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

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1 The work can be at various levels from initial reconnaissance to diamond drilling but is not intended to go beyond the discovery stage of a mineral deposit .
2 The accountant can be of great help in a staff relationship to the project leader in keeping the project expenditure under control .
3 The accountant can be of great help in a staff relationship to the project leader in keeping the project expenditure under control .
4 Visible connections between inputs , care , processes , outputs and the management of the whole can be of immense benefit to professionals and managers striving to make improvements against the odds .
5 Few MPs are willing to risk antagonizing those upon whose electoral favour they depend , especially where there are no immediately apparent benefits to be earned by the espousal of penal policies in the way that policy changes in health , housing , social security , education and the environment can be of direct benefit to their constituents .
6 The music can be of any sort , of any age , and no matter how tattered or torn .
7 The issue is whether the bank can be in any better position than Mr. Aboody if , when Mr. Aboody was acting on its behalf , Mr. Aboody exerted … undue influence .
8 The issue is whether the bank can be in any better position than Mr. Aboody if , when Mr. Aboody was acting on its behalf , Mr. Aboody exerted ( or , if this had been a class 2 case , was presumed to have exerted ) undue influence .
9 In the indirect method the model can be of any material .
10 Besides possessing rust-resistant properties , stainless is a very strong metal and the blade can be of thinner gauge than normal steel while still possessing the same strength .
11 Where their self interest comes into conflict , is at the margin , and the margin can be in any dimension .
12 It should be stressed that since the subject of social studies is society , and particularly individuals and social groups within society , it is difficult to accept that women as a group can be of little concern to its practitioners .
13 Under such circumstances a ticket can be worth less to its owner than to somebody else ; if so , a sale will benefit both parties .
14 Such a border can be at least as ornamental as the conventional one , given the range of plants which are now considered to be herbs , and it is much more likely to be the haunt of bees and butterflies , as well as being more aromatic and fragrant .
15 I think that having somebody in pram pushing distance , who has recently had a baby can be of great value and at least it means there is help at hand if you need it .
16 What is remarkable is how impervious a government can be to changing public opinion when insulated from the threat of political defeat by a substantial parliamentary majority .
17 BELOW A hair-dryer can be of great value in drying your dog 's coat , while the jets of air , in conjunction with a brush , may also help to undo any tangles after a bath .
18 Usually one , or both , of the following conditions are said to hold : ( a ) No particular can be in two places at once .
19 If place is to be defined in terms of co-ordinates , the assumption that no particular can be in two places at once presupposes the ( logical ) possibility of a unique designation by means of co-ordinates of every single position in space , i.e. the possibility , in principle , of setting up an all-embracing co-ordinate system ; making it possible to differentiate unambiguously every point in space from any other from a given origin .
20 And if so , we can not , without qualifications , assert that no particular can be in two places at once .
21 Thus a construction can be in laminated form , helix upon helix , to produce a very rigid , lightweight , integral shell of invaluable use to architects .
22 André and I are both fluent , but I 've seen how disadvantaged an outsider can be without any knowledge of the language . ’
23 To overcome this , the Government suggests a system , similar to that now operating in Scotland , under which children accompanied by an adult can be in licensed premises which have a Children 's Certificate where food and non-alcoholic beverages are also available .
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