Example sentences of "[coord] it can be " in BNC.
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| 1 | University acting can be very good and technically aware , or it can be immensely self-indulgent and over-academic , full of theory and sparse on craft . |
| 2 | The bench table is fitted with a very useful horizontal angleguide which can be locked into any position in front of the disc , or it can be locked at the desired angle while being free to slide in a slot parallel with the disc face . |
| 3 | In Italy it is often found flavoured with crystallised fruits for eating as a dessert cheese , or it can be used plain for cooking , but mainly for desserts . |
| 4 | It can have faults in its design , or it can be used incorrectly ( correct use needs trained skills ) . |
| 5 | Or it can be the pleasure of saying things to other people through how you look : about individuality , politics , creativity , aggression , sense of humour , daring . |
| 6 | The scale can be vast , embracing a mighty landscape , or it can be intimate , to contain a bowl of apples . |
| 7 | Or it can be an offer of shelter , of friendship , a port in a storm . |
| 8 | An intensity of energy is always present in his performances : it can be potent and concentrated ( as in late Brahms ) , or it can be layed out on a more expansive scale , as in Rachmaninov or here in the ‘ Emperor ’ . |
| 9 | The most subtle strategy available to a teacher is that of teacher-in-role , for this device is flexible enough to have any one of the three functions ; it can take the pupils ' attention off themselves by allowing them passively or actively to use teacher 's role as a projection , or it can be non-projective and challenge the pupils to interact . |
| 10 | The used or ‘ spent ’ fuel , as the industry describes it , must therefore either be stored in such a way that none of the radioactivity can escape , or it can be ‘ reprocessed ’ in order to separate the reusable materials from the unpleasant waste . |
| 11 | ( v ) Pupils should be taught about the different functions of written language : that writing can be for the writer alone ; it can be addressed to a known reader ; or it can be written for a large and unknown audience . |
| 12 | Or it can be extended into the simple truth that we can only fulfil our obligations to our neighbours when society takes collective decisions about individual rights and individual responsibilities . |
| 13 | Sometimes it is completely green with emerald or white spots , or it can be yellowish-green with a white band running from eye to tail , or even orange or wine-red with white stripes and spots and no green at all . |
| 14 | The McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology has the answer or it can be found from one of our collection of zoological encyclopaedias and illustrated books . |
| 15 | The data can be displayed as a still picture on a TV screen and photographed , or it can be loaded into a video framestore and transferred onto video tape . |
| 16 | This can be done under the Planning Acts by way of a Special Development Order ( SDO ) , or it can be provided for in a Private Act concerned specifically with a project . |
| 17 | Pre-soaking will help to make wood sink — or it can be leaded . |
| 18 | Even at its most basic it can break up a plain stocking stitch garment or it can be used as an all-over pattern there are numerous ways of arranging the cables to form different patterns . |
| 19 | The shot from D can be panned to follow her as she walks past ( now from screen right to left ) , or it can be cut before the pan and continued as a separate shot from C. |
| 20 | Acne may be a case of a few spots and blackheads , or it can be a highly distressing skin disease with redness , inflammation , pimples and even scarring . |
| 21 | This can be a physical demonstration of affection , a hug , a kiss , or a pat , or it can be a statement . |
| 22 | The water-lily area of the design can be repeated to produce an attractive all-over Fair Isle pattern as illustrated , or it can be incorporated into the complete landscape . |
| 23 | For the recognition phase , a candidate string can either be compared with a list of grams of the same length as itself , or it can be divided into sequences of shorter grams ( in the same way as described above for the acquisition phase ) and compared with a list of grams of this shorter length . |
| 24 | The pens are also refillable and , if you wish , the refill ink can be applied directly with wide brush pads supplied for the purpose , or it can be used as an airbrush colour . |
| 25 | The traditional type is delivered mixed and ready to lay by a special truck , and it is simply poured directly where required , or it can be poured into wheelbarrows . |
| 26 | 100–250 copies can be obtained from the master copy or it can be used for short runs until the carbon deposit is exhausted . |
| 27 | Or it can be mediated by the use of instruments . |
| 28 | It is sometimes a mild complaint , with occasional acute bouts — or it can be source of constant pain and discomfort . |
| 29 | Another option is to create a second segment ring similar to the first and reverse it , or it can be attached to a vertical ring if depth is desired . |
| 30 | Once drained , which takes anything from four to eight hours , the cheese can be eaten immediately , with or without the addition of fresh cream ; or it can be left draining until it is all but dry , when it can be kept for cooking , or salted and flavoured for consumption as a mild cheese . |