Example sentences of "[verb] can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we do not know about something or do not realise what is addressed can be understood in another manner or seen through another lens , it skews our viewpoint ; it limits our options ; it clouds our perspective . |
| 2 | Most institutions offer an official life trajectory in terms of which honour can be acquired and reputation gained . |
| 3 | Admittedly men produce er , erm , sex cells all the time , but again , there 's no evidence whatsoever to suggest that any experience a man has can be copied into his genes as it were . |
| 4 | These figures are collected continuously , and at any particular moment details of what is happening can be worked out . |
| 5 | That being so , B can not be trying to deceive A. The only way in which the assumption that B is cooperating can be maintained is if we take B to mean something rather different from what he has actually said . |
| 6 | However the process of dying can be marred by guilt and rejection . |
| 7 | How that responsibility is best discharged can be decided only by the person concerned . |
| 8 | If the answer to the pursuer 's case is that the fault for the accident rests wholly or partly with someone else , consideration should be given now to service of a Third Party Notice by which that other party blamed can be brought into the action . |
| 9 | They constitute a field of choice for the development of democracy , because the ‘ energy mutation ’ that is now occurring can be accomplished only with the consent and help of all . |
| 10 | Barth travels far and wide through the Bible , from Genesis to Revelation , and digests , criticises , and re-states a vast amount of material from the previous history of Christian thought , and from contemporary discussion — much of this in lengthy pages of tiny print , which readers are sometimes relieved to discover can be passed over without loss of the main drift ( though it should be said that some of the finest passages are to be found in the small print ) . |
| 11 | Developments across the country are uneven , but the shape of things to come can be seen in the greater provision of minor surgery by general practitioners , the increase in health promotion work in general practice , the employment of staff such as physiotherapists and dietitians to work alongside general practitioners , the establishment of shared care arrangements for treating conditions such as diabetes and asthma , and the introduction of ‘ treat and teach ’ schemes , in which specialists carry out some of their consultations in general practitioners ' surgeries and develop the skills of general practitioners in the process . |
| 12 | The level of checking can be tuned to reduce the number of errors detected . |
| 13 | There is a limited amount of money available for these payments , so social fund officers have to look at the needs of all those who apply for help and decide which needs can be met . |
| 14 | Blocks which need trimming can be cut with a bolster and club hammer |
| 15 | If the times at which additions are expected can be predicted , it may be wise to hold additions in an ancillary file until each ‘ burst ’ of activity is over and then to reorganize the main file to include them . |
| 16 | The microprocessor software occupies a minimal amount of store and program development is not restricted by timing considerations ; the microprocessor is free to perform other tasks between each motor Step , provided the external clock interrupts can be tolerated . |
| 17 | Historical analysis showing that at least some of the conflict has been exaggerated can be used to support the argument . |
| 18 | What the planner needs to know can be set out in the form of a cycle of information and analysis — a cycle , because marketing and advertising are a continuous process , and knowledge gained from one advertising campaign can be used to develop its continuation . |
| 19 | The final set of conditions we shall consider can be represented by the term ‘ readiness to learn ’ . |
| 20 | The portions of the application that do have to be emulated can be loaded in via floppy disk . |
| 21 | The portions of the application that do have to be emulated can be loaded in via floppy disk . |
| 22 | And again , companies that produce goods that customers ‘ really ’ want can be expected to out-perform , and ultimately replace , those who merely manipulate demand . |
| 23 | All gasoline-powered cars harm the environment , but the polluting effects of driving can be minimized by using the car carefully . |
| 24 | The OFT will look at why a cartridge which trade sources say can be made for less than £10 can cost up to £65 . |
| 25 | Even writers working in solitude try to form some idea of the receiver of their work and adjust to it — the meaningfulness of what they say can be viewed as a measure of the success of that prediction and adjustment . |
| 26 | The content of what I say can be analysed , commented on , communicated to third parties . |
| 27 | The various bridges considered can be modified to allow the inductance of an inductor to be measured as a function of the direct current carried . |
| 28 | That this is what happens can be demonstrated by playing recordings of the clicks to one batch of eggs and so inducing them to hatch well before others of the clutch that have been kept individually and in silence . |
| 29 | The rate at which this happens can be estimated . |
| 30 | This work will set the tone for the new structure , and I hope can be completed well within two months . |