Example sentences of "can [adv] be set " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fine balance between proper execution of the task and its achievement in minimum time can only be set with experience and even then never exactly . |
| 2 | Some of the keynames ( like Beep ) can only be set to one of two values , so Beep=yes means that Windows will beep every time there 's an error . |
| 3 | JustText 's typographic control is excellent but currently type can only be set in increments of a single point and leading control is similarly limited . |
| 4 | They can only be set aside for a time . |
| 5 | At present , road blocks can only be set if the police have reasonable grounds for believing a serious offence is about to be committed , or if they are searching for someone who intends to commit an offence . |
| 6 | One unremarked consequence for both sexes , for example , is that since wives ' allowances can henceforth be set against investment income , there will be more non-taxpayers among bank and building society depositors — and the composite rate of tax on their yield will then be reduced for everybody . |
| 7 | The appropriation of the other as a form of knowledge within a totalizing system can thus be set alongside the history ( if not the project ) of European imperialism , and the constitution of the other as ‘ other ’ alongside racism and sexism . |
| 8 | Often this work can best be set out in this way . |
| 9 | His most significant work , The Critique of Pure Reason , sets out the limits to thought insofar as they can ever be set from the perspective of people who are subject to those limits themselves . |
| 10 | Some words are already almost music : Shakespeare 's words are already so musical that they can hardly be set to music . |
| 11 | Awards can usually be set aside only for an error of law on the face of the award or for misconduct on the arbitrator 's part ( Meyer v Leanse [ 1958 ] 2 QB 371 ; [ 1958 ] 3 All ER 213 ; and Leung v Garbett [ 1980 ] 2 All ER 436 ) . |
| 12 | I have already explained the use of long-nets while ferreting , but long-nets can also be set with advantage on rough pasture ground . |
| 13 | Trends in the number and location of morning and evening titles can also be set side by side . |
| 14 | If you are only interested in autorotation as a means of saving the model in the event of an engine failure , the pitch can simply be set to the manufacturer 's recommended figure ( or , if in doubt , -2½° ) . |
| 15 | Although there is no rule requiring them to do so , many district judges scrutinize the defences in small claims matters to see : ( 1 ) if they are viable and if not to make appropriate directions including a striking-out order and a requirement for a " full and proper " defence to be filed ; ( 2 ) if the matter can immediately be set down for arbitration with appropriate directions ; ( 3 ) if a PTR is necessary or can be dispensed with . |
| 16 | It can then be set off on new cases . |
| 17 | Mutual , realistic goals can then be set to prevent potential problems from becoming actual ones ; to alleviate or solve the actual problems ; or to help the patient cope with those which can not be alleviated or solved . |