Example sentences of "[noun] can be [adj] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Report states that the ‘ limited ’ modification to the law that it proposed ‘ should not be interpreted as an indication that the law can be indifferent to other forms of homosexual behaviour , or as a general licence to adult homosexuals to behave as they please ’ . |
| 2 | Formic acid can be helpful to pregnant women . |
| 3 | These problems can be due to poor pot construction , or to the fact that the carbon track on the pot is reacting like an old-style carbon granule microphone , thus making the pot noisy when used . |
| 4 | The idea that people can be sensitive to natural gas is a contentious one , but it is claimed that some people have made dramatic recoveries after removing the gas supply from their house . |
| 5 | However , compulsory education in Britain is essentially provided at a local level and the number of pupils at a particular school can be subject to rapid fluctuations as a result of factors such as changing economic circumstances or new housing developments . |
| 6 | But some people have to wait much longer for operations in some places than in others and the system can be insensitive to individual needs . |
| 7 | as if to demonstrate the facility with which word-processed text can be subject to systematic manipulation , Perry repeats an entire paragraph of his text in which he lists the commands that effect this repetition ( 167 ) . |
| 8 | Faith can be impervious to mere facts . |