Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My own opinion is that all cold-blooded animals are endowed with responsive behaviour that can be mistaken for higher intelligence , when what we are really dealing with are reflex actions to given stimuli — as in Pavlov 's dogs , which salivated when a bell they associated with food was rung . |
| 2 | It is also important to remove all traces of abrasive powders used in sample preparation , because they usually have a bright luminescence themselves and can be mistaken for heavy mineral grains in the sample . |
| 3 | It is only by overlooking details of the presentation of the monk within the verse and taking a very generalized and abstract view of the plot , as the Host does , that the monk can be mistaken for any sort of comic rogue . |
| 4 | This greyish film can be mistaken for fungal infection . |
| 5 | There 's a wide range of boxes to mark the various stages of your project , and these can be coloured for extra emphasis . |
| 6 | So nothing can be done for another year . |
| 7 | This can be done for any letter position , including the first and the last letters of a word , and for more than one letter position , although it is not a good policy to allow more than two per word if the accuracy of the recogniser is to be relied on at all . |
| 8 | What we would be looking for from you is a talk of some 15–20 minutes duration outlining what can be done for public transport by traffic management techniques and perhaps illustrated by some Lothian examples , together with a willingness to answer any questions which may be put to you . |
| 9 | It is extremely important to give full details of the people who can be contacted for further information , and this , of course , is in addition to the company or organisation 's name and address printed on the release paper . |
| 10 | A pair or a trio ( 1 male , 2 females ) can be employed for this project . |
| 11 | Additional elements can be created for any attribute simply by declaring it to be a member of that set . |
| 12 | Though crops can be raised for local consumption in favoured areas of Alaska and Siberia , efficient horticulture is possible only under glass and with considerable inputs of energy ; it is generally cheaper and more reliable to bring in produce by road or air from the south . |
| 13 | Non-horsy spouses and relatives can be trained for this role , but they must be willing helpers ! |
| 14 | The basic program can outline several projects so that the total effect on resources can be displayed and individual calendars can be constructed for each person . |
| 15 | An example of the latter type of shift is shown in figure 13.22 , where instead of time dependence measurements the frequency dependence of the β-relaxation in poly ( vinyl acetate ) has been studied at fixed temperatures in the range 212 to 266 K. A master curve can be constructed for this relaxation region by plotting against , where the ‘ max ’ subscript refers to the peak maximum at each experimental temperature . |
| 16 | Like any rules , spelling rules can be broken for particular effect , as in the poet Ezra Pound 's dismissive spelling of " culture " as " kulchur " , or the hostile spelling of " America " as " Amerika " . |
| 17 | The demo can be played for some time and allows for detailed assessment before opting to buy . |
| 18 | The simplest dynamical question that can be posed for curved space–time is to ask what the motion of a test body is in free fall , i.e. under gravitational forces alone . |
| 19 | Also , bear in mind that traces of drugs remain in the system and can be detected for some time after you have stopped taking them . |
| 20 | As explained in Chapter 8 , the output from the comparison stage will be an agenda for debate about areas where some improvement appears to be possible ; in practice this may comprise a list of problems that the analyst has identified for discussion with the client so that one or more can be selected for further study . |
| 21 | ( iii ) Persons under a mental incapacity — section 137 of the Mental Health Act 1959 now lays down a procedure whereby a seat can be vacated for this reason . |
| 22 | But at a time when the swing is to full-time 4 × 4 , they have added a central viscous coupling so that in 4 × 4 , on road or off , the power goes to the wheels with the most grip without transmission wind-up and all that entails , which can be locked for extra traction off-road . |
| 23 | Being highly centralized , the British system has not been to have powerful centres outside London from which groups of services can be conducted for that area , but to administer each of the important functions of government from Whitehall for the whole of the country . |
| 24 | Optimal output can be calculated for each subject and for each period on each repetition , as can optimal sales which can most conveniently be expressed as a proportion ( always either 0 or 1 ) of total post-production stock . |
| 25 | So the error in output , , and the error in the sales proportion , , can be calculated for each subject for each period and for each repetition . |
| 26 | The magnitude of this contribution can be calculated for any excitation scheme by expressing the current components in terms of the rated winding current using a Fourier analysis of the waveform . |
| 27 | In principle the tensors P1 and Q1 can be calculated for any shape but spheres and ellipsoids are the usual shapes used with cylinders and discs as the limiting cases . |
| 28 | From these data a relative risk of 8.04 ( 1.18 , 4.90 ; 95% confidence interval ) can be calculated for colorectal cancer as a result of anthranoid laxative abuse . |
| 29 | A flow-chart for the process ( Fig. 4.3 ) shows stages at which section-making can be simplified for less exacting requirements , or where special techniques can be followed for difficult rock types . |
| 30 | Games are an integral part of any school 's curriculum and the same can be said for New College , but all the pupils are blind or have got very little sight . |