Example sentences of "[subord] can be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While not necessarily dealing with the most important , nor the most contentious , matters , the criminal justice legislation , by virtue of its comprehensiveness and regularity , suggests more of a systematic approach to keeping in good repair the administration of justice and the working of the penal system than can be substantiated by events . |
| 2 | a company 's growth expectations are higher than can be met from growth in the domestic market . |
| 3 | The may maybe I just comment on that that last that last point , which as I understand it it the the justification for a new settlement is brought about solely by increasing the requirement for Greater York to twelve thousand seven hundred , going through those figures there seems to me , for instance , for both Ryedale and Selby to be more provision than could be met in a single settlement , I I think the the figures put forward by Barton Willmore are more than can be met in existing allocations and a single new settlement of a reasonable size . |
| 4 | There is after all more to research than can be seen from the tables , and the researcher in interpreting his [ sic ] results is inevitably — and rightly — influenced by all that has gone before , by his acquaintance with the raw material behind the figures and by his own judgement … |
| 5 | Other Redken products than can be applied for shine include Phinal Phase , a pH balancing rinse , and styling products such as Touch Control , Suspend — a forming and mending spray gel and Shine Design a wonderful weightless finishing gel . |
| 6 | Submissions made by suppliers may well be greater in number than can be handled for trial , so selection is needed to produce a short-list . |
| 7 | The pattern is in fact more complex than can be schematized in any one model of development ( Marshall , 1987 ) ; some regions like the Midlands repeatedly found replacement industries at least until the 1966–81 downswing . |
| 8 | In cases where there is more information than can be displayed on a single screen , scrolling facilities are provided for the relevant section of the table . |
| 9 | If there is more information than can be displayed on the page at any one time , the lines can be ‘ scrolled ’ up or down to access the hidden information . |
| 10 | However , because of the low gravity of the Moon the compression inside it is also small , and the slight increase of density with depth is more than can be explained by the compression of a homogeneous material . |
| 11 | According to Land Bank 's head , former Greenpeace chairman Bryn Jones : " it does not make commercial sense to use more energy collecting the stuff [ through kerbside schemes ] than can be gained from recycling it " . |
| 12 | More than can be said for the lower one , he wrote . |
| 13 | 'You look fresh as a daisy which is more than can be said for the rest of us. ’ said John . |
| 14 | Simon thought it sensible and practical ‘ which is more than can be said for most of their gimmicks , but ’ he warned her , ‘ if they like it they 'll take it over as their own . |
| 15 | ‘ When it comes to the purity of our water , we have virtually no traces of bacteria in the finished product , which is more than can be said for some other Common Market countries , ’ Dr Derek Miller , assistant director of the soon-to-be-privatised Water Research Centre told the newspaper . |
| 16 | During the night Ham was in fine form , which is more than can be said for the Redstone rocket . |
| 17 | And this is more than can be said for the majority of other books which have exploited the same theme : that of man battling away , amid ignorance and fear , against some novel , lethal , unknown microorganism . |
| 18 | Its one saving grace is that it is water-tight , which is more than can be said for the tonneau cover . |
| 19 | Which is more than can be said for the Osborne creature 's genetic offering ! |
| 20 | But I 'm all right — which is more than can be said for some . ’ |
| 21 | This is more than can be said for the ever-decreasing Daily Mirror and Daily Express , both in terminal decline . |
| 22 | Which is more than can be said for the thousands of turkeys destined for the Christmas dinner table . |
| 23 | Which is more than can be said for the other engine . |
| 24 | Happily , the Edwardians had considerable good taste , which is more than can be said for some of the awful designs of the late fifties which were in vogue during the transition from more traditional styles . |
| 25 | Which , I stress , is more than can be said for the one hit wonders of the '90s , which sound more like nursery rhymes than anything else . |
| 26 | Which is more than can be said for the album sleeve of the new ACR album , which has caused unheard-of dissent at the offices of British Coal who claim that the artwork looks too much for comfort like the British Rail Freight logo and are threatening legal action . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't want to work for you , I 'm employed very nicely working for myself and the name of Morgan is respected already in town , which is more than can be said for that of the Grenfells . ’ |
| 28 | Which is more , my girl , than can be said for some . ’ |
| 29 | Which is more than can be said for the Ferrets opposite . |
| 30 | Like SuperCalc these are n't pictorial in content , but at least the shadowed button look makes them appear as if you should click then with a mouse — which is more than can be said for either of the other two packages . |