Example sentences of "can be kept [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its ability to trap dust , the ease with which stale and fresh foam can be kept separate without mutual diffusion , and the barriers it offers to the spread of flame or explosion , are all points in its favour . |
| 2 | When the extremities are warm , the whole body can be kept warm with light clothing . |
| 3 | It is best made at the last possible moment , although it can be kept warm for a short time in a bowl set over a pan of hot water . |
| 4 | Another mechanism by which the amount of repressor can be kept low in the nucleus involves the possibility that the repressor be confined in the cytoplasm ; we were thus prompted to test the nucleo-cytoplasmic ripartition of the X binding activity in Raji and RJ2.2.5 . |
| 5 | The fundamental approach must be to visualise the risks of a fire from every aspect in the total project , to ensure that if a fire occurs , it can be kept small and cool . |
| 6 | Even with supplementary feeding , only a few dolphins can be kept alive in such small reserves , which may not be enough to maintain an adequate gene pool . |
| 7 | Bryan Jennett , of Glasgow University 's department of neurosurgery , a specialist in brain injuries , said the advance of medical technology has meant that more and more patients can be kept alive but often only with a poor quality of life . |
| 8 | They also have a Graphite Pure Stick Pencil , which is again available in a series of grades and has a plastic casing so that hands can be kept clean whilst working . |
| 9 | It is only by maintaining this rule that the advocate can be kept free from any possible charge of hypocrisy . |
| 10 | In this way a long-running scheme can be kept active and exciting for participants . |
| 11 | Although a patent is a very powerful form of intellectual property , it is worth considering whether the invention involved can be kept secret indefinitely as an alternative to seeking a patent . |
| 12 | They are easiest to design where all the basins , baths , sinks and WCs in a house are close together and/or directly above one another so that pipe runs to the stack can be kept short . |
| 13 | The family , meanwhile can be kept amused with the miniature railway , mini-farm and various family events , and if you meet at the coffee shop at the end of the day , you may even be treated to a little live music . |
| 14 | If the rocks in your tank suffer from all-smothering algae I have found they can be kept clear by scrubbing off the algae then putting them in the oven or under the grill until they are thoroughly dry . |
| 15 | The shop can be kept open outside normal opening hours , to meet the needs of the community |
| 16 | The method can work if there is a long time for the change-over , if both channels can be kept open and if it does not matter that the two systems are being used haphazardly . |
| 17 | Obviously , there are limits to how long options can be kept open and fairly soon a commitment will have to be made . |
| 18 | Students may take a wide variety of subjects both from within and outwith the faculty this is one of the ways in which options can be kept open . |
| 19 | Among the various BSc mathematical degrees the curriculum is very flexible in the first two years , and the degree choice can be kept open until the end of the second year . |