Example sentences of "can [be] taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | An example of this can be taken from the recent contraception controversy in the Republic , which began in the 1960s . |
| 2 | This can be taken either as a criticism of the actual teaching of the subject or as a remark on the ineffectiveness of schooling on such attitudes in the Northern Ireland context . |
| 3 | And by this stage in this commentary , he wrote , there is no need to qualify the words success , triumph , and the rest , qualifications can be taken as read . |
| 4 | Given its spreading tendencies , telekia is not a plant for small gardens unless steps can be taken to contain its roots . |
| 5 | You just ask the doctor of your choice whether you can be taken onto their list . |
| 6 | Haemoglobin iron can be taken on its own or with desiccated liver . |
| 7 | Alternatively , it can be taken in tablet or capsule form . |
| 8 | It is advisable for the claimant to take along one written estimate for the funeral before the arrangements are made , in order to ensure that the cost will be met by the DSS , but a bill can be taken after the funeral to the DSS for help . |
| 9 | The BMC 's management committee , faced with what appears to be a fait accompli , must now decide what action , if any , can be taken . |
| 10 | For those who only need relatively local stations , advantage can be taken of the fact that nearly all FM stations now radiate , either slant-polarised or circularly polarised signals , so that a vertical dipole , completely non-directional in the horizontal plane , gives as much signal as a horizontal one . |
| 11 | Purchases can be taken away immmediately . |
| 12 | Given the particular disposition of the policeman or woman and the nature of the case , court duty can become an opportunity for them to have a ‘ good fight ’ , and pleasure can be taken in ‘ getting one over the solicitor ’ . |
| 13 | The process demonstrates both response to external pressure and the action that can be taken between companies which are both based in industrialised ( and therefore interdependent ) countries . |
| 14 | A score of over 70 can be taken to imply an already-advanced economy , and so not a particularly favourable climate for new investment . |
| 15 | Then a decision can be taken about changing the artist 's material , producer or musical style . |
| 16 | These things can be taken too much to heart . ’ |
| 17 | Throughout November and December a few big cod can be taken over low water from the end of the sandbar on night tides . |
| 18 | There is some support for this in that melatonin capsules can be taken in the evening to produce a consistent overnight rise in the blood concentration of this hormone and that this treatment appears to stabilize the sleep/wake rhythm of blind subjects . |
| 19 | They can be taken a few hours before sleep is required in the new time zone . |
| 20 | Using this , make a box 375mm square and 375mm high , with a lid that can be taken off in the spring so that the box can be cleaned . |
| 21 | I am convinced that any steps that can be taken to explore methods of production which make better and more effective use of renewable resources are extremely important . |
| 22 | No responsibility can be taken for entries lost in the post . |
| 23 | Keith Wells pointed out that the title Sheffield Shares is deliberately ambiguous — it can be taken to mean Sheffield 's shares , as in ‘ shares ’ which are up for grabs by keen or greedy speculators ( my interpretation ) , but it can also mean Sheffield shares as in ‘ shares its wealth ’ — ‘ and that 's basically what we are trying to initiate here . |
| 24 | But there are other less obvious savings which can be taken into account if you are prepared to write a few letters and fill out a form or two . |
| 25 | It can be taken for granted that Australia will be one side contesting the 1992 World Cup final and that Great Britain or New Zealand will be the other . |
| 26 | The £70 course , which starts in January , is aimed at secretarial and business staff , and can be taken by the disabled . |
| 27 | The church door has a beautiful Norman doorknocker in the form of the head of a feline animal , and there is an interesting American organ , installed in 1924 , which can be taken to bits and transported with ease . |
| 28 | The system manages not only data about maintenance crews and equipment , but also rules that specify how long crews can work , which stations can be taken off-line without blacking out the city , and so on . |
| 29 | This debate can be taken as something of a dry-run of the political battle should a formal request for really massive aid be delivered . |
| 30 | The Queen , in her private capacity , is incapable of incurring liability , and no proceedings by way of action or prosecution can be taken against her . |