Example sentences of "can be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The retained profit can be unlocked by declaration of a dividend . |
| 2 | REACTIVE chlorine compounds are known to cause ozone depletion in the Antarctic stratosphere , but they can be bound into an inactive form through reactions with nitrogen dioxide . |
| 3 | But no civilised state can be bound by the whims of the people . |
| 4 | Second , it can be concluded for both the UK ( Best , 1976 ) and for the EEC ( Best , 1979 ) that although there are major differences within countries , notably in the relative areas devoted to woodland and urban land , that there is a common pattern of land loss to both urban use and woodland as shown in Figure 8.1 . |
| 5 | Provided proper procedures are established and followed to ensure their incorporation into the business 's contracts , contracts can be concluded by relatively junior employees whilst the terms can limit or exclude the power of such employees to negotiate or vary the business 's obligations . |
| 6 | ‘ If anything can be concluded from this book , it is that I was born , ’ writes Sisson after touching on that event , which occurred 75 years ago in a building since occupied by the Bristol Rovers Supporters Club . |
| 7 | What then can be concluded from this debate ? |
| 8 | What can be concluded from the discussion thus far is that the approach to findings of evidence is integrally related to the view of jurisdiction adopted . |
| 9 | So , what can be concluded from the PIMS data base about the relationships implied in the portfolio matrices ? |
| 10 | It can be concluded from the evidence of Table 16.5 that there is little relationship between low tax burdens and faster economic growth . |
| 11 | While nothing definitive can be concluded from such meagre data , the fact that such examples do seem to suggest different impressions than the to infinitive to speakers of various dialects indicates that they deserve closer attention , especially in the light of a further examination of the passive voice . |
| 12 | It can be concluded from these data that a ZNF11 gene duplication event occurred relatively recently in the evolution of the human lineage . |
| 13 | However the actual molecular mechanism by which so much energy can be absorbed during fracture varies a great deal between the different kinds of solids . |
| 14 | On a good day ( for the parents , that is ) children can be absorbed for hours in the imaginative construction of a world which depends on them alone for its realization and reward . |
| 15 | Finally , care should be taken not to overstock the pond , as if too many fish are present they will consume more oxygen than can be absorbed across the water surface . |
| 16 | A vomitoxin can be absorbed through the skin , causing a soldier to remove his mask to vomit and thus exposing him to other toxic agents , through his respiratory system . |
| 17 | During digestion , enzymes then break these nutrients down so that they can be absorbed through the walls of the digestive tract and enter the bloodstream . |
| 18 | It is toxic by inhalation or ingestion and can be absorbed through the skin . |
| 19 | At 100 metres ( 325 feet ) , a dolphin 's lungs are probably completely collapsed — all the air has been forced into the thick-walled windpipe and nasal passages , from where no nitrogen can be absorbed into the blood . |
| 20 | Alternatively , imbalance of forces can be absorbed into the body , as strain or deformation , until the elastic and plastic limits are reached and the body disintegrates . |
| 21 | ‘ I use a rough canvas for my oils so that many layers of paint can be absorbed into the grain . |
| 22 | However , detailed observations of a variety of teachers using the same material ( see , for example , reference 2 ) immediately reveals the wide range of teaching styles that are used and the apparent ease with which almost any material can be absorbed into any style . |
| 23 | The rate at which people can be absorbed into the public social service sector , or are willing and able to enter it , does not depend on the social planners alone , and there is much scope for improvement in our whole approach to manpower and womanpower problems . |
| 24 | The study also reveals that heavy metals , in particular cadmium and zinc , present in the sludge , are taken up by plants and can be absorbed into the food chain far more easily than previously thought . |
| 25 | There is a growing interest in other ‘ guest ’ molecules that can be absorbed by the ‘ host ’ zeolite . |
| 26 | Minerals : Minerals ( or trace elements ) can be absorbed by fish , either from their food or from the surrounding water . |
| 27 | Prosecutions by local authorities under the Act of 1950 have little deterrent effect , because the increased sales are such that fines at the level presently authorised under the statute can be absorbed by large retailers as a relatively small increase in their costs , though the same is not true of small shops with their much lower sales . |
| 28 | Moreover , mercury in the banned products can be absorbed by the skin and lead to hypertension , stroke and heart failure . |
| 29 | One of the processes of digestion is to reduce food to a substance which can be absorbed in the bloodstream as sugar . |
| 30 | Gay women can be absorbed in any aspect of the women 's movement , ’ she says . |