Example sentences of "[noun] can be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The enthusiasm for partnership by individual secondary schools can be of great advantage to primary schools and their pupils . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | With older , annular-type heaters , the tappings can be on opposite sides of the cylinder . |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | The position of legal adviser to a large and growing industry can be of high importance and interest . |
| 7 | When considering the effect of outside influences , two aspects can be of crucial importance . |
| 8 | Control formats based on escape sequences can be of indefinite length , and page description languages can be extremely powerful . |
| 9 | Such data can be of positive use in detecting local trends and issues , as was seen in Chapter 2 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The quantum model in physics contains the possibility that individual quanta can be at different energy levels . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Another grouping can be between organic and inorganic soils which relates to alkali soluble and acid soluble soils . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | This foveal acuity can be of high definition , to be beamed like a searchlight on any tiny part of the surrounding , peripheral environment . |
| 19 | The statements can be from other children in the class or they might be standard scientific explanations . |
| 20 | The accountant can be of great help in a staff relationship to the project leader in keeping the project expenditure under control . |
| 21 | The accountant can be of great help in a staff relationship to the project leader in keeping the project expenditure under control . |
| 22 | Grandparents can be of special help to a child who feels — mistakenly or not — that he or she is the odd one out or a failure compared to the others in the family . |
| 23 | Our desire can be for physical satisfaction , for wealth , power or the need for recognition , for satisfying the intellect or our heart , or simply for the seeking of pleasure . |
| 24 | For example , tolerances can be within acceptable limits , but at each extreme . |
| 25 | Tanks for hard water can be of cast iron or sheet steel , but for soft water the sheet metal has to be protected by bituminous or plastics coatings . |
| 26 | Moreover , problems can be like Chinese whispers : the parents may be quite surprised at what you have been told about them and their problems . |
| 27 | Dramatisations and reconstructions can be of great value in trying to convey to pupils an idea of the past , but they are none the less interpretations . |
| 28 | Visible connections between inputs , care , processes , outputs and the management of the whole can be of immense benefit to professionals and managers striving to make improvements against the odds . |
| 29 | And his price — his price can be of enormous use . |
| 30 | To overcome this , the Government suggests a system , similar to that now operating in Scotland , under which children accompanied by an adult can be in licensed premises which have a Children 's Certificate where food and non-alcoholic beverages are also available . |