Example sentences of "that can be [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | And he leaves us with the teasing comment : ‘ Weizmann 's fermentation process with regard to oil works ; but that , for the moment , is all that can be stated . |
2 | But there is no one book , not even any two or three books , that can be pointed to as constituting the corpus or the canon of Pound 's criticism . |
3 | The final characteristic of the MPs that can be traced is religion , which shows as traditional a pattern as any . |
4 | To encourage developers to write more modular software that can take advantage of systems that support Threads — a Thread can be any part of an application or programme that is not dependent on the result or outcome of another ( that can be treated as a task in its own right ) — Posix has a committee working on a Threads application programming interface standard . |
5 | Three rusted iron wheels remain at the site , but otherwise all that can be seen are foundations and watercourses . |
6 | This for Lévi-Strauss is tied up with the business of ‘ science ’ , which aims to discover truths that are universal and that can be seen to be a product of their method . |
7 | We now know that our galaxy is only one of some hundred thousand million that can be seen using modern telescopes , each galaxy itself containing some hundred thousand million stars . |
8 | I say again that in Northern Ireland the Housing Executive has spent a great deal more per capita than is the case elsewhere and that can be seen by anyone who visits public sector housing in Northern Ireland . |
9 | A prime example of that can be seen at Blidworth in my constituency . |
10 | that that can be seen from er the bungalow almost directly opposite , and er it 's almost a traditional requirement that they ask for steep pitches . |
11 | I think the key point is Yeltsin , like Gorbachev , unlike the coup leaders is part of a very privileged elite in the Soviet Union and the difference is that to express the erm , you know trying to put them , advance themselves in society at the expense of the rest of Soviet 's society , applicable difference is erm much more inventive and sort of packed on the end to justify er that , that the moves they are making , I mean at , you know like I say that can be seen in the very democratic step that Yeltsin 's been taking since he 's been the Russian president . |
12 | Bernard Lane , one of the authors of the handbook , said : ‘ The students find that there is much more that can be done in the village than was thought . |
13 | Even so , all that can be done here is designate a unit holder under 18 , the child is only a beneficial owner . |
14 | Even so , all that can be done here is designate a unit holder under 18 , the child is only a beneficial owner . |
15 | Even so , all that can be done here is designate a unit holder under 18 , the child is only a beneficial owner . |
16 | The most that can be done is that B may allow C to use his name to claim the money . |
17 | Clearly , therefore , there is no way in which oxygen can be obtained without any water loss : the best that can be done is to minimize the loss . |
18 | The best that can be done , therefore , is to limit the supply of air to the minimum necessary to meet the requirements for oxygen . |
19 | Fortunately , there is much that can be done at home to reduce the level of chemical exposure — for the majority of patients , these simple measures will be enough to alleviate the symptoms considerably . |
20 | In 1922 , Collins promised on behalf of the Labour Party that ‘ all that can be done under the Maternity and Child Welfare Acts in the way of helping necessitous , and expectant and nursing mothers , and caring for young children would have our support ’ ( Election leaflet 1922 ) . |
21 | Even where we have overcome difficulties of technology and resources , as , for example , in producing multi-media stacks using Apple 's HyperCard ( or SuperCard ) , there is market resistance to purchasing what might otherwise come as public domain or ‘ shareware ’ and little that can be done to prevent illegal copying and resulting saturation of a limited market before costs are recovered . |
22 | They identify aspects of grief and restitution , the need to feel secure and confident that all that can be done has been done to recompense for earlier losses , and that one has a safe confidante somewhere in the situation . |
23 | ‘ If that can be done by private firms , then that is what I must go for . ’ |
24 | A breakdown in the toilet habits of old dogs can again often be attributed to medical causes , and there is little that can be done , although in cystitis ( inflammation of the bladder ) , appropriate medication may resolve the problem rapidly . |
25 | There is little that can be done at this stage . |
26 | There is little that can be done down the sides of the door , beyond checking that the weatherstrip provided ( usually a rubber flap or brush strip ) is in order . |
27 | There are difficulties in identifying areas common to the brains of people and other animals and , even when that can be done , it is unclear how far one can rely on the areas working in exactly the same way . |
28 | There 's little that can be done about the former ( it 's a consequence of Improv 's structure ) but the latter will be addressed in a future release . |
29 | In terms of a written flight plan there is little that can be done about wind , headings and estimates . |
30 | ‘ The constable in certain districts ’ , The Pall Mall Gazette ( 19 February 1901 ) observed , ‘ is apparently looked upon as the common enemy whom it is right to kick and beat whenever that can be done with safety . ’ |