Example sentences of "can [adv] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is at this stage that we can perhaps be of most use by pointing out that that is mostly what grief is about . |
| 2 | ‘ The face of nature under one broad and universal glare ( a cloudless midsummer day ) is not propitious to the feelings of an anxious spectator ; but this monotony can only be of short duration , because the declining sun … produces shadows ; these gradually expanding , uniting and finally on the setting of the sun … exhibit an almost infinite variety of form , of tone and of colour . ’ |
| 3 | Most importantly , though , we have increased our knowledge and spread it more widely and this can only be of benefit for the future . |
| 4 | If the originator is unable to put in the time and effort required , the OI can only be of limited help ( Rosenfeld and Servo , 1985 ) . |
| 5 | Both Astrid and Thomas agree that the collaborative nature of the joint venture can only be of benefit to all the participants . |
| 6 | The English landscape is of a richly diverse nature and an understanding of the complex early factors which influenced the creation of its individual regions can only be of value in helping to ensure the preservation of its essential character . |
| 7 | Joan has worked very hard and conscientiously during her term of office but she feels that a fresh look at the job through a new treasurer in 1987 can only be of benefit to the Society . |
| 8 | As well as involving our audiences more , it may also help to attract new members which can only be of benefit to the Society let's hope it will be a regular event . |
| 9 | Education can thus be of crucial importance in preventing violations . |
| 10 | Warton replies : ‘ It can not be of any use to the dead themselves . |
| 11 | He meant that the deepest and profoundest truth , the truth that ultimately matters and is in the end really worth grasping , can not be of the sort that can be contemplated and appropriated in an attitude of serene detachment . |
| 12 | If you are sorry that you can not be of assistance , then you should say so . |
| 13 | Surely such a creature can not be of use to us ? ’ |
| 14 | The domestic arrangements of an elderly bachelor like myself can not be of much interest to anyone . |
| 15 | What more has happened can not be of your doing . |
| 16 | It can hardly be of great value to them out on the open ocean where they spend the bulk of their time , except perhaps to detect the stench of a floating carcass on which they might feed . |
| 17 | His professional engineering career started on the truck side , and he sees his task mainly as miniaturisation to bring all the advantages of power and economy enjoyed by the heavy goods diesel driver down to the size where they can also be of benefit to the motorist . |
| 18 | Glebe terriers , cathedral records , borough records and tax returns can also be of value . |
| 19 | The exercise of decomposing the system models will aid this process , progressively bringing the systems ideas closer to what can be observed in practice ; imaginative use of unsophisticated computer software can also help , particularly where the level of detail makes manual analysis impracticable ; simple matrices similar to those employed to good effect in many of the studies described in this book can also be of benefit ; not forgetting , of course , the significant value of discussing ideas with experienced staff from the organisation being studied . |
| 20 | Data analysis can also be of interest to management as a way of understanding their organisation . |
| 21 | Bounty can also be of a derivative nature . |
| 22 | Counselling sensitivity and insight can often be of more value than strictly medical knowledge . |
| 23 | Surveys by children of matters of local concern such as the problem of litter or the poor state of playgrounds in the area can well be of interest to the local press and merit a special feature . |
| 24 | The use of gadgets such as Chambons or side-reins while lungeing , can undoubtedly be of great assistance in retraining a horse , provided that they are not merely used as a short-cut . |
| 25 | These measures , along with effective draughtproofing , can cut the energy requirements of a house by more than half — so it should be done before you install a new boiler , which can then be of a smaller design . |
| 26 | ‘ And of course , ’ he continued blandly to the committee , ‘ if I can then be of assistance , I should be delighted . ’ |
| 27 | Interior panels can either be of fairly basic wood that will be papered over , or fancy panelling , such as oak , that will be left bare and make a modest property look like a stately home . |
| 28 | In animals , digestive systems can either be of the forward or rearward types . |
| 29 | These shrubs were cut of fat ground level so that stools developed from which new shoots emerged — the stools can therefore be of very great age , having been through many cycles of cutting . |