Example sentences of "[verb] they can be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Then if enough information is amassed they can be sacked without the union going on strike .
2 Enthusiasm for such ideas has even now not completely evaporated ; voices advocating them can be found through the 1970s and 1980s and , in only marginally more sophisticated forms , at the present time :
3 Mrs Thatcher , a recent convert to environmental conservation , clearly held the opinion that environmental problems are not only soluble but that solving them can be shown to be cost-effective :
4 As usual , however , there are problems , and help in solving them can be had by making a few simple measurements .
5 Ideally individual children should be able to move through the program at their own speed , and if a page is not understood they can be moved to a subroutine that explains and reinforces the point of difficulty , then tests their understanding before they return to the main program .
6 If anyone would like their entries returned they can be collected from the Publicity Office ( Room 066 , Building A32 ) from Monday , 1 March .
7 I know they can be affected by wind and frost and it turns the leaves brown and kills off the buds , but why is only one affected ?
8 When not worn they can be mounted on her nickel and acrylic stands ( right ) and enjoyed as contemporary art objects .
9 Once geodesic dome tents are erected they can be moved in one piece
10 Not at all , I mean they can be done in three times .
11 This will mean they can be briefed by the CPS .
12 Though powerful and open to abuse , these authorities claim they can be offered to women as reproductive options , giving hope to the childless , to prevent unwanted pregnancies , and to screen for terrible illnesses it foetuses .
13 This means they can be stored in a scientific calculator .
14 ‘ It means they can be redeployed within the diocese .
15 This means they can be reabsorbed by the body .
16 Culyer ( 1980 ) , among others , is critical of this argument because , despite the claim made above , he notes that the argument continues to assume that utilities of the individuals can be summed , which presupposes they can be measured in the same units .
17 Where more than one remedy is required they can be given in sequence , one at a time , a certain length of time apart — one every ten minutes , for example , or one every half hour .
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