Example sentences of "can [adv] be [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What can properly be called art is still , in majority , an inherent and inseparable element of some other purpose . |
| 2 | But the assembling of separate tales to form some larger whole is a distinctive feature of medieval literature with a history of its own , apart from the history of what can properly be called compilationes . |
| 3 | Although craft activity in some form was carried on almost everywhere , whether it can properly be termed industry depends very much on the objective and scale of the undertaking . |
| 4 | In the very strongest language , which can rightly be called anger , Jesus expresses his seven woes against religious leaders who put religiosity before worship of the true and living God ( cf. Matt. 23 ) . |
| 5 | On the same assumption , there is another overwhelming problem for the proposal : for it is not sentences but rather utterances-that make definite statements , and thus can sensibly be assigned truth conditions ( as philosophers have long noted ; see e.g. Strawson , 1950 ; Stalnaker , 1972 ) . |
| 6 | Note that the user can only be given privileges which you possess ( or a subset thereof ) . |
| 7 | Applicants can only be given credits if they already fulfil the entry requirements for the programme of study and must be able to supply proof of qualifications or prior learning attainment which they are submitting in support of credit application claims . |
| 8 | It is clear that these larger groups or phyla have arisen because of what can only be called co-evolution : the changes to take place in their body types have been more or less continuously in tune with evolutionary changes in their habitat or environment . |
| 9 | Although application forms can be very thorough and very revealing there are some questions which can only be asked face to face , and in an interview where a good rapport has been established . |
| 10 | There seems to be an exception in the case of trade unions which can not sue for libel ( see above ) but can nevertheless be made defendants as a result of the abolition of their immunity in tort by s15 of the 1982 Employment Act . |
| 11 | He remained in post for four years and can thus be considered Russia 's first permanent diplomatic representative ; and though he had no successor until 1688 there was continuous Russian representation in the Polish capital from that time on . |
| 12 | writing and neatness can just be called presentation . |
| 13 | Slowly , slowly , at the pace of a snail , both front wheels gained traction and in a matter of minutes , of seconds , the recalcitrant back wheel gave up its suicidal spinning and followed the others on to firm ground , if sand can ever be called firm . |
| 14 | One of the old stations , complete with platform , can still be seen east of Newhaven Road Bridge . |
| 15 | They have been used in the UK for many years and legislation allows the addition of 5 per cent of CBE fats ( about 15 per cent of the fat phase ) , and the product can still be called chocolate . |
| 16 | To that part of north-western Aquitaine can probably be assigned Count Rainald , and several other counts and vassi dominici who witnessed a document in April 838 as Louis 's faithful supporters . |
| 17 | The Commission can also be given cases where two or more distinct firms by implicit collusion operate to restrict competition . |
| 18 | Children can also be given statements to discuss . |
| 19 | Scenes can also be given perspective by colour and shading . |
| 20 | It can also be called velours paper or velvet paper . |
| 21 | Letters , Small Packets and Printed Papers can also be sent Surface Mail . |
| 22 | the training contract can also be undertaken part time over up to four years . |
| 23 | This means that the user is not just offered a menu of choices but can also be asked questions . |
| 24 | Water heating can also be taken care of using immersion heaters or gas multi-point heaters , with or without a timing system . |
| 25 | They can also be divided crossways into three regions , a well-defined head ( cephalon ) at the front , usually equipped with a pair of eyes , a thorax with a variable number of articulated segments , and at the back end a tail ( or pygidium ) formed by the fusion of several segments . |
| 26 | Trends in the number and location of morning and evening titles can also be set side by side . |
| 27 | Like his namesake though , he is a dead shot , and can frequently be found hunting in upstate New York at weekends . |
| 28 | The novel can plausibly be labelled science fiction by virtue of the fact that it takes place in the future and involves ‘ alien ’ life forms , but the use of science and other specialized discourses is kept to a minimum . |
| 29 | This article , then , is motivated by a dissatisfaction or a discomfort with most of what passes for television theory : the doubts about the existence of anything which can usefully be called television theory are real . |
| 30 | These graphs and can then be displayed side by side in multi-windows enabling designers to compare various elements of their application such as power input and distance and then edit them , on screen , in a debugging Window . |