Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instructors can be mistaken about their students ' ability to control the initial part properly if one or two launches go well . |
| 2 | Of course I can be mistaken about the meanings of the words I use , but this will not show that I have any mistaken beliefs about my present sensory states . |
| 3 | The term could also be used to describe the gap between the practice of solving problems , and the somewhat academic exercise of systems thinking , where ideas can be generated about desirable changes that , in light of subsequent investigation , can not be realised fully in the real-world . |
| 4 | The nature of this decoding device is shown in Figure 4 ; it is complicated , but unfortunately one must understand the complications in order to understand some of the fundamental questions that can be asked about the nature , origin , and evolution of the code . |
| 5 | One of the interesting questions that can be asked about the curriculum has to do with the relative power and influence of these various actors in the planning process ; for example , in their study , Boys et al . |
| 6 | Fourthly , at the level of individual test items , a question can be asked about how well they represent the learning that goes on in the classroom . |
| 7 | Admittedly , this formulation is relatively empty , for questions can be asked about each of its main terms . |
| 8 | A similar question can be asked about consumers when the quantity rule is that output equals the minimum of demand and supply . |
| 9 | Nothing much can be done about missing pets , but the impression of diligence and earnestness they leave with the bereft alone is a comfort . |
| 10 | Though this must be one of the main reasons why Germany has received so few Nobel prizes since the war , nothing more can be done about it . |
| 11 | Before considering what can be done about colic , we need to look at the question of lactose and lactose intolerance . |
| 12 | I 'm sure she 'll get better quicker if something can be done about her mental state . ’ |
| 13 | Again this is a key finding , for little can be done about speeds , safety and environmental traffic management issues so long as housing areas have through traffic inflicted upon them . |
| 14 | What can be done about it ? |
| 15 | If severe or total hearing loss interferes with the in-built automatic ‘ volume control ’ of voice , what can be done about it ? |
| 16 | Later we shall come to look at the practical areas where conflict is most often experienced and what can be done about it . |
| 17 | And what can be done about it ? |
| 18 | If the reason for the disappearance of the fuglicaa is a natural change in behaviour for whatever reason , then it is not easy to see what can be done about it . |
| 19 | There 's little that can be done about the former ( it 's a consequence of Improv 's structure ) but the latter will be addressed in a future release . |
| 20 | In terms of a written flight plan there is little that can be done about wind , headings and estimates . |
| 21 | What can be done about discrimination against Travellers , given that travelling people in the Glen Road have been denied the fundamental right of official halting sites which should have been provided by Belfast City Council ? |
| 22 | I will chase company this week , and see what can be done about er sending that package off to my father recordings will come out of that . |
| 23 | However , she said : ‘ The caring 90s is a current media theme , and has more to do with caring about what is happening to the British society and what can be done about it , than about spending more to underpin the disadvantaged and the dependent . ’ |
| 24 | If other people have had other experiences , if if they share erm , er Nelly 's er belief there that there is nothing that can be done about it ? 's the number to dial and we 'll have some more calls in a moment . |
| 25 | too high a price for finance , or an inability on the part of companies to find enough funds from their own resources , and if so , what can be done about it ? |
| 26 | ‘ She 'll want to take a look at those eyes of yours , whether anything can be done about them at the moment or not , and even if it is Boxing Day . ’ |
| 27 | If this behavior is inherent in the sample , very little can be done about it except to change the exciting wavelength to one that reduces the effect . |
| 28 | ‘ There 's nothing can be done about it now , if it 's not . |
| 29 | If members would like to write and suggest another way then I will see what can be done about it . |
| 30 | Will he see what can be done about that ? |