Example sentences of "can [be] [vb pp] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , it can be concluded for both the UK ( Best , 1976 ) and for the EEC ( Best , 1979 ) that although there are major differences within countries , notably in the relative areas devoted to woodland and urban land , that there is a common pattern of land loss to both urban use and woodland as shown in Figure 8.1 . |
| 2 | Well we generally aim to have I suppose most of our lectures at an A level standard , but we have a significant number for those doing O level , indeed some lectures which can be tailored for either , so anybody very mucg below O level we probably could n't cater for — I think probably because we would n't feel competent , rather than because we do n't want to do it . |
| 3 | If a search for money and/or an avoidance of stress are two indicators of strong arousals from this goal category , then it is clear that some people can be motivated for long periods of time either by stress avoidance or by accumulating more and more money . |
| 4 | At the end of each level you 'll find a shop where coins can be exchanged for extra weapons and life . |
| 5 | Prior to the close of business on the redemption date , the debentures can be exchanged for common shares of Southern New England Telecommunications Corp at a rate of 8.358 shares for each $1,000 in principal , subject to Sprint 's right to pay cash equal to a five-day average of the closing price of Southern New England 's common shares . |
| 6 | My own opinion is that all cold-blooded animals are endowed with responsive behaviour that can be mistaken for higher intelligence , when what we are really dealing with are reflex actions to given stimuli — as in Pavlov 's dogs , which salivated when a bell they associated with food was rung . |
| 7 | Again , such disorders can be mistaken for normal ageing , but can be readily rectified by eating liver , eggs and ‘ fatty ’ fish , although perhaps the best source is exposure to normal sunlight . |
| 8 | It is also important to remove all traces of abrasive powders used in sample preparation , because they usually have a bright luminescence themselves and can be mistaken for heavy mineral grains in the sample . |
| 9 | Incorrect diagnosis , not the virus itself , can be the killer , since Fish Pox can be mistaken for bacterial , fungal or protozoan problems . |
| 10 | It is only by overlooking details of the presentation of the monk within the verse and taking a very generalized and abstract view of the plot , as the Host does , that the monk can be mistaken for any sort of comic rogue . |
| 11 | This greyish film can be mistaken for fungal infection . |
| 12 | There 's a wide range of boxes to mark the various stages of your project , and these can be coloured for extra emphasis . |
| 13 | But his arguments can be generalized for all mass cultural forms ; indeed , taking more recent popular music developments and music theorizing into account , we can see him at the head — implicitly and sometimes explicitly — of a ‘ Benjamin Ian ’ tradition , pointing perhaps ‘ beyond mass culture ’ . |
| 14 | The equations can be generalized for both shear and tension and G can be replaced by E. The mechanical analogue for the Maxwell unit can be represented by a combination of a spring and a dashpot arranged in series so that the stress is the same on both elements . |
| 15 | The mill buildings themselves tower over Tewkesbury and can be seen for many miles around . |
| 16 | Similar effects can be seen for other heavy atoms , such as Se , Hg and Xe , though usually only in linear molecules . |
| 17 | As can be seen for wild-type Eco K approximately 50% of the DNA is cleaved after 30 min and no further reaction appears to take place after this time . |
| 18 | They are powerful enough to burn for 2 hours and can be seen for 20 miles . |
| 19 | The classic instance concerns a Swedish hoard of the eighteenth century from Lohe , the examination of which led to the establishment of the principle ( fig. 28 ) , but much the same can be done for other well-documented periods such as seventeenth-century England . |
| 20 | So nothing can be done for another year . |
| 21 | This can be done for any letter position , including the first and the last letters of a word , and for more than one letter position , although it is not a good policy to allow more than two per word if the accuracy of the recogniser is to be relied on at all . |
| 22 | If the subject-matter is sequential , the teacher must ask himself whether it is essential that step A is known to have been mastered before the beginning of step B , and what is the essential minimum ; he will then go on to decide how the achievement of that minimum can be tested , what can be done for those who do not reach it , and whether the material is such that comprehension or insight might be expected to dawn at later stages after more exposure to the subject field . |
| 23 | What we would be looking for from you is a talk of some 15–20 minutes duration outlining what can be done for public transport by traffic management techniques and perhaps illustrated by some Lothian examples , together with a willingness to answer any questions which may be put to you . |
| 24 | It is extremely important to give full details of the people who can be contacted for further information , and this , of course , is in addition to the company or organisation 's name and address printed on the release paper . |
| 25 | Imprisonment for up to two years can be imposed for certain offences . |
| 26 | However Japan and Iceland have taken advantage of a loophole in the regulation which says that a certain number of whales can be killed for scientific purposes . |
| 27 | So exhaustive has been his research , and its presentation in the catalogue , that it is difficult to imagine any circumstances in which this great work of reference can be surpassed for many generations of scholars . |
| 28 | Relief can be granted for limited periods when a property first becomes unoccupied and unfurnished , generally for a period of 6 months . |
| 29 | A pair or a trio ( 1 male , 2 females ) can be employed for this project . |
| 30 | Additional elements can be created for any attribute simply by declaring it to be a member of that set . |