Example sentences of "the [noun pl] can be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clubs can be custom-fitted to the individual , which is another persuasive selling point , and I liked the way they sat at address and the fact that they were easy to align . |
| 2 | For a working mother the hours can be long , but a trusted nanny takes care of her two toddlers , and Parkin finds both her husband and the firm very supportive : ‘ I 'm still here after two children . ’ |
| 3 | The hours can be long and sometimes unsociable , and the responsibilities testing . |
| 4 | What I looked for , but only occasionally glimpsed , was the recognition that , though differing frameworks of shared assumptions may be barriers to effective understanding , the rewards can be substantial — if not for what we learn about the alien systems then for what we may discover about our own previously unquestioned beliefs . |
| 5 | This may seem an extraordinary employee profile , but the rewards can be extraordinary too |
| 6 | The rewards can be enormous , but so can the risks . |
| 7 | For those who fit the bill the rewards can be considerable and usually reflect the size of the responsibility . |
| 8 | The long drive north may act as a deterrent to some , yet for those willing to make the effort the rewards can be breathtaking . |
| 9 | ‘ The roads can be dangerous . ’ |
| 10 | The physical disposition of the musicians can be problematic in many church buildings , especially where the organist is hidden away . |
| 11 | This means that in controlling the inputs , the outputs can be short-circuited . |
| 12 | As with any second hand item , there is a risk , but the savings can be considerable . |
| 13 | The pictures can be down-loaded by the school to computers in its feeder primary schools . |
| 14 | The jokes/anecdotes/stories can be short or long and , as an example , I will tell the tale of a branch who loaned a customer a sum of money so he could undergo plastic surgery . |
| 15 | These breakages can occur anywhere in the plants , and the fragments can be large or small . |
| 16 | The methods can be elaborate — from under-invoicing exports to setting up corporations in the Bahamas . |
| 17 | The pens can be fibre-tip , ball-point or ink pens . |
| 18 | All the originals are locked to prevent accident but the elements can be ungrouped and manipulated to create new designs or , given a colour system , you can try adjusting the colours of the elements and backgrounds — often ending up with an entirely new feel . |
| 19 | Do n't know if I could do the electric one definitely Guess that 's about whether the I 'd like one of them , one of them and yeah but we do n't know when it can be delivered , so we ca n't do it that early you ca n't say yeah but but er we 'll let you know , well we can so it 's there that 's what we wish , they 'd the bills go and we 'll let you know when you can be the keys can be available for you to put it in . |
| 20 | If that adult then dies the effects can be considerable . |
| 21 | Concentration and decision-making are affected , more errors are made and the effects can be long-lasting . |
| 22 | The effects can be horrendous . |
| 23 | If the extra oxygen taken in is not needed by the muscles for running away or fighting , the effects can be dramatic . |
| 24 | Balancing the tensions can be complicated , both legally and commercially . |
| 25 | The range of media is large and the costs can be high so it is worth investigating the pulling power of different choices . |
| 26 | The imbalance now needs to be redressed , because ‘ if the back office is ineffective or incompatible , the costs can be phemonenal ’ . |
| 27 | Another point put forward in favour of arbitration is its lower cost ; in litigation the costs can be considerable . |
| 28 | They may come in in little pieces , but if the pieces can be stuck together the results usually show inside of their first forty-eight hours . |
| 29 | If they start too early there are not enough caterpillars to go round , but if they start too late the caterpillars can be toxic . |
| 30 | The deals can be sizeable anything from £100,000 to £10m — and so many of Hitachi 's customers opt to finance the investment via leasing . |