment . |
| 18 | ABOVE Hounds which have been raised over generations to chase game by sight rather than scent can be difficult to train . |
| 19 | The black rock on the lower section of the route certainly looks a bit suspect , but fortunately looks can be deceptive . |
| 20 | Ignore his rude behaviour , looks can be deceptive . |
| 21 | The trendy logos mean they can sell in shops for up to £50 apiece ; but looks can be deceptive . |
| 22 | The level of checking can be tuned to reduce the number of errors detected . |
| 23 | Mineral alluvial soils have an A horizon and the effects of gleying can be present . |
| 24 | There is a limited amount of money available for these payments , so social fund officers have to look at the needs of all those who apply for help and decide which needs can be met . |
| 25 | There is a distinction , originating in Freud and developed by Lacan , between ‘ need ’ , ‘ demand ’ and ‘ desire ’ in which needs can be satisfied by the adequate object ( food ) , demands , while aimed at an object , are addressed to others ( the demand for love or attention disguised as a need for food ) , while desires have no real object , relate only to fantasy , and can not be satisfied ( the desire for unity and plenitude ) . |
| 26 | Blocks which need trimming can be cut with a bolster and club hammer |
| 27 | If the times at which additions are expected can be predicted , it may be wise to hold additions in an ancillary file until each ‘ burst ’ of activity is over and then to reorganize the main file to include them . |
| 28 | The discovery of a bird when and where it was least expected can be a magical experience . |
| 29 | The microprocessor software occupies a minimal amount of store and program development is not restricted by timing considerations ; the microprocessor is free to perform other tasks between each motor Step , provided the external clock interrupts can be tolerated . |
| 30 | Historical analysis showing that at least some of the conflict has been exaggerated can be used to support the argument . |