Example sentences of "its [noun sg] can be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The completed board mounted in its case can be seen in the photograph above . |
| 2 | Therefore , I agree with Mr. Burke that in general any error of law made by an administrative tribunal or inferior court in reaching its decision can be quashed for error of law . |
| 3 | Its direction can be determined by the thoughts and wishes of individuals . |
| 4 | At Newby Cote , a detached farming community on the old road , a track leads up the hillside and when it ends , its direction can be maintained by continuing upwards alongside the stream bed of Grey Wife Sike , which is normally dry . |
| 5 | On the basis of such calculations John Ellis , head of theory at CERN , offers two-to-one odds that the Higgs has a mass of less than 200 billion electron volts ( 200GeV , 0.2TeV ) — or , if there is no simple Higgs , that some other mechanism that performs its function can be found at around that energy . |
| 6 | The latter result confirms our previous finding ( 12 ) that TFIIA is required for efficient expression of U6-RNA and it shows that its function can be substituted in a HeLa transcription system by the recombinant yeast protein . |
| 7 | Now , in most cases , when a new protein is found from a gene sequence , some idea of its function can be inferred from the similarity of its amino acid sequence , to those of other proteins whose function is known . |
| 8 | The hall was the finest apartment at Raglan and hints of its splendour can be seen in the windows , moulded roof corbels and the huge fireplace . |
| 9 | For political reasons as much as for economic ones , the government needs to come up with a scheme that is simple ( so that its essence can be explained in one sentence ) and seen to be fair ( the duke pays more than the dustman ) . |
| 10 | If the management 's lawyers are not successful in removing a provision of this kind , then its effect can be mitigated by amendment so that it will apply only after an agreed period of time , for example five years , or with the consent of an agreed percentage of the members ; the latter may be appropriate where the investment has been syndicated . |
| 11 | Property might seem to be an unusual investment for pension funds given its volatile nature , but its inclusion can be defended on the grounds of past long-term returns that have been a good hedge against inflation . |
| 12 | Since a rate of exchange measures the price of one currency in terms of another , its determination can be compared with the price of any other item . |
| 13 | Authentic nomadic weaving is now confined to Persia , Afghanistan and Anatolia ( of the major rug-producing areas ) , although its influence can be found in the workshop items of other regions , particularly the Soviet Union . |
| 14 | Further information about the centre and its work can be obtained from me at the centre . |
| 15 | Details about its work can be obtained by calling Clacton ( 0255 ) 432132 . |
| 16 | Once a logical contradiction is admitted to a system of propositions any other proposition and its negation can be proved to be true by virtue of the rules of formal logic . |
| 17 | Its meaning can be altered by its altered context . |
| 18 | Its failure can be seen in the graveyards across Ulster . |
| 19 | The direction of gaze is often noted in the description of Polygnotos 's work , and its importance can be seen on the Niobid Painter 's vase . |
| 20 | The exact role of cortisol is unknown , but its importance can be deduced from the observation that animals that can not produce cortisol , due to injury for instance , are very vulnerable in emergencies . |
| 21 | As the NHS enters the 1990s , its organisation can be seen to be undergoing a ‘ third wave ’ of change . |
| 22 | Its surface can be sculpted without affecting the anatomy beneath . |
| 23 | Choosing the input and output currents of the four-terminal network as independent variables , its behaviour can be represented by and so sufficiently small signals , , and in the network are related by Since the derivatives appearing in equations ( 10.5 ) have the dimensions of impedance , it is normal to put for easy reference . |
| 24 | What must never be forgotten is that the meaning of the word ‘ god ’ shall be such that its definition can be accepted by all the leading and reasonable people of all races , taught to all children , and be so firmly entrenched within the powers of reason and logic that it becomes inviolable . |
| 25 | Its use can be regarded as a move back to a more " managed " approach to the determination of interest rates . |
| 26 | Its impact can be compared to the way in which the Tories in Scotland managed to turn a predicted disaster into an additional two seats at the last UK elections . |
| 27 | They should , however , be informed by principles and insights drawn from linguistics — for example , the idea that language in all its diversity can be approached in a non-prescriptive , non-judgmental way and that it is possible to treat systematically and objectively an aspect of human life which is often the focus of emotive and prejudiced reactions . |
| 28 | Its significance can be gauged in part by looking at the range of objections to the theatre as a place which subverted metaphysical fixity . |
| 29 | This is the challenge which Headway takes on , and its success can be judged by the popularity of the course with teachers and students alike . |
| 30 | Our first Members ' Evening was held at the Community College on Friday 1st March 1991 and its success can be judged by the fact that it went on until the Social Secretary literally had to call a halt at 11.15 p.m. ! |