Example sentences of "can be [adj] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Formic acid can be helpful to pregnant women . |
| 2 | These problems can be due to poor pot construction , or to the fact that the carbon track on the pot is reacting like an old-style carbon granule microphone , thus making the pot noisy when used . |
| 3 | Often the adverts are not geared to needs but aim at ‘ developing a desire ’ , thus fostering a consumerist mentality which can be detrimental to developmental effort . |
| 4 | Faith can be impervious to mere facts . |
| 5 | Consequently , even if the desulphate ester of PABA-UDCA is disulphated at the 3α position by bacterial action after oral administration the 7 β-monosulphate ester of PABA-UDCA formed can be resistant to bacterial transformation resulting in no absorption from the gut and rapid excretion into faeces . |
| 6 | The Scottish National party has made its view perfectly clear on many occasions and I reiterate that view this evening : radioactive material , whether it be spent nuclear fuel or waste , should be stored above ground , on site , where it can be subject to close inspection . |
| 7 | as if to demonstrate the facility with which word-processed text can be subject to systematic manipulation , Perry repeats an entire paragraph of his text in which he lists the commands that effect this repetition ( 167 ) . |
| 8 | However , the Younger Committee argued that such a topic as privacy , which can be subject to rapid changes in social convention , was probably best not regulated on the basis of the slow build-up of case law , which would always tend to reflect the values of an earlier period rather than of contemporary society . |
| 9 | However , compulsory education in Britain is essentially provided at a local level and the number of pupils at a particular school can be subject to rapid fluctuations as a result of factors such as changing economic circumstances or new housing developments . |
| 10 | Holiday demand is highly sensitive to changes in underlying economic conditions ( it is relatively income-elastic for instance ) which means it can be subject to rapid changes as the cyclical pattern of economic activity develops . |
| 11 | If the cause is a self-replicating entity , the effect , be it ever so distant and indirect , can be subject to natural selection . |
| 12 | ( Larkin 1979 , p. 75 ) since they can be subject to little planning control and have easier access than other rural housing tenures . |
| 13 | However , genetic changes occur in captive groups which can be counter-productive to conservation aims . |
| 14 | The Report states that the ‘ limited ’ modification to the law that it proposed ‘ should not be interpreted as an indication that the law can be indifferent to other forms of homosexual behaviour , or as a general licence to adult homosexuals to behave as they please ’ . |
| 15 | After all , I can be sensitive to other people 's feelings . |
| 16 | The idea that people can be sensitive to natural gas is a contentious one , but it is claimed that some people have made dramatic recoveries after removing the gas supply from their house . |
| 17 | There is a sense in which the existence of nationalism , or more accurately , of old-fashioned nation-states on the periphery , can be convenient to hegemonic power-blocs . |
| 18 | Above all , when toxic chemicals are used in ignorance , as in many tropical countries , they can be hazardous to human health . |
| 19 | But some people have to wait much longer for operations in some places than in others and the system can be insensitive to individual needs . |
| 20 | It should be recognised that open invitations to all staff to attend can be disruptive to normal line management , and can conflict with the efficient running of service departments where continuous manning is essential . |