Example sentences of "can be [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some LEAs are in the process of major reorganization themselves , so that heads can be on the receiving end of a stream of directives and initiatives that contradict and countermand each other quicker than they can be assimilated . |
| 2 | The systematic model of teaching illustrates how influential correctly used objectives can be on the whole teaching process from planning to assessment , and demonstrates the need for extreme care in choosing them . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't you know how treacherous conditions can be on the Scottish mountains in the middle of winter ? |
| 4 | The deposits can be for the following terms : overnight , 1 week , or 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 or 12 months . |
| 5 | Caterham is as ready as it can be for the single European market , which is of critical importance since 60% of its production is exported . |
| 6 | If the Legal Aid Board , as the only party adversely affected by the proposed order , has the opportunity to challenge it but decides not to do so , one may ask rhetorically what possible objection of substance there can be to the existing practice . |
| 7 | The animals will become as well fitted as they can be to the local conditions . |
| 8 | Impairment can be of the sensory receptor , or of the pathway carrying the impulse to the brain , or of the brain 's interpreting ability . |
| 9 | The more a government squawks about ‘ individual freedoms ’ , ‘ non-intervention by the state ’ , ‘ private enterprise ’ , and the other great rallying calls of capital , the more certain one can be of the total control by that state of its citizens . |
| 10 | Photographs can be put to witnesses during the course of examination in and out of Court and can be of the utmost importance in cases where vague descriptions of a locus , machinery , etc. would be detrimental to advancing a strong defence in Court . |
| 11 | Input devices range from microphones that go into the external jack to compact disk players ; output can be through the internal speaker , or via stereo speakers or headphones plugged into the speaker jack . |
| 12 | SHe has eluded me completely , which leads me to believe SHe can be in the only place secure enough to hide from me , namely the Roirbak complex at Acropolis Park . |
| 13 | What a rock this can be in the shaky marriages around us . |
| 14 | We think we can be in the high teens or 20% going forward . ’ |
| 15 | Even a kiss can be like the sharp end of a wedge which has the power to pierce our body chemistry , split open our emotional equilibrium and lead desires towards the bedroom far too prematurely . |
| 16 | The tabloid English of newspapers is a good example of how different the written word can be from the spoken . |