Example sentences of "[pron] can [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When ordering my lunches these days , I try to avoid the use of the term ‘ packed lunch ’ and merely ask if I can be supplied with certain items in a bag to take away . |
| 2 | On the other hand it does not provide remedies for production problems which can be applied as standard recipes or procedures . |
| 3 | In sections 4.2–4.7 certain elementary relations between sets are used as a model to generate ( i ) a basic set of paradigmatic lexical relations and ( ii ) a set of concepts which can be applied to other relations , yielding clearly defined and systematic variants . |
| 4 | Information on the effects of social work is frequently not systematically collected ; where a programme of research studies has been conducted over the past decade , it has often proved difficult to develop a co-ordinated body of knowledge which can be applied to future work . |
| 5 | How can you frame a policy which can be applied to blatant perverts at one end of the spectrum , and genuinely romantic liaisons between teachers and mature students at the other ? |
| 6 | Not only is this episode interesting in itself , but it also contains important lessons which can be applied to similar attempts at implementing Marxism within a democratic framework . |
| 7 | It would be wrong , however , to dismiss completely advances in productivity-enhancing research which can be applied to steep-sloped and marginal areas . |
| 8 | Recording contracts can be particularly complicated due to the different royalty rates and ‘ packaging deductions ’ which can be applied to different types of record , and to where it is sold , when it is sold , and in which cover it is presented . |
| 9 | But his argument contains ideas which can be applied with striking results to recorded music . |
| 10 | If an external load torque is applied to the motor then the rotor must adopt a position at which the motor produces sufficient torque to balance the load torque and maintain equilibrium — The maximum torque which the motor can produce , and therefore the maximum load which can be applied under static conditions , is equal to the peak static torque . |
| 11 | The only remedies which can be sought in private actions are private law remedies , that is declarations , injunctions , and damages . |
| 12 | All items must be determined on a prudent basis and should err on the side of caution and in particular : ( a ) Revenue and profits must not be anticipated , but should be recognised by inclusion in the profit and loss account only when realised in the form of cash or of other assets , the ultimate realisation of which can be assessed with reasonable certainty . |
| 13 | The choices which can be made about organizational design should not be obscured by stressing ‘ functional imperatives ’ rather than ‘ political action ’ . |
| 14 | It comes in interlocking 22cm square pieces and will shape itself around bumps in the terrain which can be made with earth-moving equipment before the slope is laid . |
| 15 | Leaving this central issue to one side for the moment , we should add here that there are major critiques which can be made of Marxist theories , critiques on the theories ' own terms . |
| 16 | The Steering Group believes that the development of Departmental Road Safety Plans would enhance the contribution to casualty reduction which can be made by Regional Council and Police personnel . |
| 17 | Written in C and C++ , the software comes with what the firm calls a universal dictionary — a set of object mechanisms which can be tailored to individual requirements — and an inference engine , which generates the SQL statements . |
| 18 | Written in C and C++ , the software comes with what the firm calls a universal dictionary — a set of object mechanisms which can be tailored to individual requirements — and an inference engine which generates the SQL statements . |
| 19 | What happens to the other half , which can be kept in hard currency , is just as bad . |
| 20 | Mechanical damage applied to the lamina of one of the cotyledons of a tomato seedling with one expanded leaf ( Fig. 1 a ) leads to electrical activity ( Fig. 1 b ) which can be detected by extracellular electrodes placed on the stem and on the petiole of leaf 1 , morphologically the lowest ( first-formed ) leaf ( Fig. 1 a ) . |
| 21 | Individual brain cells are electrically active , producing the characteristic impulses known as ‘ action potentials ’ which can be detected by fine probes placed near to the nerve cells or their axons . |
| 22 | The whole process produces characteristic structural changes in the metal which can be detected by microscopic study of sections through the artefact . |
| 23 | … can you excuse yourselves from comprehending matters which can be understood by plain common sense ? |
| 24 | In the field of clinical linguistics , there are many conditions which , it is often assumed , have similar causes and which can be treated in similar ways . |
| 25 | Our workshop , on Staff Development for Language Teachers in Secondary Schools , although highlighting the informal possibilities which can be developed by committed teachers operating collectively wherever they happen to be working , was not intended to weaken the case for proper provision for community languages with proper validation of the existing expertise . |
| 26 | But at a time when the swing is to full-time 4 × 4 , they have added a central viscous coupling so that in 4 × 4 , on road or off , the power goes to the wheels with the most grip without transmission wind-up and all that entails , which can be locked for extra traction off-road . |
| 27 | However , the team of Medical Research Council researchers based at Edinburgh 's Western General Hospital are hoping to refine the gene complex into a spray which can be inhaled by human sufferers . |
| 28 | Initially , this may simply involve the elicitation of a sequence of sounds or actions which can be endowed with social meaning . |
| 29 | And like conventional psychology , humanist psychology retains an idea of the subject which can be isolated from social considerations for the purposes of creating a truly scientific psychological theory . |
| 30 | Open to part-time and full-time students of any age , it will include ‘ credits ’ which can be transferred between different institutions . |