Example sentences of "this can be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The distortion resulting from this can be magnified in various ways ; for example , a total or a sub-total within a table will combine the errors in the counts from which it is made up , as will a variable obtained by calculations using affected variables , or by aggregating several Enumeration Districts or wards .
2 This can be made in large enough quantities for very little cost , using any of the commercial foods available .
3 This can be re-planted in early spring .
4 This can be seen as physiological immaturity or a deficiency in learning where the child has not learned the series of conditioned reflexes necessary for achieving bladder control .
5 This can be seen in premature foals or those which have had an unduly prolonged birth resulting in temporary lack of oxygen to the brain .
6 Among the lizards , this can be seen in young skinks of several species .
7 WATER TANKS AND PIPES Insulating water tanks is the next job and this can be done with special padded material , secured in place by wire , or with special ready-made padded jackets , or , if you have a standard-sized water tank , with special pre-cut packs of sheet insulation that are placed around the tank and secured with tape or wire .
8 Ideally , the diagnosis should be confirmed before treatment , and this can be done with capillary blood glucose test sticks .
9 This can be done through asymptotic deductibles .
10 All this can be done at minimal cost .
11 While one can see that a certain number of strategies might be conceived at corporate level before reference to the individual businesses , in general it is very difficult to see how this can be done at corporate headquarters unless the central authority has a careful analysis of the attractiveness and competitive strengths of the major SBUs .
12 This can be done in various ways .
13 This can be done in various ways , most of which can be found in eighteenthand early nineteenth-century fiction , but not used so artfully or extensively .
14 This can be done in various ways .
15 This can be done in slatted or packed towers or , if required , under pressure , by the injection of air .
16 This can be done in soft black pencil .
17 Providing that the construction logic is understood , this can be done by preserving work sequences in activities
18 Alternatively this can be done by decimal subdivision .
19 This can be done by direct road , passing through a number of attractive little towns on the way .
20 This can be done by direct measurements of the maximum dimension of a hundred grains through a calibrated eye piece graticule , or on a screen , followed by calculation of the standard deviation of these dimensions and application of a conversion equation which adjusts this value for the effects of random sectioning ( e.g. Harrell & eriksson , 1979 ) .
21 THIS can be cut into small festive shapes and used for Christmas tree decorations .
22 Most new investors will qualify for pioneer status , entitling them to a five to 10- year tax exemption on company profits , depending on the project , and this can be followed by post-pioneer status for up to 10 years of only 10% tax .
23 Such individuals , because of their active interests and state of mind , do tend to live longer than those who are not so active and aware , but whether this can be ascribed to homoeopathic treatment or whether it is a spin-off of their state of mind is a moot point .
24 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 ) .
25 It is to be hoped that this can be applied to other similar situations of deadlock .
26 This can be achieved through modular or distance learning study .
27 This can be achieved with naked cells , that is , cells from which the walls have been removed .
28 This can be held in main storage during processing and be printed out on the log or stored in a file label area at the end of the run .
29 This can be accomplished by weekly or fortnightly review sessions , either with staff members individually , or in a group with other therapists .
30 Cases of this can be found in southern Europe , Latin America and in Asia .
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