Example sentences of "[noun pl] can be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , we believe there are limitations in the extent to which such impacts can be assigned strict quantitative values . |
| 2 | However , we believe there are limitations in the extent to which such impacts can be assigned strict quantitative values . |
| 3 | At the end of the growing season bags full of adult oysters can be lifted ready for market . |
| 4 | Working Paper 4 states that new patients on a list or changed clinical conditions of existing patients will bring corresponding adjustments to the drugs budget , but it is not clear whether these adjustments will have to be made within the overall regional allocation to the FPC , or whether new funds can be made available during a year in recognition of patient migration . |
| 5 | The method can work if there is a long time for the change-over , if both channels can be kept open and if it does not matter that the two systems are being used haphazardly . |
| 6 | The opportunities can be made known but too much pressure on recruitment will dissuade attendance . |
| 7 | When the chosen amplifier has alternative A-B pairs of loudspeaker terminals , the loudspeakers can be left connected and switched via the terminal amplifier A/B selector switch . |
| 8 | An information board for each entrance should also be provided , so that visitors can be given topical information — what is going on , what is worth seeing at any given time — as well as permanent information on the Garden itself . |
| 9 | Nails can be left proud by adjusting dial to alter force of striker . |
| 10 | According to the architects of Newcastle 's development plan for the next 15 years , the north east of England will be lost to large-scale economic development unless good quality sites can be made available in the region 's capital . |
| 11 | In establishing its parameters for employment land provision of county in its eight constituent districts , the County Council 's intention has been to sustain and improve the economic wellbeing of the county by ensuring that continuous supply and a wide choice of sites can be made available . |
| 12 | At present , parents can be held responsible for the misdemeanors of their children , yet they are not allowed to chastise their children for fear of reprisals from the courts . |
| 13 | ( The inverted commas here indicate that there is considerable debate about which countries can be called socialist . ) |
| 14 | Obviously , during this process , errors can be introduced due to misreading of badly written figures , misunderstanding about data layout or simple mistyping . |
| 15 | The tendency to have such causes and effects can be called emotive meaning , if one likes . |
| 16 | The Ombudsmansays of the SE 's findings : ‘ Among the authors ’ conclusions was the view that ‘ there must be substantial doubts as to whether the Barlow Clowes and James Ferguson companies and their directors can be considered fit and proper ’ for membership of the Stock Exchange . ’ |
| 17 | Donations can be sent direct to Priory School , addressed to the Priory School Association or to Barclays Bank , Mitcham , Surrey , marked for the Trustees of the Parents of Priory School , Joanne Long Appeal . |
| 18 | The system manages not only data about maintenance crews and equipment , but also rules that specify how long crews can work , which stations can be taken off-line without blacking out the city , and so on . |
| 19 | The ascent of the Labour Party in West Ham during the early interwar years can be thought coterminous with its emergence from political obscurity to power in the metropolis as a whole , but there are considerable theoretical and empirical problems in the equation that challenge any such identification . |
| 20 | Telex messages can be typed direct into the teleprinter 's memory and automatically transmitted at a preset time . |
| 21 | The nursing and medical libraries can be made accessible to you , as can the skills of the librarian , for whom finding that elusive reference you have searched for can become a personal crusade . |
| 22 | Acidic gases can be blown long distances from their sites of release before falling as acid rain . |
| 23 | Numeric quantities can be printed left justified by preceding them with a semi-colon . |
| 24 | individual managers can be held accountable for the profitability of individual products ; |
| 25 | It is a method that can be tedious , confusing and not particularly reliable as readings can be made untrustworthy by fluctuations in general health . |
| 26 | Editors always assume that photographs from PR sources can be used free of charge , and any PR outfit which tries to charge for pictures is likely to get short shrift . |
| 27 | Inside , an apron has been fixed in front of the window-slots so wheelchairs can be pushed close , giving people the chance to sit comfortably and watch many of the 250-plus bird species . |
| 28 | The compresses can be used hot or cold according to the condition being treated . |
| 29 | Hobson says that his section failed to meet 25 per cent of its targets last year , and added that " unless substantial additional resources can be made available over the next three years , something will have to give — either substantial slippage on the Environment Protection Act timetable ( which the Director does not recommend ) or opting out of policy development issues ( not easy where there are public commitments or international pressures ) " . |
| 30 | in hyper-text systems , the internal structure of the nodes can be left undefined whereas in data-base technology there is a clearly defined structure for each specific text object at lower levels of the class hierarchy . |