Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be made [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Point estimates of aquifer recharge can be made from single profiles , and several profiles may be used together to determine regional recharge .
3 One final point can be made about current uses of ‘ ideology ’ .
4 A distinction can be made between short-term potentiation ( STP ) , which decays within 1h , and long-term potentiation ( LTP ) , which is sustained for much longer periods .
5 We have said that no real distinction can be made between internal and external missionizing .
6 For my part , it seems clear that a viable distinction can be made between economic growth ( measured on such criteria as GNP per capita , proportion of the labour force engaged in industry , and the proportion of manufactured goods in total exports ) and development , which has somewhat wider social and political implications .
7 A distinction can be made between planned and unplanned decentralization .
8 A ‘ stock ’ of outlines , organs or microscopic structures of the body can be made in permanent ink .
9 One pharmacist belonging to a national firm contacted the head office , which said that a suitable product can be made by special order at £100 for 100 .
10 Of course , that epistemology faces problems of persuasive justification does not , by itself , entail that no use can be made of empirical beliefs .
11 ( b ) Effective use can be made of coloured chalk .
12 A coloured variation can be made to simple cable panels .
13 What sense can be made of divine as opposed to human ‘ personality ’ ?
14 Basically , The function is the same as for the Language Master — a recording can be made of written language which is displayed for the pupil — but the Audio Page runs for 4 minutes where the Language Master only provides at most about 10 seconds of time .
15 Improvements to the springing can be made by fitting stationwagon springs 279678 and 9 as mentioned in previous answers but this will not increase the ground clearance as the clearance under the axle is not altered .
16 The case for taxing property can be made on economic and practical grounds .
17 Third and this meets the case of development carried out in good faith , or ignorance — application can be made for retrospective permission .
18 No such assumption can be made with non-experimental data ; if we compare non-experimental groups which vary on X , we can not automatically assume that they are alike in other respects .
19 Packaging for egg boxes , meat trays and fast food can be made with other fibres and plastics , and reduce by 100 per cent the CFCs used in this area .
20 An inexpensive alarm can be made by fitting courtesy light switches to the doors and connecting them via a relay to the horn .
21 It may be possible to gain access to past records so that a realistic assessment can be made of achievable levels ; alternatively , in the absence of any historical data , utopian levels ( eg 100% ) could be set initially , then modified if the auditing process highlights that they are unattainable .
22 This will be avoided only if adequate progress can be made in developing community services including community hospitals … the release of really substantial resources for deployment in the development of local psychiatric services generally is likely to be achieved only with the closure of a whole hospital .
23 By carefully vetting and indoctrinating appointees , he can bring some order and direction to a mammoth , unruly bureaucracy and progress towards policy change can be made by administrative action .
24 Within this framework , differentiation can be made between strategic elites , which may have power over society as a whole , and segmental elites ( the terms are Keller 's ) , which are predominant or which vie for predominance in restricted fields .
25 In sum , a plausible case can be made for cooperative R&D ventures whenever technological spillovers or potential positive pecuniary externalities exist .
26 The evidence from this study suggests that a very strong case can be made for widening access to higher education for mature students who do not possess standard entry qualifications .
27 However , some organisations and companies may wish to build on the flexibility enabled by an entirely unit-based system and so design customised groups which no not meet all of the national criteria but for which a case can be made for special recognition , for example in the implementation of a particular programme of training or career development .
28 Not surprisingly , different viewpoints have emerged over the range of activities which can be justified under the name of academic freedom , over the kinds of threat which are most felt to be present , over the circumstances in which appeal can be made to academic freedom , and over the justifications which academics employ to claim a right to ‘ academic freedom ’ .
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