Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [be] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Since BLOBs can be very large , current multimedia database wisdom suggests that each BLOB is best located on its own separate partition of a disc or on its own magnetic or optical disc .
2 We have seen how the three strategies of recognition involve the lexicon in different ways , and differences in the processing of words can be best explained by reference to this notion .
3 Words can be emotionally neutral and factual like ‘ black man ’ and ‘ illegitimate ’ , whereas others — ‘ nigger ’ and ‘ bastard ’ — not only indicate a fact but suggest a derisive attitude .
4 The orthography of the written output should not vary , of course , and a reliance upon the phonological codes of words can be positively misleading .
5 The phonological forms of words can be systematically modified .
6 They found that Confluence is a language-cum-posture , and that meanings of words can be radically modified or altered entirely by the stance assumed by the speaker .
7 At present , the Bartók Quartet have the field to themselves as far as sets of the complete string works are concerned , so these 1974 recordings can be confidently recommended .
8 Once in the computer , grey scale images can be easily and professionally integrated into documents with Foto Touch , Logitech 's new Windows-based image editing software which comes with FotoMan .
9 For those commencing two daily injections , the fixed insulin combinations can be very useful as older patients often find mixing insulins a difficult exercise .
10 The search techniques to reject sentences need to be highly efficient so that invalid combinations can be quickly rejected .
11 The bizarre case of the stayaway fans can be however be easily explained .
12 An old fashioned stone yard is ideal , but a good clean well built modern set of stables can be just as good .
13 These problems need to be addressed before waiting lists can be responsibly reduced .
14 Through the selective use of marketing techniques , particularly through listening and responding , schools can be as effective at marketing as the most successful commercial organisations .
15 Teachers in comprehensive schools can be as imaginative and as devoted as in any other kind of school .
16 The fundamental issue here ( especially for the arts in education ) appears to be how schools can be more effectively alerted to developments in education .
17 It is worth pausing here momentarily to observe that such legally provided remedies can be morally justified even when applied to people who are not subject to the authority of the government and its laws .
18 Each of these steps can be further broken down , a process also referred to as stepwise refinement .
19 It is now apparent that poor readers can be meaningfully divided into two groups .
20 " Yes indeed , because dressmakers can be very excitable , you know .
21 flexibility of services offered by offices can be greatly enhanced by the variety of equipment now available 7. international business communication will be readily accessible to even the smallest office
22 It has been argued that double-hulled vessels can be more hazardous in high-speed collisions than single-hulled vessels .
23 ( We have evidence to suggest that program teaching units can be rather effective at showing teachers new teaching possibilities , including those involving style changes ; nonetheless we reemphasize the dangers of including such demands . )
24 Plasmid DNA complexed with cationic liposomes can be successfully delivered and expressed in airway epithelia of rodents .
25 Dr Geoff Spriegel , director of scientific services , explains : ‘ Every gardener knows that pesticides can be very useful and they have their place — even in organic growing .
26 Thus the output signals can be quite large without violating the approximate applicability of the second of the two h-parameter equations with constant parameters .
27 Workers are more limited to particular geographical locations , and workers ' organizations can be completely destroyed or set back for years by unsuccessful struggles such as long running strikes or ( still more ) a general strike .
28 ‘ blind kids can be just as spiteful as other kids . ’
29 At the request of the customer , surplus funds can be regularly transferred to or from Coutts ' savings account of your choice .
30 Pension funds can be conveniently divided into state schemes and private schemes .
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