Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They form spontaneously in the waters of our planet without the elaborate ‘ machinery ’ that DNA needs ; and they develop flaws spontaneously , some of which can be replicated in subsequent layers of crystal . |
| 2 | The only remedies which can be sought in private actions are private law remedies , that is declarations , injunctions , and damages . |
| 3 | The stress-strain diagram is shown in figure 13.2(a) , and can be represented in mechanical terms by the model of a weightless spring whose modulus of extension represents the modulus of the material . |
| 4 | The distortion resulting from this can be magnified in various ways ; for example , a total or a sub-total within a table will combine the errors in the counts from which it is made up , as will a variable obtained by calculations using affected variables , or by aggregating several Enumeration Districts or wards . |
| 5 | Some can be seen in religious paintings , particularly those of the Virgin Mary , the Saints and the Angels . |
| 6 | The resounding clash between two different cultures and legal systems can be seen in modern Malaysia , where the Torrens system — a relic of British colonial rule ( see Chapter 10 , p. 261 ) — exists in a country where Islam is the national religion . |
| 7 | The same thing as can be seen in certain breeds of dogs ; hip dysplasia is a typical example . |
| 8 | Among the lizards , this can be seen in young skinks of several species . |
| 9 | Another form of mass production , usually called flow production or process production , can be seen in continuous process industries such as steel-making , paper-making and cement production . |
| 10 | This can be seen in premature foals or those which have had an unduly prolonged birth resulting in temporary lack of oxygen to the brain . |
| 11 | But that triumph can be seen in small things , just as in great . |
| 12 | The metamorphic gneisses throughout the Hebrides have been eroded to a gentle , undulating landscape as can be seen in central Lewis . |
| 13 | If a cube is sidelit and viewed against a neutral background , its vertical edges can be seen in sharp relief . |
| 14 | The abundant records and maps of post-medieval and modern times mean that much of the estate structure for these periods can be seen in great detail . |
| 15 | Overwhelmingly , the data show how the general moves towards liberalisation , described in earlier chapters , can be seen in individual policies ( Contractor , 1990b ) . |
| 16 | The protest of the human individual against the massive forces which control him is indeed a theme which can be seen in contemporary art , literature , music and drama , in the struggles against racialism , poverty and war , in the popular movements of Western youth and in the renewed campaign for women 's emancipation ; so we can hardly be surprised if parents too begin to question the authority of the experts . |
| 17 | There is , for example , a distinct positivist and empiricist strain which emerges in the functionalist style and whose roots can be seen in sociological positivism , the Fabian aspects of evolutionary theory , and that interpretation of pragmatism which views the application of the methods of pragmatic instrumentalism to the judicial role as a continuation of Austin 's positivist project . |
| 18 | The importance of private funds in breaking through administrative barriers can be seen in other aspects of island life . |
| 19 | Perhaps the proof of the pudding can be seen in public attitudes , for no such projects can come to fruition without substantial support from the public . |
| 20 | Hewitt ( 1989 ) , for example , accepts that the speech of black adolescents shows influences from Creole but asserts that the same influences can be seen in white adolescents ' English in certain areas : the English of many black youngsters also itself displayed evidence of Creole influence beyond those stretches that might be plainly treated as switches . |
| 21 | As the waters recede , their spawning tunnels can be seen in serried rows in the flood bank . |
| 22 | At this gain the noise level of the instrument can be seen in quiet periods to be approximately 10 gamma — 15 gamma over a bandwagon of the order of 0.3Hz , reasonable enough for serious studies . |
| 23 | The most common organic manure these days is the spent marc , the residue of skins , pips and stalks amassed after the pressing process , which can be seen in purple-black piles by the roadside from November onwards . |
| 24 | Handy ( 1985 ) makes the point that organisations can be seen in territorial terms , characterised by empire building . |
| 25 | There are good examples of what can be done in private care . |
| 26 | This can be done in various ways . |
| 27 | This can be done in various ways , most of which can be found in eighteenthand early nineteenth-century fiction , but not used so artfully or extensively . |
| 28 | This can be done in various ways . |
| 29 | This can be done in slatted or packed towers or , if required , under pressure , by the injection of air . |
| 30 | The second is that the statutory services do not have the monopoly of altruism or the monopoly of occupying the high moral ground , and I think that those of you who saw the presentation given yesterday afternoon by Mike O'Reilly on the work that 's being done at Knowesouth , the private home he and his wife run , would have to concede that that was an excellent example of the kind of not only interesting , but the kind of pushing forward the boundaries of what can be done in different kinds of settings for people with dementia . |