Example sentences of "can [adv] be [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that can sensibly be said is that , given everything capitalism had gone through over the previous few years , a collapse of confidence was to be expected at some point . |
| 2 | One that can easily be forced is the detection of switched off illumination ( or merely low light ) and this works reliably . |
| 3 | Investment is financed out of saving and the last way in which the level of savings can possibly be increased is by the imposition of extra taxes on it . |
| 4 | This includes Schenk , despite her stated belief in the essentially ironic character of wisdom literature ; a belief which seems to imply that the best lesson one can ever be taught is to be cynical ( which might , sadly , be true ) . |
| 5 | But what can still be debated is whether such phenomena are related to the neuropsychological damage often attributed to lead . |
| 6 | As it is , all that can really be said is that the collective wisdom , such as it is , of the agency business favours bursts in most circumstances . |
| 7 | That they can now be reprinted is a confirmation of his final optimism when he wrote : ‘ They murder our love — and it lives . |
| 8 | But Lord Justice Watkins said : ‘ The only place where the decision can now be reversed is in Parliament ’ . |
| 9 | One of the areas where risk can well be minimized is avoiding the temptation of a total step out from your existing field of business . |
| 10 | Fish are very demanding for the draughtsman because one can not put them into an attractive or anthropomorphic pose ; what can sometimes be done is to show the scenery where the fish was caught . |
| 11 | His idea of the freedom East Europeans can safely be allowed is far more generous than Brezhnev s , let alone Stalin 's . |
| 12 | Like Habermas 's ‘ ideal speech situation ’ , the fact that scientific practice can never be realized is not the point . |