Example sentences of "[n mass] can be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result of these fears , the Data Protection Act which came into operation in 1986 seeks to regulate the ways in which personal data can be stored by electronic means and gives the individuals concerned rights to challenge accuracy . ) |
| 2 | Only this will ensure that in future all machine-readable data can be exchanged across disciplinary and professional boundaries . |
| 3 | Programs , resource tables , configuration files and application data can be shared between multiple network-attached Transaction Systems for centralised management of system resources . |
| 4 | Programs , resource tables , configuration files and application data can be shared between multiple network-attached Transaction Systems for centralised management of system resources . |
| 5 | The smaller seedlings of fibrous rooted begonias and lobelia can be moved in small groups of three or four , instead of individually . |
| 6 | Savings of up to £260 can be made on annual season tickets bought before Sunday , when British Rail 's new inflation-busting fares come into force . |
| 7 | There are exceptions to this rule , for example large fish can be fed on chopped horse 's heart and the okapi ( similar to the giraffe ) could be fed on evergreen oak leaves when in the wild it would eat vegetation from the hot Congo forests . |
| 8 | Unless means can be found for experienced teachers to have at least the equivalent of a whole year studying for a Master 's level retraining , the partially sighted will be leading the blind . |
| 9 | Lionfish can be weaned onto non-living foods . |
| 10 | If a search for money and/or an avoidance of stress are two indicators of strong arousals from this goal category , then it is clear that some people can be motivated for long periods of time either by stress avoidance or by accumulating more and more money . |
| 11 | The work of individual people can be detected on certain examples . |
| 12 | I would like certainly to see schemes starting where people can be put into worthwhile jobs , where people can start jobs knowing at the end of it that they are not going to be thrown onto the dole queue again . |
| 13 | Just as people can be educated in Welsh , or in immersion schools in Canada in French , so we can predict situations where BSL might be the sole medium . |
| 14 | In a large team effort , different people can be working on separate aspects of a design , with changes rapidly distributed to all of them . |
| 15 | Improperly stored magnetic media degrades , tapes stretch , signals are destroyed by contact with magnetic fields , and even optical media can be damaged through poor storage or breakdown of the dye-layer on the disk . |
| 16 | Similar species can be found in Silurian limestones all over Europe and North America . |
| 17 | If new coastal engineering works can be enhanced at small extra cost , to anticipate sea-level rise , the investment will be a worthwhile insurance . |
| 18 | Of the 3.5 million under fives in this country , only 1% can be placed in local authority nurseries . |
| 19 | The savings we make by supplying direct are passed on to you … up to 50% can be saved off high street prices . |
| 20 | Data on bedrock surfaces in desert regions show that on dark rocks temperatures of 80°C can be attained by solar radiation and diumal ranges of 50°C are not uncommon . |