Example sentences of "can [be] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Social Services department has a variety of equipment which can be on free loan to you if you are assessed to need it . |
| 2 | On Health Master , because it 's quite a common thing where employees can be on full pay for six months , then half for the next six months . |
| 3 | Our desire can be for physical satisfaction , for wealth , power or the need for recognition , for satisfying the intellect or our heart , or simply for the seeking of pleasure . |
| 4 | Loans can be for double glazing , cavity wall insulation , loft conversion , central heating — permanent improvements that make your home more comfortable to live in — and if you 're thinking of more than one improvement , a loan can be arranged to cover this . |
| 5 | The quantum model in physics contains the possibility that individual quanta can be at different energy levels . |
| 6 | What is remarkable is how impervious a government can be to changing public opinion when insulated from the threat of political defeat by a substantial parliamentary majority . |
| 7 | While academic literature is full of material on officer-councillor relationships , relatively little is known about relationships between departmental chiefs within the same authority , but these , obviously , can be of crucial significance . |
| 8 | When considering the effect of outside influences , two aspects can be of crucial importance . |
| 9 | The political moment — that period when moral attitudes are transformed into formally political action — can be of key importance in nuancing the regulation of sexuality , and at crucial times a moral schema has been of prime significance in political propaganda . |
| 10 | The retreat movement is only just beginning to establish itself north of the Border and I feel strongly that a quiet space can be of real benefit in today 's hectic and stressful lifestyle . ’ ‘ |
| 11 | Quite the reverse , these become the trusted friends that truly understand and can be of real help in time of trouble . |
| 12 | The theory is nevertheless of a sort which can be of real use in a classroom . |
| 13 | This is because classical beams of radiation can be of arbitrary weakness . |
| 14 | The traveller or stranger can be of equal status ; this allows you to ask particularly useful questions in role : " How do you organise your meetings ? |
| 15 | If you live far from any natural source of running water , an ornamental fountain in a park or garden can be of equal value . |
| 16 | Tanks for hard water can be of cast iron or sheet steel , but for soft water the sheet metal has to be protected by bituminous or plastics coatings . |
| 17 | Control formats based on escape sequences can be of indefinite length , and page description languages can be extremely powerful . |
| 18 | They can be of great service in transmitting the Faith , even though they can never replace the personal witness which is essential to the proclamation of the full truth and value of the Christian message . |
| 19 | A useful way of developing creative thinking and one which can be of great benefit when you are studying and looking for inspiration is the technique of key words or key terms . |
| 20 | Such forecasts will need to take into account planned admission limits for particular schools and can be of great benefit when planning school reorganization . |
| 21 | Employers with pay policy enables mothers to return to work and pay for quality child-care , can be of great benefit in an area where there 's a high proportion of single parent families or families where the mother is the major the breadwinner At a company offers equal opportunity regardless of race , colour or sex , heightens the feeling of self-esteem and potential of individuals within minority groups and this self- esteem can be catching . |
| 22 | The enthusiasm for partnership by individual secondary schools can be of great advantage to primary schools and their pupils . |
| 23 | In this chapter it has been argued that the uncertainty map can be of great help in managing such a portfolio . |
| 24 | The accountant can be of great help in a staff relationship to the project leader in keeping the project expenditure under control . |
| 25 | The accountant can be of great help in a staff relationship to the project leader in keeping the project expenditure under control . |
| 26 | In a larger organization the resources controller can be of great use in ensuring that the original requests for resources do not add up to much more than is available , in preparing and circulating the form in its agenda stage , then collecting the decisions at the meeting , entering them on the form alongside the requests and recirculating it . |
| 27 | ‘ That I can be of help , that she is delighted to have me here and that my presence can be of great comfort to her during these very trying times . |
| 28 | Implied terms can be of great importance in expert cases , as can be seen from the remarks of Sir David Cairns in Baber v Kenwood Manufacturing Co Ltd and Whinney Murray [ 1978 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 175 at 181 , quoted at 13.5.4 . |
| 29 | I think that having somebody in pram pushing distance , who has recently had a baby can be of great value and at least it means there is help at hand if you need it . |
| 30 | Finally , the annual volumes of Whitaker 's Almanac can be of great value regarding fractions of the day and other matters . |