Example sentences of "and can be [verb] to be " in BNC.

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1 The acceptance of such a scheme meant that the government had accepted , albeit for economic and demographic reasons , the principle that ‘ society should include in its economic structure some form of direct financial provision for the maintenance of children , instead of proceeding on the assumption that , save in cases of exceptional misfortune , this is a matter which concerns only individual parents and should be left to them because normally men 's wages or salaries are , or ought to be and can be made to be , sufficient for the support of their families ’ ( Rathbone , 1940 ) .
2 Two are highly valued , namely lidya ( shy , timid , ashamed ) and höntugen ( frightened , fearful ) , and can be said to be integral aspects of the Chewong person ( Howell 1988 ) .
3 The compressibility of the solvent is equal to the molar volume of the solvent in solution , V 1 , and can be assumed to be unchanged over a small range of pressures , thus giving
4 In conversations which involve speakers of both the first and second generations it is mainly the behaviour of the second generation speakers which is of interest , for it is these individuals who have " stylistic mobility " between London English and Creole and can be assumed to be using the two codes differentially ( though not necessarily consciously ) in a strategic way .
5 It seems that public concern is mostly raised when the pollutant is easily observed and can be shown to be due to some organisation flouting the law .
6 It is of type D , and can be shown to be part of the Taub-NUT solution in the Taub region where there are two space-like Killing vectors .
7 Clarification of this distinction would enable the correct questions to be asked about those interventions that are provided although a need does not exist ( reducing inappropriate care ) and those interventions that are not provided although they are demanded and can be shown to be needed ( rationing ) .
8 The situation changes when dealing with a liquid as remains unaffected by the addition of molecules and can be expected to be zero .
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