Example sentences of "it can be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once a decision has been made , then quite honestly the sooner it can been done the better . ’ |
| 2 | I think it can be tackled from one or two different ways . |
| 3 | Should it be lost or damaged , it can be regenerated quickly . |
| 4 | But if it can be proven that overfishing of sand-eel is the principal cause of the problem , we can only hope that remedial action can be taken before it is too late for our important sea-bird colonies to recover . |
| 5 | They usually come with self-adhesive pads , so it can be mounted anywhere in the vicinity of the tank . |
| 6 | Partially stenosed coronary arteries can often be re-bored using a hi-tech version of the pipe-cleaner known as a balloon catheter , so named because it can be blown up at the appropriate moment to expand the narrowed segment . |
| 7 | Everything exchanged in the secret correspondence has to be tiny so it can be hidden in the palm of the hand : pills , passport sized pictures of the family . |
| 8 | Usually , it is positioned so that it can be operated by the thumb , and normally one press is needed to start recording and a second press to stop . |
| 9 | Or the nineteen thirties book is like one of the things that really inspired me because it showed me that you can do type that looks as though , I mean it can be composed as though in metal and not be boring — can not be , manufactured , you know hum drum , by varying the weights and by massing it , and also one of the things they do , that you see in those books that you did n't see in printing , was this size of type . |
| 10 | The pistol shot is so loud it can be heard well over half a mile away . |
| 11 | It can be heard down the entire High Street . |
| 12 | There are ways of converting the voice stuff into a more standardised format , so that it can be heard by different systems , but I 've not learnt how to do that yet . |
| 13 | This will vary according to the crops being grown and management practices ; it can be minimised if soil conservation measures , fertilisers and suitable crop rotations are utilised , including intercropping with legumes . |
| 14 | The cost of a relationship can never be totally abolished , but it can be minimised by extending the common interests . |
| 15 | Its appeal is furthered by the fact that it can be electrified by rubbing , a property which has sometimes led to its being referred to as ‘ black amber ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ When the order is delivered , it can be invoiced electronially . |
| 17 | Meiosis , too , is a physical process , and it can be influenced by genes . |
| 18 | To regard homosexuality as a social construction and nothing more is , potentially , to put another weapon in the hands of those who would like to see it quite literally erased from the world — if it can be constructed , then it can be deconstructed , so what are all those queers still doing here ? |
| 19 | It can be constructed easily and cheaply by tacking a square of white or green flannel to a board 24 ins by 24 ins ( 60 cm by 60 cm ) . |
| 20 | The speech left provides for an internal speech code which passes through a working memory system where it can be examined . |
| 21 | Clearly , where a boundary exists on the ground as a physical feature ( a bank , ditch , or hedge ) it can be examined archaeologically and some dating evidence may become available . |
| 22 | For example , it can be stated that ‘ By the end of the ward allocation the student will be able to catheterise a female patient , using an aseptic and atraumatic technique ’ , or ‘ By the end of the ward allocation the student will be able to identify five potential problems associated with catheterization ’ . |
| 23 | In their favour it can be stated that the consultation process which followed the publication of Paying for Local Government showed twice as many people wanting to abolish the rates as wishing to keep them . |
| 24 | It can be stated simply . |
| 25 | 7 The consequences of a finding of unreasonableness It can be stated with some degree of certainty that both academic and judicial opinion is divided as how to characterise a contract in unreasonable restraint of trade and the consequences thereof . |
| 26 | But the use of range cattle , though the yield is lower and we are talking now about extensification , is sustainable , largely because it can be sustained with minimal input from fossil fuel . |
| 27 | If there is any upturn , people wonder when it is going to benefit them and whether it can be sustained . |
| 28 | It can be overcome if you recognise that you are tired and getting complacent , but the onset is very gradual and often you do not recognise that anything is wrong . |
| 29 | It can be overcome only by constant and constantly renewed efforts to disrupt the reified structure of existence by concretely relating to the concretely manifested contradictions of the total development , by becoming conscious of the immanent meanings of these contradictions for total development . |
| 30 | Most of the summer pond problems are easily prevented providing you are aware of what causes the trouble , and how it can be overcome . |