Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] without [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Likewise communications to staff can be standardised without becoming impersonal . |
2 | It is also because improving practice in the area of assessment can be done without requiring large increases in financial resources . |
3 | The main advantage of this type of structure is its relative simplicity , whereby identifiable divisions of labour can be made without causing unwanted overlap or competition between sections . |
4 | Once the design is safely stored in the computer 's memory additions and alterations can be tried without wasting valuable raw materials or creating a product that simply is n't quite what the customer expected . |
5 | Now , additions and alterations can be tried without wasting valuable raw materials or creating a product that simply is n't quite what the customer expected . |
6 | Profit figures become merely amounts which can be spent without impairing initial capital invested . |
7 | Rojas et al. ( 1988 ) have reviewed the situation in St Lucia where less than 5 per cent of the island 's 617 km 2 can be cultivated without incurring environmental problems . |