Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] can be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This major social and economic change can be attributed to two main causes . |
| 2 | However , this is no excuse for inaction , for a number of systems have been described which are of considerable assistance ; for example , the Telford system which relies largely on professional judgement can be used to good effect ( 1 ) . |
| 3 | It requires the cooperation of every citizen , and no law which unreasonably infringes the freedoms of that citizen can be expected to be effective . |
| 4 | Specific shapes can be related to if desired , as shown in figure 9.8a and b . |
| 5 | Elements of each drawing can be assigned to one of 256 available levels , each of which can be displayed separately if required . |
| 6 | The spatial units can be related to census areas in a number of ways , though none is judged to be very satisfactory . |
| 7 | SCOTVEC representatives gave an assurance that the results of the survey would be taken into account in considering areas where further improvements can be made to National Certificate procedures and practices . |
| 8 | A study of this kind can be related to texts in other media too , giving a comparison of , for example , different ways of approaching the same topic . |
| 9 | We do not know whether most of what we have observed in this field can be generalized to other fields or , indeed , to less intensively studied parts of the same field . |
| 10 | Genealogy develops the possibility broached in the Archaeology that in a general history different significances can be accorded to events , depending on ‘ their correlation with other previous or simultaneous events , discursive or not ’ . |
| 11 | A further link can be forged to the discussion of inequality measurement above via the Atkinson ( 1970 ) inequality index ( AI ) , which can be related to the isoelastic function discussed in chapter 1 ( see also Stratmann 1990 ) . |
| 12 | For example , a detached retina can be reattached to the underlying choria , its source of nutrition , by using a procedure known as scleral buckling . |
| 13 | In contrast to the preceding period , none of this rise can be attributed to the investment of current account surpluses . |
| 14 | A further 5,000 unfamiliar words can be added to the system , along with up to 99 standard paragraphs that can be called in as required . |
| 15 | You can now hang the new radiator on its brackets , and check that the old valves can be connected to the valve tails . |
| 16 | It was , however , retained by Benedictine writers , and local historians will do well to note this , for some confusion can be caused to the unwary or uninformed researcher . |
| 17 | Similarly , old cars can be reduced to they , and crash violently to disappeared ( the sentence as a whole is not reducible ) . |
| 18 | You will , I am sure , appreciate that now that the contract for the Ski Centre is subject to Competitive Tender , only commercially sound concessions can be offered to groups such as the Scottish Universities . |
| 19 | Existing direct cylinders can be upgraded to indirect — see below . |
| 20 | ( Whether old people living in residential homes can be said to be living in the community is a separate issue , some aspects of which are considered in Chapter 7 . ) |
| 21 | Will my right hon. Friend take the opportunity of the review of the Territorial Army to commend to the Confederation of British Industry , to the Institute of Directors and to others the training that is given by the TA so that greater public recognition can be given to it ? |
| 22 | This data can be subjected to the student 's t-test for statistical significance ( see Appendix A ) , giving the value : z = 4.24 . |
| 23 | In addition , the AppleMac 's facility for incorporating sound within a program means that this further dimension can be added to the programs ; the user could then learn to associate the sound with the symbol , or with its description . |
| 24 | If the right person can be found then much of the detailed work can be delegated to him . |
| 25 | As regards the measures themselves , an unqualified welcome can be given to the various tax reliefs for business , particularly the changes to ACT , export credits and the steps to help small business . |
| 26 | As regards the measures themselves , an unqualified welcome can be given to the various tax reliefs for business , particularly the changes to ACT , export credits and the steps to help small business . |
| 27 | Some certificates can be linked to attainment targets in the National Curriculum . |
| 28 | Is it not possible that French influence can be made to be felt once more ? |
| 29 | Over half the issues of British public libraries can be ascribed to recreational reading , although — as will be seen — public libraries are rarely arranged to suit the recreational approach . |
| 30 | In part this difference can be ascribed to the historical framework . |