Example sentences of "can [adv] be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the originator is unable to put in the time and effort required , the OI can only be of limited help ( Rosenfeld and Servo , 1985 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ The face of nature under one broad and universal glare ( a cloudless midsummer day ) is not propitious to the feelings of an anxious spectator ; but this monotony can only be of short duration , because the declining sun … produces shadows ; these gradually expanding , uniting and finally on the setting of the sun … exhibit an almost infinite variety of form , of tone and of colour . ’ |
| 3 | Ultimately , however , it can only be through increased education that consumers can come to understand the choices available to them in a complex and ever changing market place and be able to exercise careful and considered consumption . |
| 4 | In the view of their Lordships it can only be in rare cases that a taxpayer with a principal place of business in Hong Kong can earn profits which are not chargeable to profits tax under section 14 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance . |
| 5 | The explanation of this can only be in metaphysical terms , namely that " only as an aesthetic phenomenon are existence and the world seen to be justified " . |
| 6 | At best , this can only be in relative terms , since the Red Book already forecasts a public sector borrowing requirement for 1993-94 of £32 billion . |
| 7 | Education can thus be of crucial importance in preventing violations . |
| 8 | It can hardly be of great value to them out on the open ocean where they spend the bulk of their time , except perhaps to detect the stench of a floating carcass on which they might feed . |
| 9 | Canon can also be at other intervals , as mentioned in Variation 5 of ‘ Von Himmel hoch ’ , above , but in tonal music the most usual interval , apart from the unison and octave , is canon at the 5th above or the 4th below . |
| 10 | The use of gadgets such as Chambons or side-reins while lungeing , can undoubtedly be of great assistance in retraining a horse , provided that they are not merely used as a short-cut . |