Example sentences of "[vb base] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Perhaps the distinction I want to draw can be seen more clearly if we start with an example involving size rather than colour . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Not only growth , but also leaf bending can be measured . |
| 7 | Those that do call can be given a copy of the invitation document if they are not already aware of it . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ALTHOUGH it is bound to be a finite group , each of those I 've mentioned can be broken down into sub |
| 10 | Blocks which need trimming can be cut with a bolster and club hammer |
| 11 | I hope that we shall have a useful Committee stage in which many of the points that I have made can be answered . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The English have changed can be rendered as |