Example sentences of "can [adv] be [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Most importantly , though , we have increased our knowledge and spread it more widely and this can only be of benefit for the future .
2 Both Astrid and Thomas agree that the collaborative nature of the joint venture can only be of benefit to all the participants .
3 Joan has worked very hard and conscientiously during her term of office but she feels that a fresh look at the job through a new treasurer in 1987 can only be of benefit to the Society .
4 As well as involving our audiences more , it may also help to attract new members which can only be of benefit to the Society let's hope it will be a regular event .
5 The English landscape is of a richly diverse nature and an understanding of the complex early factors which influenced the creation of its individual regions can only be of value in helping to ensure the preservation of its essential character .
6 A further question that arises ( and that might be perceived on the face of this problem ) is whether dismissal by the Crown can only be for misbehaviour in office or whether it can be for an offence not related to judicial office or affecting judicial ability .
7 Investment can only be in companies or funds that qualify under the BES rules .
8 One is no longer at home anywhere , so in the end one longs to be back where one can somehow be at home because it is the only place where one would wish to be at home : and that is the world of Greece ! "
9 But it can scarcely be in doubt that these books have in them home truths , and an ironic obliquity or duplicity , which richly relate to the world of Jaruzelski 's predecessors , and indeed to the experience of other countries where literature and opinion have been repressed .
10 The answer can scarcely be in doubt .
11 For example , an estate agent might say , ‘ The house is situated four miles from the company where you work ( product feature ) which means that you can easily be at work within fifteen minutes of leaving home ’ ( customer benefit ) .
12 quite right , I can easily be at Dave 's Saturday , no problem , I know Dave
13 ‘ I have known such a life … the days seemed to be longer , the air sweeter than it can ever be in England
14 Right , the reason that er an officer would still stay er with an eleven year old child , a three year old child , or t to get to the realms of fantasy a ninety year old person is that person can still be at risk not necessarily from the police officers , but from anybody else in that building and therefore they 've got to remain er in that room until such time as I 'm satisfied that everything is clear .
15 But do n't forget that those can always be in reverse , and if you look at the , there 's a chart , which shows five year periods wh where shares did n't make any profits at all .
16 Equally , the value of professionals who are trained and experienced in rehabilitation can hardly be in doubt , and all doctors should at least understand the basic concepts .
17 The Nestle Co. 's intention can hardly be in doubt .
18 His professional engineering career started on the truck side , and he sees his task mainly as miniaturisation to bring all the advantages of power and economy enjoyed by the heavy goods diesel driver down to the size where they can also be of benefit to the motorist .
19 The exercise of decomposing the system models will aid this process , progressively bringing the systems ideas closer to what can be observed in practice ; imaginative use of unsophisticated computer software can also help , particularly where the level of detail makes manual analysis impracticable ; simple matrices similar to those employed to good effect in many of the studies described in this book can also be of benefit ; not forgetting , of course , the significant value of discussing ideas with experienced staff from the organisation being studied .
20 Glebe terriers , cathedral records , borough records and tax returns can also be of value .
21 Data analysis can also be of interest to management as a way of understanding their organisation .
22 People who take sleeping pills can also be at risk of falling , especially if they rise to void during the night , and the ‘ hang-over ’ feeling in the morning can create a safety risk .
23 It can also be like reference to erm the poem coming alive
24 In size and quality , caravans range considerably from lightweight mobile vans on holiday sites to those in sometimes quite plush mobile home establishments in which prices can often be from £10,000 to £20,000 ( as much as many built-homes in the locality ) .
25 Surveys by children of matters of local concern such as the problem of litter or the poor state of playgrounds in the area can well be of interest to the local press and merit a special feature .
26 ‘ And of course , ’ he continued blandly to the committee , ‘ if I can then be of assistance , I should be delighted . ’
27 Any charge can then be in favour of the trustees who hold it on trust for the debentureholders .
28 Even the great binders can occasionally be at fault .
29 The claim that women can never be in positions of public responsibility because of their ‘ raging hormonal imbalances ’ is refuted .
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