Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] of [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The Moon shows a wealth of detail , and the phases of Venus are easy to pick out , while striking views can be obtained of stellar objects .
2 But if Marxist thinkers have not , on the whole , contributed very profoundly to the study of nationalism , much the same can be said of other major sociologists .
3 The same can be said of individual schools .
4 Leaving aside several other good attempts to explain the difference between causes and causal circumstances and their effects , and also what can be said of great obstacles in the way of these attempts ( Mackie , 1974 , Ch. 7 , 1979 ; Ayer , 1984a ; Sanford , 1976 , 1985 ; Papineau , 1985b ; Honderich , 1986 ) , let us return to and concentrate on our ordinary convictions about the difference .
5 Exactly the same can be said of ethical and psychological categories , or any critical categories whatever . ’
6 Point four erm sentences are made up of noun phrases and verb phrases those phrases can be composed of intransitive verbs standing alone , or transitive verbs and objects so you can have four , the structure what sounds like Florence smiled actually has a structure as on the handout in the sentence composed of a noun phrase and a verb phrase , the noun phrase contains a single noun Florence and the verb phrase contains a single verb smile or you can have something like four two , Florence teased Dougal and there the verb phrase contains the verb teased and another noun phrase containing the single noun Dougal .
7 Telomeric DNA sequences can be composed of precise repeats such as T 2 G 4 in Tetrahymena ( 4 ) and T 4 G 4 in Oxytricha ( 5 ) .
8 Through its use , comparisons can be made of successive judgments , or the construals of different individuals can be compared .
9 Of course , that epistemology faces problems of persuasive justification does not , by itself , entail that no use can be made of empirical beliefs .
10 What sense can be made of divine as opposed to human ‘ personality ’ ?
11 If there are thought to be sufficient similarities between the markets in two or more countries , comparisons can be made of selected statistics from each .
12 A great advantage of these tests — one that was not found in ‘ real ’ tasks — is that sets of them can be made of equal difficulty .
13 Basically , The function is the same as for the Language Master — a recording can be made of written language which is displayed for the pupil — but the Audio Page runs for 4 minutes where the Language Master only provides at most about 10 seconds of time .
14 ( b ) Effective use can be made of coloured chalk .
15 These straps can be made of thick tape , sewn through and on either side of the sail with a curtain ring or similar kite ring ( the ‘ D ’ rings are ideal ) held fairly close to the edge of the kite .
16 They will focus on how best use can be made of open spaces in and around housing estates , roads and the transport network , housing and schools .
17 Leaving this central issue to one side for the moment , we should add here that there are major critiques which can be made of Marxist theories , critiques on the theories ' own terms .
18 It may be possible to gain access to past records so that a realistic assessment can be made of achievable levels ; alternatively , in the absence of any historical data , utopian levels ( eg 100% ) could be set initially , then modified if the auditing process highlights that they are unattainable .
19 If this particular combination of sonatas suits your needs , you can be assured of strong , expressive , and detailed readings , with excellent violin intonation and plenty of initiative from the pianist .
20 Non-logical stimuli : the first step here is to list as many aspects as can be thought of connected with the problem situation and to consider a completely irrelevant , unconnected object and to see how many ways that the object could affect the situation .
21 Over the past two or three decades similar stories can be told of Pink Floyd 's ‘ Dark Side Of The Moon ’ , Mike Oldfield 's ‘ Tubular Bells ’ , Fleetwood Mac 's ‘ Rumours ’ and , of course , the 1985 sales blitz that was ‘ Brothers In Arms ’ , an LP which became the flagship of the burgeoning CD generation .
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