Example sentences of "[noun] can be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 André and I are both fluent , but I 've seen how disadvantaged an outsider can be without any knowledge of the language . ’
2 The enthusiasm for partnership by individual secondary schools can be of great advantage to primary schools and their pupils .
3 In injuries and accidents , the injury remedies can be of great value , and even when surgery is indicated they can be helpful in shortening the post-operative period and in speeding up the recovery process .
4 With older , annular-type heaters , the tappings can be on opposite sides of the cylinder .
5 The traveller or stranger can be of equal status ; this allows you to ask particularly useful questions in role : " How do you organise your meetings ?
6 Always remember that too much of any essence can be over stimulating , or in the opposite extreme , stupefying — so please use the oils in the correct concentrations ( see page 48 ) .
7 The position of legal adviser to a large and growing industry can be of high importance and interest .
8 The initial investment can be of any size .
9 When considering the effect of outside influences , two aspects can be of crucial importance .
10 Similarly , extensive pastures can be at some distance , since animals can be walked there and kept there for some time by herdsmen .
11 Control formats based on escape sequences can be of indefinite length , and page description languages can be extremely powerful .
12 In the case of registered title , if the wife is purchasing the husband 's interest in the property , a search in usual form ( Form 94A ) at HM Land Registry is appropriate ; otherwise a search should be made on Form 94C , although as the wife is a trustee of the legal estate with the husband , this search can be of little value , particularly as it confers no priority ( Land Registration ( Official Searches ) Rules 1990 ( SI No 1361 ) , r9 ) .
13 Such data can be of positive use in detecting local trends and issues , as was seen in Chapter 2 .
14 Art therapy can be of immense value to some Disabled people , as it is to some non-Disabled people , but it has not intrinsic link to Disability and offers no solution to the problem as Disabled people perceive it .
15 To trigger this test the magic effect can be from any source ( item or spell ) , but must have a clear , easily discernable effect ; an Aura of any type does n't count , but a Flight spell would , even though it is not directly threatening .
16 Without publication research can be of little value .
17 This is because economic loss can be of unforeseen proportions , can far exceed , in many cases the total contract value , and thus be a risk which it is for all practical purposes beyond the financial strength of most businessmen to assume , particularly if they were to accept such risks routinely in all their business dealings .
18 The quantum model in physics contains the possibility that individual quanta can be at different energy levels .
19 The work can be at various levels from initial reconnaissance to diamond drilling but is not intended to go beyond the discovery stage of a mineral deposit .
20 One group of fish , called because of the beauty of their coloration , butterfly fish , show how diverse such patterning can be within one small family .
21 Another grouping can be between organic and inorganic soils which relates to alkali soluble and acid soluble soils .
22 In this situation , age-regression under hypnosis can be of immense value , allowing patients to free-float back under their own control to any past relevant events with which they feel they can cope , but not forcing the issue in any way .
23 In a larger organization the resources controller can be of great use in ensuring that the original requests for resources do not add up to much more than is available , in preparing and circulating the form in its agenda stage , then collecting the decisions at the meeting , entering them on the form alongside the requests and recirculating it .
24 Lunch can be at four , dinner at ten ( blame it on the midday heat ) .
25 The main trunk lines can be of optical fibre and the secondary links of coaxial cable , but this is not an essential feature of the switched-star system .
26 This foveal acuity can be of high definition , to be beamed like a searchlight on any tiny part of the surrounding , peripheral environment .
27 The statements can be from other children in the class or they might be standard scientific explanations .
28 Because nothing can travel faster than light , an object that can vary its output of energy within a period of a few days can be at best a few light-days across .
29 In his cycle for Unicorn-Kanchana , Peter Hill has shown how effective a softer palette can be in such pieces .
30 On any given strand , the bases can be in any order , but there are rules governing the pairing between the bases on the one strand and those on the other ; adenine always pairs with thymine , and guanine with cytosine .
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