Example sentences of "can be between [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dramatic oppositions can be between good and bad or , more subtly , between good and good . |
| 2 | For new cars the length of the agreement varies according to whether you buy on contract hire ( commonly known as ‘ lease ’ ) which is for a period of three years , or on hire purchase which can be between four and five years . |
| 3 | There can not be a sharp dividing line , as there can be between one year and the next ; the evolution of language is a gradual one , as witness the modern divergences between American , Australian and United Kingdom English , and the differences between the everyday languages of Cornwall and Northumberland . |
| 4 | The measures can be between like quantities ( e.g. dry weight to fresh weight ) or unlike quantities ( e.g. leaf area to fresh weight ) . |
| 5 | A miner 's resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute , compared with about 70 for a typical male . |
| 6 | Another grouping can be between organic and inorganic soils which relates to alkali soluble and acid soluble soils . |