Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] can be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | One significant difference is when an ‘ illness ’ has a starting date , or when the decline in energy or function can be pinpointed to a particular time . |
| 2 | The law has some part to play in stimulating directors to take appropriate action in these areas by imposing liability where loss can be attributed to a failure on the part of the board to ensure that the company is equipped with an adequate organisational structure . |
| 3 | Total Quality Management is based on the premise that a failure to deliver a product or service can be compared to a virus which attacks , grows and spreads with devastating effect . |
| 4 | The management of the hospital or service can be left to the unit manager or chief executive of a trust . |
| 5 | Show how the Exclusive Or operation can be used to ( a ) clear a word , ( b ) interchange two words without using an intermediate location , and ( c ) add two binary numbers ( And and shift may be used in this last part , but not of course any arithmetic operations ) . |
| 6 | One of the initiatives is to encourage more teacher placements in industry , so that those in education who have gone from school to college and back to school as teachers and who have not experienced life in industry or commerce can be exposed to it , the better to assist their pupils in preparing for a working career . |
| 7 | one unsolicited call or visit can be made to a non-client . |
| 8 | The damage , is fairly obvious to see is produced by these two and it 's worth pointing out that persistence can be related to this catalase enzyme . |
| 9 | Given these ideas about ideology , Marxists argue that morality can be reduced to the conscious articulation of class interests , the unconscious acceptance of hegemonic power , or the consequence of structurally generated false consciousness . |
| 10 | So that in my judgment that regulation can be referred to because it is embodied in the Act itself and , having a quasi-parliamentary validity , is a good indication of the wishes of the legislature , just as much as if it were enacted in the Act itself . |
| 11 | Functional studies were essentially positivist in nature and depended upon the notion that phenomena can be explained as instances of repeated and predictable regularities in which form and function can be assumed to be related , and indeed form and process figured in the titles of a number of books concerned with processes ( e.g. Carson and Kirkby , 1972 ; Gregory and Walling , 1973 ) . |
| 12 | By carefully sequencing the programme , the structure and function can be related to the signs and symptoms . |
| 13 | More training courses on organics at Agricultural Colleges should also be a priority , and grants should be available to the pioneering organic groups so that more research and support can be given to farmers . |
| 14 | The evidence shows that such children will make greater progress in English if they know that their knowledge of their mother tongue is valued , if it is recognised that their experience of language is likely to be greater than that of their monoglot peers and , indeed , if their knowledge and experience can be put to good use in the classroom to the benefit of all pupils to provide examples of the structure and syntax of different languages , to provide a focus for discussion about language forms and for contrast and comparison with the structure of the English language . |
| 15 | In this respect the relationship between society and religion can be compared to that between families and the homes they live in . |
| 16 | The interface used is X Windows and NetBuilder can be linked to SQL servers and data visualisation software . |
| 17 | Much of his extraordinary combination of speed and stamina can be attributed to his physique . |
| 18 | It could well and easily be replaced by a doctrine which has it that the surgeon 's act carries liability only if good faith and due care and skill can be shown to be lacking . |
| 19 | Precise classification of control type itself then also becomes less important , and attention can be shifted to more fruitful enquiries about the source , scope , and intensity of the factors that constrain management power . |
| 20 | The system of co-opting members of the public to serve on council committees can be a good one , for in this way specialised knowledge , information and service can be recruited to the council 's activities . |
| 21 | The euro-dollar market 's origin and development can be attributed to the following interrelated economic , financial and political factors . |
| 22 | The full details of the scheme and eligibility can be explained to you by your Manager or Personnel Department . |
| 23 | To support the student 's learning in this area , the tutor should consider ways in which mathematical skills and content can be presented to the student in order to encourage the formulation of ideas . |
| 24 | If water can be diverted to a drain in a yard , rather than lifted by mops , squeegees are preferred . |
| 25 | If policy can be set to one side then it is set to one side and I think it enhances the reputation of of the system . |
| 26 | The Careers Guidance Staff take the class , usually just before subject choices for S3 are made , so that professional help and encouragement can be given to the pupils at this critical time . |
| 27 | Perhaps more facts and information can be consigned to a separate supporting document containing appendices material only . |
| 28 | ‘ They are pruned back and wire can be attached to the branches to shape them into any design you want . |
| 29 | The separation of husband and wife after childbirth is also beneficial , because the time immediately after giving birth is not usually when a woman feels like having sex , and time can be devoted to bonding with the baby . |
| 30 | I believe , however , that conscious ( or even unconscious ) sexual attraction between worker and client can be used to further therapy . |