Example sentences of "[noun pl] can be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Video recordings can be played on internal TV systems . |
2 | The black-and-white images can be converted to false colour by computer , which looks much prettier , and is easier to interpret by eye , although it does n't really give more information . |
3 | As we shall show in the later sections , a great deal of the activities of the fans can be understood as symbolic activities in the mode of metonymy . |
4 | Existing direct cylinders can be upgraded to indirect — see below . |
5 | The integration of visually handicapped pupils into neighbourhood schools can be effected in different ways . |
6 | In specific instances remedies can be made from particular antigens if the remedy is not already present in the materia medica , or from particular orthodox drugs if patients have a sensitivity to these . |
7 | During pregnancy low potency remedies can be taken for acute illnesses without risk to mother or child . |
8 | The plant is built around a modular system which means the reaction vessels can be used for various purposes and new parts can be added when required . |
9 | Different solutions can be adopted in different places , solutions that are suited to the different needs of different people . |
10 | An increased risk of developing gastric cancer in the smoking population has been highlighted in a number of large scale prospective cohort studies and there is increasing evidence accumulating from postlabelling studies that DNA adducts can be correlated with smoking history . |
11 | Another alternative is an adjustable peg arrangement under which exchange rates are fixed at agreed values , but revaluations and devaluations of currencies can be undertaken under certain conditions . |
12 | Limestones can be etched with hydrochloric acid , acetic acid or diNaEDTA depending on the degree of detail required ( see Section 4.5.1 ) . |
13 | In addition , card readers and display units can be located at various point-of-sale positions such as bars and restaurants . |
14 | Individual units can be used as supplementary material with other courses . |
15 | The issues are extremely complex and little understood by the public , so no great attention is fastened on these debates and concessions can be made without apparent loss of face . |
16 | Prunes can be added to other dried fruit to make a fruit compote , or to a muesli ; add pumpkin , sunflower or sesame seeds to provide further vital nutrients . |
17 | Trainers can be mended with super glue , but make sure meeting surfaces are free from dust and grit . |
18 | Desktop computers can be used as electronic mailboxes into which messages can be posted at a moment 's notice for a correspondent to return to . |
19 | The DCF calculation is therefore one way in which recognition of the cost of funds can be incorporated into corporate investment calculations . |
20 | In the former case , by employing civilian clerical staff a greater proportion of funds can be allocated for direct policing policies . |
21 | The loyalty of past clients can be stimulated by appropriate notification as discussed above . |
22 | No history of the arts can be written without full attention to both . |
23 | The relevant algorithms can be learnt by operant conditioning , as proposed by the behaviourists . |
24 | Finally , is road works are causing a serious problem , then police cars can be issued with mobile beacons which can switch off that particular queue . |
25 | For instance , many grasses remain much thicker than most pressed flowers , and very interesting pictures can be created with different layers and textures , perhaps only with leaves and grasses , and therefore with no need for flowers . |
26 | ( 3 ) Pictures can be read at various levels . |
27 | Hewitt ( 1989 ) , for example , accepts that the speech of black adolescents shows influences from Creole but asserts that the same influences can be seen in white adolescents ' English in certain areas : the English of many black youngsters also itself displayed evidence of Creole influence beyond those stretches that might be plainly treated as switches . |
28 | Similar intermittency distributions can be determined for other flows . |
29 | The application of particular methods can be hampered by cultural effects in a densely populated country like Britain . |
30 | Theory Z was put forward by W G Ouchi as an ‘ advance ’ on Theory Y. It attempts to draw on the successful management techniques of large Japanese companies , and suggests how the key elements of successful Japanese management methods can be applied to Western management and organisation . |