Example sentences of "can be [adv] [verb] into [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Chinese design is also unusual in that its motifs often have very specific meanings which can be literally translated into philosophical sayings , desirable personal qualities or magic charms aimed at promoting health , wealth , happiness or long life .
2 The methods can be usefully categorised into strict auction , more flexible sale timetable and advertising .
3 Original gravity can be roughly translated into alcoholic strength as follows : a 1036 beer has approximately 3.6 per cent alcohol , a 1050 beer has 5 per cent alcohol and so on .
4 A fuel is a source of energy which can be readily converted into thermal energy when required and stored when not required .
5 Boundary changes can be readily incorporated into broad-based jobs with succinct descriptions , but will produce dissent if the job description has been negotiated into a thirty-point legal document .
6 Then the restricted monies can be further categorized into broad areas of restrictions , so that one area represents specific grants while another represents bequests , for example .
7 In the preceding two chapters we have been developing ways in which questions of locale and locality can be systematically introduced into social theory .
8 Apparently the hyperparasite infects only mistletoe and so V. loranthi can be safely introduced into new areas , where it will attack mistletoes without parasitising any other plants .
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