Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] can be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The planning implications of this policy became clear in Minerals Planning Guidance Note 3 ( 1988 ) : ‘ Opencast coal can often be produced cheaply and profitably … ( it ) is also an integral part of British Coal 's overall production and makes a vital contribution to their finances … it is in the national interest to maximise production where that can be done in an environmentally acceptable way ’ . |
| 2 | The directors may , for instance , make gifts to the employees , but only where this can be regarded as ‘ an inducement to them to exert themselves in future , or as an act done reasonably for the purpose of getting the greatest profit from the business ’ . |
| 3 | Advantage should be taken of external courses where these can be shown to be relevant and cost effective . |
| 4 | Although this can be done with P ( . ) |
| 5 | In Northern Ireland the time limit is 10 days , although this can be extended by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . |
| 6 | This delightful faith and friction climb actually starts with a crack , although this can be bypassed on the left via the direct start , thus ensuring nothing but slab all the way . |
| 7 | Of course , by increasing lighting levels you may have an outbreak of green algae , although this can be controlled by adding algae-eating fish , increasing the number of plants , or by using an algicide . |
| 8 | There should be a certain lusciousness about the style imparted to a blend by top quality Pinot Noir grapes , although this can be marred by an earthy taste if the vines are grown in a less than favourable site . |
| 9 | Depths less than this can be explained by the infilling of lagoons and the deposition of some material on banks . |
| 10 | Better results than this can be achieved by sampling techniques in these circumstances . |
| 11 | The characters are often familiar ones and their predicaments although farfetched can be predicted by anyone who makes a habit of watching cartoons . |
| 12 | There are 36 basic screen fade options supplied although these can be customised by the user . |
| 13 | The remaining 74 are not quoted on any recognised exchange , although many can be traded by members under rule 535(2) . |
| 14 | They come in a variety of sizes as do the internal filters , but a much wider choice of filtering mediums is available and more than one can be employed at a time . |
| 15 | Although most can be planted in a lawn , the grass in that area must be left uncut until the leaves begin to die down . |
| 16 | Everything he writes is Jewish in the sense that everything he writes is conscious of the Jewish faith , if that can be said without relinquishing the thought that there are such persons as unbelieving Jews . |
| 17 | If that can be done with improved efficiency with the whole range of services continuing to be carried out , there is no reason why the Secretary of State for Wales should not dive approval to such a scheme . |
| 18 | ‘ If that can be done by private firms , then that is what I must go for . ’ |
| 19 | People have converted them into showers , poolside bars , intimate snugs in gay bars , fish tanks ( a favourite ) , aviaries , greenhouses , bookcases , cocktail cabinets , barbecues ( you take the glass out and add a chimney stack ) , coffins and lavatories ( if that can be counted as a conversion ) . |
| 20 | Where none of these three situations applies , the chapter proposes that the item be measured at the expected value of its future outcomes ( provided this can be ascertained with sufficient reliability ) . |
| 21 | If this can be confirmed in animal models of intestinal inflammation , clinical use of anti-TNF α monoclonal antibodies or therapeutic inhibition of its production by agents such as transforming growth factor Β , interleukin-10 or thalidomide may provide potent and selective alternatives to current immunosuppressive treatment . |
| 22 | If this can be kept in a place that is accessible to teachers , along with a monitor ( a small black and white one would do ) , then it can be used for teacher viewing and for setting a tape at the right place before a lesson . |
| 23 | If this can be done for an amorphous sample and a corresponding sample which is highly crystalline , a relative measure of crystallinity for other samples of the same polymer can be obtained . |
| 24 | A single dose of hepatitis B immune globulin ( HBIG ) is also recommended , if this can be given within seven days of exposure . |
| 25 | If this can be established as an objective truth , then this would indeed make a correctionalist approach misguided — although only if it were committed to the total elimination of deviance . |
| 26 | Of all the classical deities it is surprising to find that Hercules was the most popular in Britain , if this can be gauged by the 17 dedications listed in the RIB Index , although most of these are military . |
| 27 | If this can be identified in the firm 's specific contract with the client it will significantly reduce the firm 's risk position . |
| 28 | Most of the ‘ energy ’ ideas are based on dowsing results , but until these can be cross-referenced with physical monitoring they must remain on the wilder shores of the subject . |
| 29 | In this case , Target will be liable for stamp duty on the hive-down agreement unless this can be deferred by executing and retaining the hive-down agreement outside the UK or otherwise mitigating the amount of stamp duty that becomes payable . |
| 30 | However , today 's enlightened experts realize that there is little point in discovering important diet guidelines unless these can be presented to the public in a form which makes them realistic and easy to incorporate into daily eating . |