Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [adv] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Likewise they implicitly assume that over the medium-term ( 3-10 years ) , the supply side can not be assumed to be constant . |
| 2 | Conversely , a spirit of self-criticism and renewal can hardly be said to be absent from the religious sphere when one of the problems faced by institutionalized orthodoxies has been to contain the eruption of reform and sectarian revolt . |
| 3 | Thus the total number of transactions T in the economy can be taken to be fixed if full employment is the norm , or alternatively the assumption that the quantity of money has no permanent effect on the real sector of the economy implies that T is independent of M. Consequently there should be a definite relationship between the quantity of money and the price level if the velocity of circulation can also be shown to be independent of M. |
| 4 | The diver can then be recovered to the surface in a safe and controlled manner . |
| 5 | The statute can not be referring to the interests of all those individuals because they may differ and the interests of the majority are not necessarily the same as the interests of the State . |
| 6 | Revenue can then be switched to other items , such as military hardware , or so-called prestige projects . |
| 7 | He need not devote much time to the programme once it is up and running , since most of the work performed by a rehabilitation programme can safely be delegated to nurses , clinical assistants , physiotherapists , occupational therapists , psychologists , dietitians and others . |
| 8 | Digestion can therefore be expected to be greater in mammalian predators , and so it has been found here . |
| 9 | Braid can easily be attached to a chair with upholstery pins or Copydex to give a decorative edge |
| 10 | It can be hung over the side of a boat and the tape can then be played to the whales . ’ |
| 11 | The base cost of the qualifying investment can not be reduced to less than zero by the rolled-over chargeable gain . |
| 12 | The principle that larger cylinders will withstand more wear can also be applied to discs . |
| 13 | The danger is that the question of methodology can easily be turned to dogma according to any premises . |
| 14 | The catalytic inactivity of the mutant protein can not be attributed to a defect in overall folding since Dcm and Dcm/Cys177Ser show indistinguishable DNA binding properties ( see below : Figure 4 ) . |
| 15 | The graphics capability can also be exploited to the full by constructing design nomograms in this space which can then be accessed by the drawing office staff . |
| 16 | This rule can not be applied to items from the newer weaving countries ( Pakistan and the Balkans , etc ) which produce workshop versions of almost any type of design . |
| 17 | When considering the weight or strength of the reasons for an action , the reasons for the rule can not be added to the rule itself as additional reasons . |
| 18 | Coleridge said that Shakespeare was ‘ miriadminded ’ , but the term can also be applied to its gifted originator , too . |
| 19 | Opinion on an individual 's functioning can only be given to others with that person 's consent . |
| 20 | Pre-cut fabric can actually be stapled to the wall and any raw edges covered with braid or trim , but you can get a much softer , more professionally upholstered look if you batten the fabric . |
| 21 | The first is that the retention by the state of taxes unlawfully exacted is particularly obnoxious , because it is one of the most fundamental principles of our law — enshrined in a famous constitutional document , the Bill of Rights 1688 — that taxes should not be levied without the authority of Parliament ; and full effect can only be given to that principle if the return of taxes exacted under an unlawful demand can be enforced as a matter of right . |
| 22 | To this end the purchasing department can usually be expected to be responsible for the following : |
| 23 | The complicated narrative of the emancipation can not be reduced to the proposition that Alexander sensed he was facing a crisis and believed that attack was the best form of defence . |
| 24 | The fault can not be attributed to a draughting error because the 2N3904 and BC546 are npn transistors and the circuit will pass only 5mA when 2.7V is between A and B. |
| 25 | An ageing labour force can not be expected to be a mobile one . |
| 26 | The logic of exploiting the perception gap between the real cost of benefits and their perceived value to the employee can obviously be applied to other benefits . |
| 27 | Competition fighting can perhaps be likened to a game of chess ; a player only improves by continually playing against another chess player better than himself . |
| 28 | Below : An elegant semi-circular feature window can now be added to Boulton & Paul 's high-performance sliding sash windows , which tilt for easy cleaning |
| 29 | The test can easily be generalized to the case of more than two equations . |
| 30 | A similar test can hardly be applied to legal advice . |