Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be [vb pp] without [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Often value to one side can be given without significant loss to the other , who may then attempt to gain on other points .
2 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 .
3 Some of the benefits of devolved management can be achieved without full trust status , but , for local management , one of the major gains of full trust status is full control of capital .
4 Yet , problems related to patients could not be modified , and undoubtedly further study is required to define for how long and at what speed the impeller can be rotated without microscopic damage to the gall bladder in vivo .
5 In the semantic analogues to these continua , two readings which are close together on the continuum can be coordinated without zeugmatic incompatibility ( this is the semantic parallel to mutual intelligibility and interbreeding ) , whereas readings which are far apart are incompatible .
6 The metal centre of R2 can be reconstituted in crystals of apoR2 without disturbance of the crystal lattice ( ref. 16 , and P.N. , unpublished results ) , demonstrating that the metal centre can be formed without major conformational changes .
7 The best policy , according to the monetarists , is for the authorities to aim for a steady growth in the money supply in order that economic growth can be accommodated without undesirable fluctuations in money incomes and prices .
8 All the more significant credit decisions are made under the orders , or with the approval , of politicians , who maintain their ‘ strongholds ' ’ and influence in the banking system through their control over appointments ( no management position in a bank can be obtained without political approval ) . ’
9 ( 4 ) In defending the ‘ flocculus hypothesis ’ , Ito fails to cite a study done in rabbits showing that motor learning in the VOR can be acquired without vestibular stimulation .
10 In practice , university librarians have tended to identify the types of material which are cheapest to relegate , especially those whose location can be moved without major alterations to the catalogue records .
11 This and other studies ( e.g. Cole and Fichtler 1983 , Stohlgren and Parsons 1986 ) have led to the conclusion that the most appropriate management strategy for such wilderness areas is to restrict camping to a few designated sites , where activity can be sustained without excessive damage .
12 As such , it was an important milestone on the road to the closer association of the European Community , a facet acknowledged by the European Union of Federalists which reported that the Council ‘ marked the beginning of a real and organic cooperation between the nations of Europe ’ and ‘ the end of the illusion that the aim of European unity can be achieved without political machinery on a supranational level , .
13 Greater unity can be achieved without excessive centralization .
14 A strong case can be put forward to demonstrate that no decision can be taken without full consultation with parents and due deference to their views .
15 An appeal can be marked without significant cost being incurred at that stage and frequently appeals are marked as a holding operation while advice is taken on the prospects of the appeal succeeding .
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