Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maps can be generated digitally to suit different needs . |
| 2 | This can be achieved continuously using refractive index , UV or IR detectors , which will give a mass distribution as a function of VR . |
| 3 | Rubber Girl stores easy in raft or can be blown up to add extra floatation . |
| 4 | Some consist of a simple bowl with a lip , over which the water trickles , while others come in sections of varying lengths and shapes which can be joined together to form complex arrangements . |
| 5 | Furthermore , any number of metal components can be joined together to make complex shapes , leading to an almost limitless variety of products . |
| 6 | Judgement can never be excluded from the weeding process , but in recent years practitioners and researchers have sought a more reliable weeding criterion which can be applied scientifically to produce consistent results . |
| 7 | It will produce around twelve horse power and can be connected up to drive various pumps and machines as well as the mill stones . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ Older vehicles can be operated satisfactorily given appropriate maintenance , but eventually this becomes uneconomic . ’ |
| 9 | But where there 's a will a bet ca n't be far behind and the local bookmakers can be relied on to provide ante-post prices the day before . |
| 10 | While direct participation in government by personnel from big business has characteristically declined in modern liberal democracies ( except in the USA ) , the state apparatus remains staffed overwhelmingly by strata of society who can be relied on to adopt pro-capitalist stances on economic and industrial issues — for example , members of professions , lawyers , accountants and farmers . |
| 11 | This book is a companion to Professor Barrer 's 1978 volume on Zeolites and Clay Minerals as Sorbents and Molecular Sieves ( Academic ) , and whereas the earlier work dealt with the uses of these interesting substances , this new monograph deals chiefly with the ways in which zeolites can be made synthetically using hydrothermal processes . |
| 12 | But if new growth breaks out too high on older wood , ( b ) , the stem can be cut out to encourage new growth from the base . |
| 13 | Some aspects of short-termism can be dressed up to look appealing . |
| 14 | can be counted on to contribute original ideas |
| 15 | Centrally spaced and firmly screwed to the wall , adjustable spotlights can be angled outwards to provide efficient lighting for reading without disturbing your partner . |
| 16 | The thick bulky part of the original plant is generally of little use and should be discarded , but all the ‘ branches ’ can be planted individually to form new plants , providing that they each have a healthy terminal shoot . |
| 17 | Their approach is to go back to first principles , looking at the constraints that link objects and events in the real world to what happens in the retinal image and then looking for rules that can be used unambiguously to recode retinal events in terms of the outside world ( Poggio , Torre , and Koch 1985 ; Ullman 1986 ) . |
| 18 | This method is very flexible and can be used equally to make large new issues of stock or to sell comparatively small extra tranchettes of an existing stock . |
| 19 | Clusters also can include other members of the Encore 90 Family as well as Concept/32 systems which can be configured together to form scalable systems for complex application requirements . |
| 20 | Clusters also can include other members of the Encore 90 Family as well as Concept/32 systems which can be configured together to form scalable systems for complex application requirements . |
| 21 | It is usually appropriate to see patients one to three times per week at first ; sessions after this can be spaced out to provide continuing support as changes are consolidated . |
| 22 | ( Trading losses can be brought forward to offset taxable earnings in future years . ) |