Example sentences of "can [prep] [adv] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like others of your Lordships , I am concerned about the unsatisfactory state of the law on this subject , and I trust that it can before long be the subject of review and , hopefully , reform . |
| 2 | Any matters referred to in the replies , which will need to be taken into account on completion — eg details of the title deeds that will be handed over , the standard requisition as to production of last receipts , a requirement that an outstanding mortgage should be discharged on or before completion , an undertaking of some sort to be given on completion — should be marked " Completion " so that when you come to prepare your completion agenda , these matters can at once be picked out , and no further lengthy perusal of the replies will be needed . |
| 3 | The status of comedy is crucial to the debate , and we can at least be sure that Kingsley Amis would not object to having his practice compared with Waugh 's , or to being placed with him among the monologists of the Right . |
| 4 | A decision is always easier to defend than vacillation , so — provided he is spared a second — the Chancellor can at least be glad that the base rate hike happened last week . |
| 5 | We can at least be thankful that microbes are not subject to such corruptions . |
| 6 | It is usually paid for via state-funded organisations and can at least be relied on even if it can be at times both economically and spiritually unrewarding . |
| 7 | We can at least be sure of the time when the town died , because apart from the abrupt halt in telegraph traffic , the big clock on the Military Hospital was found intact in the smouldering ruins , with its hands stopped at 07.52 . |
| 8 | As the child 's mobility increases , accidents are often related to play , and when constant adult surveillance can not be assured , young children can at least be protected by being put in a playpen or securely fastened in a bouncing cradle ( placed on the floor ) , highchair or pram . |
| 9 | To be as fair to her as is possible , it can at least be said that the work which she had plagiarized on her behalf ( since she had neither the time nor the inclination to copy it herself ) was generally of good standard . |
| 10 | Ronald Dworkin , in his book , Taking Rights Seriously ( Dworkin , 1978 ) , is one of the academic authors who has recently reintroduced a perspective reflecting these approaches into British legal theory through his argument that the fragmented process of legislation , adjudication and administration can at least be checked if not comprehended when measured against rights , rights which derive ultimately from the master principle of equal concern and respect . |
| 11 | Two variables which can at least be specified are the recipient 's skill and his receptiveness . |
| 12 | For all its faults , it can at least be said for the modern world that it has produced a substantial body of articulate opinion that blends passion with compassion in its concern for the impoverished and starving peoples of the world . |
| 13 | However , I hope it can at least be envisaged . |
| 14 | But forewarned , the difficulties can at least be acknowledged and discussed . |
| 15 | It seems to me therefore , without laying down the proposition that the Moray Firth is for every purpose within the territorial sovereignty , it can at least be clearly said that the appellant can not make out his proposition that it is inconceivable that the British legislature should attempt for fishery regulation to legislate against all and sundry in such a place . |
| 16 | My intention is to bring a little common sense to bear on the claims made by the authors mentioned above , because claims that buildings and landscape have been laid out geometrically can at least be checked . |
| 17 | Taking the first question first , an answer can at least be given in abstract terms . |
| 18 | Prest ( 1968 ) notes that studies can at least be consistent , so that situations where all income tax is allocated to labour ( plausible if Fig. 9–9(a) applies ) and all indirect taxation borne by consumers ( plausible if Fig. 9–9(b) applies ) should be avoided because they involve contradictory pictures of the supply side of the economy . |
| 19 | Perhaps a commercial squeeze on popular recreational forms can at least be seen in London and possibly other growing urban centres . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , it 's hoped the organisers can at least be persuaded to divert flight paths away from local villages in time for the next tattoo . |
| 21 | It is too early yet to say how useful the discourse approach will be , but even if it achieves nothing else , it can at least be claimed to have shown the inadequacy of attempting to analyse the function of intonation on the basis of isolated sentences or tone-units , removed from their linguistic and situational context . |
| 22 | The premium chosen , and the way in which it is offered , may pre-select a specific type of customer , but the offer can at least be targeted at the right market segment . |