Example sentences of "can be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is remarkable is how impervious a government can be to changing public opinion when insulated from the threat of political defeat by a substantial parliamentary majority . |
| 2 | The perspective can be to a point at such an elevation that the projection lines appear to be parallel . |
| 3 | Delegation can be to individuals , groups and even other organizations . |
| 4 | Aims to speed up the process of development control and make the planning system ‘ as positive and as helpful as it can be to investment in industry and commerce , and to the development industry ’ . |
| 5 | That in itself emphasised what value he can be to United — his sheer danger and menace forces the opposition to follow him , which inevitably creates space for others . |
| 6 | This lethal game is often called ‘ last across ’ , the idea being to see how close you can be to a train before it hits you or you can get out of the way . |
| 7 | To an extent , the use which the old can be to younger people is determined years earlier and is to do with the sort of people which they always were and their relationships with others . |
| 8 | We shall need to be more flexible in the way we handle retirement , and as generous as we can be to what is fortunately a declining proportion of the retired — that is , those who rely entirely on their State pension . |
| 9 | So long as there is a need for collective decision-making and for policies which give direction to a whole community or society , and so long as or whenever unanimity can not be achieved , it is hard to see what alternative there can be to the minority being compelled to go along with the decision of the majority . |
| 10 | On the contrary : once again it is hard to see what democratic objection there can be to the principle of allowing the people themselves to decide on major issues of principle . |
| 11 | I have just indicated one way in which criticism centred on the theory dependence of observation can be to some extent evaded by the inductivists , and I am convinced that they will be able to think of further ingenious defences . |
| 12 | If the Legal Aid Board , as the only party adversely affected by the proposed order , has the opportunity to challenge it but decides not to do so , one may ask rhetorically what possible objection of substance there can be to the existing practice . |
| 13 | The references can be to other parts of the same book , to another textbook or to your own Shelfold notes ( see chapter 4 ) . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , a very short-term job — lasting less than a week — can be to his financial advantage . |
| 15 | But I remembered how cruel children can be to small animals , and I did not want the boy to take his revenge on me . |
| 16 | In the UK one 's first loyalty can be to one 's work and to one 's profession . |
| 17 | The animals will become as well fitted as they can be to the local conditions . |
| 18 | I know your mother scoffs at social life but I do n't think she realizes what pleasure she is missing , how delightful it can be to be among amusing people . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not sure how much use I can be to you . |
| 20 | A recent exchange between young Scottish and French women has demonstrated how adaptable SCOTVEC modules can be to European projects . |
| 21 | This , of course , can be to the advantage of those who do take the subject . |
| 22 | Having given you a run down of the main events , you can see how harmful rejection and repression can be to a vulnerable sixteen year old girl . |