Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be [vb pp] [prep] different " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that the same video programme can be driven in different directions by different computer programs . |
| 2 | Eczema can be caused by different factors ; through allergies a genetic predisposal often in association with asthma or hayfever ; or simply by coming into contact with a particular thing . |
| 3 | A horse 's need for self-esteem can be extended in different ways to suit us . |
| 4 | The issue can be resolved at different levels — within the United States some states have it , others do not — but there is , there can be , no half-way house , no compromise more or less acceptable to all . |
| 5 | The machine can be used in different ways . |
| 6 | Thus the cleaning can be tailored to different surfaces . |
| 7 | With vowels , the problem is not distinguishing the sounds but knowing how to symbolise them , because the same sound can be symbolised in different ways . |
| 8 | Instead , the orthodox presumption is that the same concept can be measured in different ways using different indices . |
| 9 | Doubts have been expressed , though , on this use of pottery distributions because the evidence can be interpreted in different ways and so care must be exercised in using these projections as indicators of market areas . |
| 10 | Instead , we would like to see a clearer indication of the circumstances in which car use can be reduced through different shopping patterns . |
| 11 | It could put a different perspective on the topic ; it could introduce new information ; it could invite comparison of the ways the same subject can be treated in different media or from different points of view . |
| 12 | But , as was seen in the last section , deindustrialization can be measured in different ways . |
| 13 | These are often fixed , but a movable ladder can be hooked on different sides to encourage children to look in different directions . |
| 14 | The information can be presented in different forms . |
| 15 | Some of these are used to bring about an ‘ altered state of consciousness ’ in which reality can be perceived in different ways , not unlike our chaos magician who throws himself into his ‘ void ’ . |
| 16 | A wheelbarrow mounted version can be switched between different small engines in a farm or industrial plant . |
| 17 | However , in different examples this increase can be achieved in different ways . |
| 18 | Widely differing accents and a range of grammatical forms from near-basilectal Creole to British Standard can be heard from different individuals participating in a single conversation . |
| 19 | The system can be used in different combinations and packs down into one stuff sack . |
| 20 | The criteria above appear to imply fairly well-defined tasks , but their attainment can be checked in different ways ; for example by direct questions or by implication during work on a task which involves the criterion as a subtask . |
| 21 | Particular subjects on the curriculum can be seen as different sub-cultures in which reality is variously reformulated . |
| 22 | Many writers have expressed the view that intonation is used to convey our feelings and attitudes ; for example , the same sentence can be said in different ways , which might be labelled ‘ angry ’ , ‘ happy ’ , ‘ grateful ’ , ‘ bored ’ , and so on . |
| 23 | His argument begins with a rejection of ‘ universalism ’ and a claim that different varieties of language can be associated with different levels of such general qualities as ‘ objectivity ’ : ‘ there are gross differences among languages , such that it does seem reasonable to say of some that they allow their users to approximate to neutral , objective description ’ . |
| 24 | Individual workstations in the network can be used on different tasks at the same time and users benefit from sharing centrally held programs , datafiles and storage ( memory ) facilities . |
| 25 | Test validity can be determined in different ways . |
| 26 | Cuttings of general interest can be stored under different categories in box files . |
| 27 | We can not see that power can be held in different ways , and that personal and professional relationships that work effectively are often a delicate balance see-sawing on power shifts . |