Example sentences of "which can [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main approaches to the scientific detection of fakes are : the study of composition and methods of construction to see if they match the supposed age of the object ; examination for evidence of aging , such as the formation of a patina ; and the application of archaeological dating techniques , which can at least give an indication of age and in some cases an actual date . |
| 2 | This represents an evaluation style which can at least begins to examine quality from a human stand point — it is a far cry from kite marks and British Standards . |
| 3 | The questionable relationship between assemblages of grave-goods and life is emphasised by the often curious combinations of weaponry found ( Figure 3.2 ) , which can at times seem quite impracticable ; this need not deny that the presence , for instance , of a shield alone may symbolise something . |
| 4 | Two variables which can at least be specified are the recipient 's skill and his receptiveness . |
| 5 | On such occasions , there is a process of mutual education and stimulation which can at times descend to mere manipulation of the delegates by the leadership and can also rise to a high level of discourse about the basic problems confronting the nation . |
| 6 | In addition to quartz , which can at prolonged weathering in most environments , the mineralogical composition of the weathering mantle includes a range of secondary minerals ( Table 6.3 ) . |
| 7 | The only really satisfactory way to solve the whole problem is to assume that there are certain types of goods which can at the same time be " ordinarily " for private use and for commercial use . |
| 8 | This is work which requires an emotional coldness but which can on occasions be so demanding that detachment is difficult to maintain . |
| 9 | Thus to the expository lesson , the period of exercise and drill , the set readings from the class textbook , the tests of memory and comprehension , and all the other useful ploys of the good teacher , have now been added sessions when the student is placed in direct confrontation with a variety of information sources , print.form , audio visual and three-dimensional , in small groups or on his own , in a situation which requires his active involvement and which can to a greater or lesser extent be tailored to meet his individual needs . |
| 10 | It is an irony that underlying this kind of dispersal policy , which can of course be criticised , is a reliance on the old skills that the private librarians would have had at their finger tips . |
| 11 | Apart from a very small number of older key texts , the literature I cite is purposely recent literature , which can of course always be used to track the historical contributions , if the reader so wishes . |
| 12 | A typical exhibit , Thomas Kapielsky 's witty ‘ Käseplatte ’ is an object the size and shape of a record ( platte ) which also looks like a section of a round cheese ( Käse ) ; but the thing visualises at the same time an untranslatable German pun ( while ‘ Käseplatte ’ is normally a selection of cheeses in a restaurant , ‘ Käse ’ is also colloquial for crap which can of course refer to music as well as to art … ) . |
| 13 | Why then must the street in which she lives , in a row of handsome but not very grand Georgian houses , be protected by gates and railings which can without hyperbole be described as neo-palatial ? |
| 14 | Baby deaths will always be referred to the local victim Support team , which can in turn bring in specialist help . |
| 15 | There is much here which can in influential and inspirational to our own painting . |
| 16 | Now ultimately I think that it is this definition of ‘ autonomy ’ in terms of origin , and the associated distinction between an ‘ inner ’ self which can in some way spontaneously generate its ‘ own ’ actions , and ‘ external ’ influences which are not ‘ part ’ of the self , that will need challenging . |
| 17 | Under Bloch 's type of analysis , the statement that Hemingway uses " short sentences amounts to a claim that the average length of a Hemingway sentence is shorter ( to a significant extent ) than the average length of an English sentence : something which can in principle be verified or falsified . |
| 18 | Any lambda-matrix of the form C — B , which can in general be rectangular , *is described as a matrix pencil ( see 1.15 ) . |
| 19 | In order to understand the nature of the rural housing question , it is perhaps best to examine some of the features that are specific to each tenure , although it is always necessary to be aware of the many interlinkages among all tenures in the housing market , which can in some ways render this an artificial exercise . |
| 20 | This music , incidentally , was a vital influence in British and American bourgeois domestic song , an influence which can in fact be traced right through to the years after the First World War , in such singers as Al Jolson . |
| 21 | It is the language of professionals and others working within services , which can in itself be a barrier that stops people discussing those services which form a large part of their lives . |
| 22 | As we have already seen , they are no protection against wind erosion , which can in any case be overcome by other means , and even if there are stock grazing on the fields a movable fence is more efficient , convenient and requires less maintenance . |
| 23 | The overall strength and functional characteristics of a promoter will depend on the efficiency of the steps leading to the formation of each of these complexes , all of which can in principle act as a bottle-neck . |
| 24 | The novels enjoyed a limited success , but because most novelists were concerned at the time to redefine the relation of the individual to society in terms of changing values , it was all too easy for readers to focus on the social dimension of Brooke-Rose 's fiction and to overlook those aspects which can in retrospect be seen to prefigure the problems and techniques of her later work . |
| 25 | Resource owners ' initial ignorance of the kinds of commodities consumers will buy and of the relative prices which can in principle be obtained for these commodities gradually diminishes . |
| 26 | These carry a higher risk of complications such as radiation swelling or fibrosis , which can in turn lead to obstruction and may even require permanent colostomy . |