Example sentences of "that can [be] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first reference to John that can be traced is in Muirkirk Session records in which there is an entry — ‘ On 19th September , 1680 , it was delated to the Session that John Browne in Priesthill … ( and others ) … did not attend public ordinances . ’ |
| 2 | They differ from connotative terms like ‘ metal ’ — and to this extent ‘ are in the same condition as proper names ’ — in that whereas to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this thing a ‘ metal ’ ? ’ the answer , ‘ Things of which it is true that their oxide dissolved in water yields an alkaline solution ’ can be given ; to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this sensation ‘ a sensation of white ’ ? ’ the only answer that can be given is , ‘ Sensations to which I have given the name ‘ a sensation of white ’ ’ , an answer that does not ‘ unfold the signification of this class of names ’ . |
| 3 | We only have a small concrete building used as a youth club and the only sport that can be played is table tennis . ’ |
| 4 | Short of drastic action , to split up a major firm ( as in the AT&T case in the US ( Alcoa , United Shoe , AT&T , and IBM ) or to order divestment ( as in Supply of Beer , 1989 ) , the remedies that can be applied are invariably weak . |
| 5 | And his programme was to try to show that really ultimately the only things that can be accepted are our own sense experiences , and to try to exhibit everything else , ordinary material objects , and then of course , physical objects in turn , as constructions , as logical constructions out of these . |
| 6 | The first generalization that can be made is that andesite lavas are more viscous than basalt ones . |
| 7 | One of the easiest and most useful filters that can be made is one that can be used in the fry tank . |
| 8 | However , the overall size of rugs that can be made is restricted by the fixed beams , and village wavers rarely produce large carpets . |
| 9 | Perhaps the most surprising discovery that can be made is that there were ‘ unopened station ’ . |
| 10 | The few generalisations that can be made are discussed at appropriate points below . |
| 11 | I would repeat that , in my opinion , the only limitations on the type of order that can be made are those imposed by its statutory purpose and intended effect . |
| 12 | Under such conditions , any information about the site that can be salvaged is regarded as a bonus . |
| 13 | ‘ The only thing that can be said is that somebody has just snuffed out a very special person who was going to achieve an incredible amount in life . |
| 14 | But the maximum amount that can be invested is £18 a month . |
| 15 | The kinds of worlds that can be created are limited only by the multimedia software designed to generate them and the computer processing power available to bring them to life . |
| 16 | Unless the both the page printer and the page makeup software support a page description language such as PostScript or DDL the results that can be achieved are limited . |
| 17 | Returning to the problem of Table 10.1 , we have seen that the best value that can be achieved is 1 . |
| 18 | such goals that can be indicated are frequently vague , multiple and contradictory . |
| 19 | The team at Stanford achieved its record resolution by using liquid helium gas as a coupling medium at a temperature just above absolute zero , 0.1 K. At extremely low temperatures acoustic attenuation becomes almost insignificant , but the range of materials that can be studied is severely limited . |
| 20 | It is far easier to trace one 's ancestors in the second half of the sixteenth century than in the Middle Ages , and the information that can be collected is usually much fuller than before . |
| 21 | The number of phrases that can be used is only limited by the computer 's memory . |
| 22 | The only kind of storage that can cope with the sheer volume of data involved is an optical disc and the only practical format that can be used is the compact disc ( CD ) . |
| 23 | Examples that can be used are : |
| 24 | Other fish that can be considered are large barbs , like the Tinfoil , as their continuous swimming back and forth can act as a distraction for the aggression of the cichlids . |
| 25 | The only truly valid generalization that can be drawn is that no truly valid generalization is possible |
| 26 | Whatever the answer to this may be , the general policy conclusion that can be drawn is that making access and use of medical services more equitable will reduce certain aspects of class inequalities in morbidity and mortality but will not do away with them or reduce them substantially . |
| 27 | Still , it is sometimes possible to infer alterations over time , and one direct conclusion that can be drawn is that part , at least , of landlords ' rationale was economic : within a situation affected by such non-economic factors as pious donations , landlords organised estates and renders to maximise resources . |
| 28 | However , if a ‘ crash ’ occurs the worst that can be expected is a rebuke from the instructor . |
| 29 | However , light pulses that short will have energy spreads comparable to the strength of chemical bonds , and information that can be acquired is unlikely to throw light on chemical processes . |
| 30 | The only problem behaviours that can be measured are : |