Example sentences of "can be define as " in BNC.
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| 1 | International law can be defined as the framework of legal obligations which states view as being binding upon themselves . |
| 2 | International marketing research can be defined as ‘ research conducted to aid in making decisions in more than one country ’ . |
| 3 | A straight line can be defined as a curve of infinite or very large radius . |
| 4 | In social work these can be defined as difficulties in personal and social functioning . |
| 5 | Now if we look at the first of these in terms of structure we can see that it can be defined as a dramatic exercise , fulfilling the principal requisite of exercise as outlined in Chapter Three — a commitment to a short-term task . |
| 6 | Ethnicity can be defined as an identification with real or imagined racial or national traditions . |
| 7 | Recreational reading can be defined as a pastime by which the reader fills in time pleasantly . |
| 8 | The areal interpolation problem can be defined as the transfer of data from one set ( source units or zones ) to a second set ( target units ) of overlapping , non-hierarchical areal units . |
| 9 | Formally , a hazard can be defined as : ‘ a physical situation with a potential for human injury , damage to property , damage to the environment , or some combination of these ’ ( Health and Safety Executive 1989 : 30 ) . |
| 10 | A labour market can be defined as the area in which buyers and sellers of labour services come into contact with one another . |
| 11 | The supply of labour can be defined as the quantity of labour services ( measured in person-hours ) offered for hire by individuals over a given time period . |
| 12 | Involuntary unemployment can be defined as all those persons who are not in paid employment , but are actually seeking jobs at the prevailing rate of real wages . |
| 13 | The level of natural unemployment can be defined as the number of persons who are unemployed even when the labour market is in an equilibrium state : that is , when the total demand for labour is equal to the supply of labour at the prevailing level of real wage rates . |
| 14 | ‘ Theoretical reformism ’ can be defined as the belief that fairly minor changes in the surface forms of words are sufficient to solve the problem of sexism in language . |
| 15 | Ergonomics can be defined as systems design with the attributes of people as the frame of reference . |
| 16 | A graphical subsystem enables the import of close-up pictures of a device and its sub-elements that can be defined as a mouse-sensitive area . |
| 17 | International liquidity can be defined as those assets which are internationally acceptable in the payment of debts . |
| 18 | Natural language semantics can be defined as the study of the meaning of utterances , and to this end a number of semantic theories have been proposed . |
| 19 | This can be defined as a state of circulatory collapse which leads to low arterial blood pressure and oxygen shortage in the tissues . |
| 20 | Sleep can be defined as a period of reduced consciousness usually occurring at night , during which most body functions are slow or inactive . |
| 21 | The professional , however , can be defined as a person who practises theory or theoretizes practice ; indeed , the very concept of professional expertise implies both knowledge and use . |
| 22 | The future state can be defined as the vision for the organization or the strategic objectives of the change . |
| 23 | Taste is then seen principally as the cause of ‘ classism ’ , which can be defined as the kind of distaste the middle and upper classes feel for the vulgar in fun fairs , cheap commodities , artificial copies , or lack of style , and the contempt working people feel for the pretentious , cold and degenerate middle and upper classes . |
| 24 | Numerous definitions of ROCE can be devised but essentially it can be defined as : The numerator in this calculation is taken from an organization 's profit and loss account or income and expenditure account while the denominator is taken from the organization 's balance sheet . |
| 25 | The IRR can be defined as that rate which discounts future cash flows to produce a NPV of zero . |
| 26 | An opportunity cost can be defined as the cost of the next best opportunity forgone . |
| 27 | The touching conditions can be defined as boundary conditions to these six zoned states ( see Figure 2.1 I ) . |
| 28 | Power of this kind can be defined as ‘ the scope of significant choice open to [ an actor ] … his power over others is the scope of his choices which affect them significantly ’ . |
| 29 | But the general result , for all its great unevenness between writers , was a specific kind of social relationship which can be defined as a form of professional independence within integrated and dominant market relations . |
| 30 | Marketing can be defined as the way an organisation matches its human , financial and physical resources with its customers . |