Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In effect , he argued that the policy changes in China that Democrats want to see can be achieved through better mechanisms than attaching conditions to MFN status . |
| 2 | Plants that do not need repotting can be topdressed , that is , the top 2 or 3 cm ( inch or so ) of compost removed , to avoid injury to the roots , and replaced with new compost . |
| 3 | Does my hon. Friend agree that the answer lies in early amendment of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 so that the misleading claims to which he has referred can be squashed ? |
| 4 | What the planner needs to know can be set out in the form of a cycle of information and analysis — a cycle , because marketing and advertising are a continuous process , and knowledge gained from one advertising campaign can be used to develop its continuation . |
| 5 | A member with a holding of a similar size will be quite unable to present a credible challenge to the board because in any contested vote the bulk of shareholders who bother to participate can be relied on to support the incumbent management team . |
| 6 | In using the OSO model to restructure industrial support within the DTI , ministers may be attracted by the benefits of devolving other activities the Glasgow experience has shown can be performed just as effectively out of earshot of Big Ben . |
| 7 | The degree to which this has occurred can be seen from the analysis of different signers presented in Kyle , Woll and Llewellyn-Jones ( 1981 ) . |
| 8 | Anger against the person who has died can be experienced as dangerous and may not be tolerated by the bereaved , so other outlets for our anger and sense of loss have to be found . |
| 9 | Whether your aims are physique development or figure improvement , the vast majority of the exercises you will need to do can be carried out with these very basic pieces of equipment . |
| 10 | Perhaps the distinction I want to draw can be seen more clearly if we start with an example involving size rather than colour . |
| 11 | Buckets can be filled with snow — loosely or hard packed — and the amount of water found when the snow has melted can be discussed and compared . |
| 12 | The National Lottery we propose to introduce can be used to restore our heritage and promote projects which will become a source of national pride . |
| 13 | Answers to these will also need to be worked out and if possible these answers should be framed in such a way that the points you want to make can be slid in as well . |
| 14 | Cancer , genetic defects and accelerated ageing can be caused by exposure to low level radiation . |
| 15 | Not only growth , but also leaf bending can be measured . |
| 16 | The experiments of the past six years have demonstrated that in many cases the usual ways in which children have been taught to read can be improved . |
| 17 | Moreover , the ideological shifts that did occur can be seen to be consistent outgrowths of earlier party positions ; they did not represent , as contemporary propagandists liked to suggest , an abandonment of previous principles . |
| 18 | If data is loaded from a spreadsheet file , for example , X and Y variable columns to be used can be selected , and default labels the program expects to use can be edited . |
| 19 | Those that do call can be given a copy of the invitation document if they are not already aware of it . |
| 20 | Of course other factors will need to intervene to transform this motivational strain into actual behaviour ; that they frequently do intervene can be judged from the following research . |
| 21 | The intervals between the spots where the photographer paused to photograph can be filled with the viewer 's own narrative material , or memories . |
| 22 | ALTHOUGH it is bound to be a finite group , each of those I 've mentioned can be broken down into sub |
| 23 | Blocks which need trimming can be cut with a bolster and club hammer |
| 24 | I hope that we shall have a useful Committee stage in which many of the points that I have made can be answered . |
| 25 | One of dies , the other one still only owns half the property and therefore the half of the one who 's died can be left by will or go under an intestacy . |
| 26 | British Rail remains convinced that , the appraisal tests that we have set can be met ; that is to say , for InterCity and for the international services , an 8 per cent . |
| 27 | Virtually any piece of equipment you care to name can be hired these days — from access towers and cement mixers , to drain cleaners , wallpaper strippers and the humble stepladder . |
| 28 | This is not the place to elaborate upon why the educational system we have inherited can be described as men 's education or why , even in areas like adult and community education in which women outnumber men as students , and are employed in considerable numbers as part-time tutors and volunteers , the structures in which we operate are so effectively well grounded in male power and male values as to appear inevitable . |
| 29 | If it is possible to put your point of view frankly to an impartial and sympathetic individual , it may be that the difficulties that have arisen can be resolved without the need for drastic action on anyone 's part . |
| 30 | The English have changed can be rendered as |