Example sentences of "as [noun pl] can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carbon is versatile in chemistry in the way that bricks are versatile in architecture : it seems able to give rise to an infinity of different molecules , just as bricks can be employed to create a garden path or a palace . |
| 2 | As mini-steps can be made much shorter than full-steps ( a typical reduction is twenty mini-steps per full-step ) the positional resolution of the stepping motor is improved . |
| 3 | In consequence , it was often easier to overwrite ( superimpose ) parts of records with the same information , which is not good updating practice as errors can be introduced into the system . |
| 4 | They may be seen as clauses of allographs , as phonemes can be seen as classes of allophones . |
| 5 | This is not much of a problem , as colours can be varied if a simple identification is sought . |
| 6 | discuss how understanding of patients , relatives and colleagues as individuals can be achieved |
| 7 | If learning is defined as the improvement of specific performance following experience of that performance then organisations as well as individuals can be said to learn . |
| 8 | Thorn EMI argues that this is unimportant , as meters can be read at any time , and switching operations can be pre-programmed into consumers ' equipment during the quiet hours . |
| 9 | The aggregate supply curve is vertical in the short run as well as in the long run , so the ‘ natural ’ rate of employment ( and hence unemployment ) and output are always achieved as long as changes can be foreseen and are expected . |
| 10 | Just as missiles can be guided from aircraft that did not launch them , so jamming can be done by someone else on the bomber 's behalf ; division of labour pays off in battles , too . |
| 11 | However , large national distributors give economies of scale as goods can be shipped in bulk . |
| 12 | It is a method that can be tedious , confusing and not particularly reliable as readings can be made untrustworthy by fluctuations in general health . |
| 13 | Each band here represents one year we can age the , the coral by counting its bands just as trees can be banded by counting . |
| 14 | Remember that a gene is just a length of coded symbols , like a file on a computer disc ; and genes can be copied to different parts of the chromosomes , just as files can be copied to different parts of the disc . |
| 15 | In all countries , insider dealing will continue as long as profits can be made from it . |
| 16 | They confer a right to the ‘ equity ’ in the company and , in so far as members can be said to own the company , the ordinary shareholders are its proprietors , It is they who bear the lion 's share of the risk and they who in good years take the lion 's share of the profits ( after the directors and managers have been remunerated ) . |
| 17 | There 's no obvious reason why it should n't be successful , however , as long as standards can be maintained , costs controlled and enough cash be found to launch a much needed advertising campaign . |
| 18 | Men and women who live together as couples can be held responsible for each others charges if either party does not pay . |
| 19 | However , lack of space will remain , but by keeping the models and micro-filmed plans and specifications , the ‘ soul ’ , if not the body , of objects as large as battleships can be saved . |