Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is an outline of the way speed can be achieved during normal updating . |
| 2 | These observations of distance and speed can be coupled with general knowledge of the way a small probe behaves in the gravitational fields of bodies in the Solar System to determine the spacecraft 's position with astonishing accuracy , typically to a few hundred metres at a range of hundreds of millions of kilometres . |
| 3 | In view of public concern about violence and indiscipline in schools and the problems faced by the teaching profession today , to consider what action can be taken by central government , local authorities , voluntary bodies owning schools , governing bodies of schools , head teachers , teachers and parents to secure the orderly atmosphere necessary in schools for effective teaching and learning to take place . |
| 4 | Often value to one side can be given without significant loss to the other , who may then attempt to gain on other points . |
| 5 | Time and labour can be saved by simultaneous posting in one operation ( about five times faster than posting by hand ) . |
| 6 | An insight into the relevance of presentation to parties in Opposition can be found in Conservative policies towards law and order in 1978 . |
| 7 | Althusser denies the need for a more detailed account on the grounds that ‘ As the formal structure of all ideology is always the same , I shall restrict myself to a single example , one accessible to everyone , that of religious ideology , with the proviso that the same demonstration can be produced for ethical , legal , political , aesthetic ideology , etc . ’ |
| 8 | Our time perception can be altered in other ways . |
| 9 | Prosecutions by local authorities under the Act of 1950 have little deterrent effect , because the increased sales are such that fines at the level presently authorised under the statute can be absorbed by large retailers as a relatively small increase in their costs , though the same is not true of small shops with their much lower sales . |
| 10 | Such uncertainty can be reduced by strict contractual agreements , but the danger , for example , of late deliveries interrupting the flow of production is still greater than it would be if the firm expanded in-house production . |
| 11 | But thought itself can be creative and this creative thinking can be put to good use in all areas of life — from running a business to preparing for Christmas . |
| 12 | This means that the same video programme can be driven in different directions by different computer programs . |
| 13 | There are two main ways in which a Christian 's mind can be affected by faulty presuppositions . |
| 14 | Thus , the amount of sulphate given in this study can be reached by dietary means in a proportion of people . |
| 15 | Spanish Language Courses One to six months study can be arranged for individual students at the Cuban universities of Havanna , Sta Clara and Santiago . |
| 16 | We have used a technique , whereby mucusal metabolism can be measured in mucosal biopsy specimens , and therefore patients in remission can easily be studied . |
| 17 | Storage of samples at the ‘ standard conditions ’ normally gives evidence on which a prediction can be made with reasonable accuracy of the stability/compatibility and shelf-life of the product in domestic market conditions . |
| 18 | They all affect each other — the growth of industry would be hampered if marketing were inadequate and industry can be disrupted by financial disruption — but on this view industrial production has a more fundamental or determining effect on the whole economy than the other sectors have . |
| 19 | Neither dispenser can be used with corrosive fluids as these materials tend to corrode the return spring and cause discoloration and contamination of the chemicals . |
| 20 | A new town may physically take up a small space , but the end result can be seen from far and wide . |
| 21 | In addition , these systems have built-in memories , so that once the details of a series of edits has been finalised , the actual assembly of shots onto the copy tape can be done with single-frame accuracy entirely automatically . |
| 22 | Most goldfish keepers would agree that most , if not all of their problems of fish losses and loss of condition can be attributed to poor water quality . |
| 23 | This new focus has required the replacement of conservatism , which in geomorphology has ignored subjects of topical concern like accelerated soil erosion , and the persistent misconception that denudation chronology can be equated with Davisian cycles ‘ dated ’ by landform geometries ( Butzer , 1980 ) . |
| 24 | The image of a complex conspiracy can be found in other conspiracy theories containing the antisemitic themes which are lacking in None Dare Call It Conspiracy . |
| 25 | It is an excellent example of the way in which thorough research methodology can be applied to complex human experience and provide useful and thought-provoking results . |
| 26 | They are all more aggressive than treatment with laser and carry a higher risk of complications and only cryotherapy can be performed without general anaesthesia . |
| 27 | It invites the contrast to be made on the particular process , so that objectified social consciousness can be compared with non-objectified , and social representations can be contrasted with those commonsensical beliefs which are not social representations . |
| 28 | But practical consciousness can be converted into verbal consciousness in many instances . |
| 29 | The effect of using garnet as an inlay can be seen with particular brilliance in the jewellery purse components , shield ornaments and sword-fittings from the royal ship-burial at Sutton Hoo ( fig. 27 ) . |
| 30 | The sand wheel can be used with wet or dry sand . |