Example sentences of "can be taken [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the memory of the association of a given flavour with illness can be taken to be more important than the memory that the flavour has also been experienced without harmful consequences , then the latter memory would interfere after a short but not after a long retention interval . |
| 2 | An aim can be taken to be a statement of intent on the part of the teacher , usually expressed in general terms , whilst an objective is a statement describing in specific terms what the student is expected to do at the end of a course of learning experience . |
| 3 | With writing , at least , they believe , what is said can be taken to be what is meant . |
| 4 | Thus the total number of transactions T in the economy can be taken to be fixed if full employment is the norm , or alternatively the assumption that the quantity of money has no permanent effect on the real sector of the economy implies that T is independent of M. Consequently there should be a definite relationship between the quantity of money and the price level if the velocity of circulation can also be shown to be independent of M. |
| 5 | If the number of children varies , then the branching ratio n can be taken to be the number which makes this sum give the right answer . |
| 6 | ‘ At one extreme , one might say : ‘ Here is a person who escaped from custody in Belfast ; therefore , whatever flows from that can be taken to be entirely his own fault . ’ |
| 7 | This ability is independent of idiosyncratic beliefs , feelings and usages ( although it may refer to those shared by participants ) , and is based for the most part on quite regular and relatively abstract principles Pragmatics can be taken to be the description of this ability , as it operates both for particular languages and language in general . |
| 8 | Compare the following ( Sperber and Wilson 's examples ) : In [ 25 ] the speaker can be taken to be emphasising the length of the walk . |
| 9 | I do n't think that they can be taken to be in any particular order . |