Example sentences of "[det] can be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In early recovery it is easy to develop the enthusiasm equivalent to that of some religious converts and this can be boring or oppressive to other people . |
| 2 | But this can be counter-productive , as it cuts off communication between the systems analyst and the user . |
| 3 | If the agreement is clearly inappropriate or fails to reflect what has already been agreed , this can be counter-productive . |
| 4 | This can be one time when a young writer has to compromise on some immediate ambitions in order to progress on to the next stage of securing a record deal or having artists cover his or her songs . |
| 5 | Calcium , which is found in cheese and milk , is also vital for an elderly person , for a lack of it can cause bone troubles and a type of ‘ old age rickets ’ , and this can be one of the causes of severe backache in later life . |
| 6 | This can be one of the greatest difficulties to overcome if you take on an adult dog which has had several previous homes , and has gained a reputation for snappy behaviour . |
| 7 | This can be one of the most important considerations of strategic plan . |
| 8 | This can be one of the trickiest areas of photography , for very often the product is not really very different from many others on the market and what differences there are may be difficult to illustrate photographically . |
| 9 | This can be one of the present clone types or any of the brush styles , from charcoal to Japanese watercolour . |
| 10 | Tidy up the garden , as this can be one of your best sales aids . |
| 11 | This can be successful especially where an imaginative approach to development is adopted . |
| 12 | Concepts and rules are most often taught by definition and description , and whilst this can be successful , given a good communication technique , it has the disadvantage of failing to produce generalisation . |
| 13 | This can be successful in later stages of the disease but may miss some patients in the early stages through their sheer " whiteknuckle " determination . |
| 14 | It is sometimes easier to proceed on the basis of : ‘ If I were doing the job this is how I would do it ’ , but this can be delusory even for analysts who have past experience as operators . |
| 15 | But this ca n't be seen — it is n't obvious — a child can become the subject of ridicule and for a sensitive and intelligent child this can be sheer hell . |
| 16 | This can be worrying in a practical case ( Fig 2 ) where the output of a transformer/rectifier unit is connected to the battery terminals of a radio . |
| 17 | Whatever the case if it has become too much of a habit , this can be devastating . |
| 18 | So , if the current of interest can be made to produce a magnetic field which varies in the right way along the length of the fibre , this can be used to measure current . |
| 19 | Then a machine like this can be used to measure bone density . |
| 20 | This can be comforting to them to some extent , but what they really want to hear is that you will not only see that they are cared for properly for the rest of their days , but that you will help them to remain in control of their own finances and to be as independent as possible . |
| 21 | This can be annoying sometimes because jobs that would only take a little while can often take a lot longer . |
| 22 | Judging by Lancashire 's performance , whose surplus fell by £100,000 in 1991 , the effect of this can be savage . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's not the first time a child has been attacked by an alsatian — even a crossbreed like this can be savage , ’ said Lee 's father John , 37 . |
| 24 | Sometimes this can be necessary for a while , but for the process of grief to reach its conclusion , it does have to be experienced in all its stages . |
| 25 | Make colour 1 any shade you like , but remember that this will be the colour of the design screen you will be working on , so try not to make the colour too violent a shade , as this can be tiring to the eyes . |
| 26 | Even if you are careful to wipe away as much of the cleanser as possible , faint traces will still remain , and this can be irritating for the skin . |
| 27 | But this can be irritating , and the opposite of relaxing , if you are trying to keep track of the sequence yourself . |
| 28 | This can be irritating , but is ‘ fail safe ’ , the card is in its allotted area , though possibly near the edge of it . |
| 29 | But this can be expensive , so find out first . |
| 30 | This can be expensive and you are always gambling with the possibility that the people who you want to hear your music wo n't come . |