Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Time and labour can be saved by simultaneous posting in one operation ( about five times faster than posting by hand ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | There are two main ways in which a Christian 's mind can be affected by faulty presuppositions . |
| 6 | Thus , the amount of sulphate given in this study can be reached by dietary means in a proportion of people . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | While equilibration can be achieved by positive action , withdrawal is used to effect a balance at a more profound level . |
| 9 | The IRR can be approximated by linear interpolation . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Relapse of florid symptoms and possibly their first onset can be precipitated by stressful events . |
| 12 | Two main conditions can be suggested , that governments should be removable by electoral decisions and that some alternative can be substituted by electoral decision . |
| 13 | The edges in the graph output by the parser can be linked by excitatory and inhibitory connections permitting a connection-activation resolution of competing interpretations . |
| 14 | In vitro , this is generally mediated by interferon-γ ( INF γ ) , although this effect can be enhanced by other cytokines . |
| 15 | There are , of course , all sorts of chandeliers available for traditional rooms in brass , iron , wood , wrought iron and crystal , but again the effect can be enhanced by recessed downlights set in the ceiling to light up the chandelier itself . |
| 16 | A pleasant cottage-garden effect can be obtained by random planting without regard to colour , or plants can be placed so that the colours of the flowers blend and combine . |
| 17 | Administration can be done by double-entry book-keeping , but is quicker and cheaper if the core group has access to a computer . |
| 18 | In addition to breaking the criminal law , a crime can be followed by criminal proceedings , including punishment . |
| 19 | At the same time , the autonomy of any subsidiary can be restricted by contractual or financial means . |
| 20 | We recognize that changes in attitude can be encouraged by good staff training , particularly in management and communication skills , and we would wish to encourage management to offer such training on as wide a basis as possible . |
| 21 | That there is , in practice , a large measure of consensus about the goals of social policy , so a degree of genuine independence can be tolerated by central government . |
| 22 | Greater attention will be given to the nature of the long- run solution of the models , and the degree to which inter-model differences in the long run and in dynamic adjustment can be explained by empirical differences in economic approach . |
| 23 | Recent work has shown that the types of deposit produced by different kinds of eruption can be recognized by objective criteria such as the total volume of material erupted , the distance that it travels from the vent , the degree of fragmentation , and the range of particle sizes present at any point . |
| 24 | Introduced in W Europe ; closely resembles dark ‘ melanistic mutant ’ form of Pheasant , but cock can be distinguished by dark green instead of blackish-brown and coppery-red underparts , pale instead of dark rump , and blue wing-coverts . |
| 25 | Even at the primary level , key historical concepts such as cause and effect , similarity and difference can be developed by intensive questioning . |
| 26 | Conditions that increase sensory input like severe cystitis and urinary tract infections will encourage frequent micturition , emotionally stressful events can reduce inhibition , and bladder sensation can be reduced by deep sleep or events that preoccupy the child like play or worry ( Schmitt 1982b ; Yeates 1973 ) . |
| 27 | Confidence can be reinforced by contractual provision in respect of employees and freelance workers . |
| 28 | And yet serious degeneration of nerves in young children with ABL can be halted by massive doses of the vitamin . |
| 29 | Other defects such as rot can be detected by probing with a screwdriver . |
| 30 | However insignificant the change may appear to the surveyor its effect may be far-reaching and subsequent embarrassment can be prevented by timely confirmation . |