Example sentences of "can be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equitable Life Assurance Society in Guernsey ( 0481 716021 ) has designed International Investment Plan written under Guernsey life law and which can be on joint lives ; while International Personal Pension Plan written under Guernsey pensions legislation can only be written on a single life . |
| 2 | The Social Services department has a variety of equipment which can be on free loan to you if you are assessed to need it . |
| 3 | On Health Master , because it 's quite a common thing where employees can be on full pay for six months , then half for the next six months . |
| 4 | With older , annular-type heaters , the tappings can be on opposite sides of the cylinder . |
| 5 | It seems to occur in some manufacturers ' products more than others , and is not a problem with ‘ safe ’ tools such as drills , but can be with bladed tools . |
| 6 | This can be for unexpected circumstances , such as short term domestic crisis . |
| 7 | Our desire can be for physical satisfaction , for wealth , power or the need for recognition , for satisfying the intellect or our heart , or simply for the seeking of pleasure . |
| 8 | Loans can be for double glazing , cavity wall insulation , loft conversion , central heating — permanent improvements that make your home more comfortable to live in — and if you 're thinking of more than one improvement , a loan can be arranged to cover this . |
| 9 | The work can be at various levels from initial reconnaissance to diamond drilling but is not intended to go beyond the discovery stage of a mineral deposit . |
| 10 | The quantum model in physics contains the possibility that individual quanta can be at different energy levels . |
| 11 | The latter form handles for winding in the line and the handles can be at opposite ends , or have one central to act as a pivot , rotating in the free hand . |
| 12 | But I remembered how cruel children can be to small animals , and I did not want the boy to take his revenge on me . |
| 13 | The references can be to other parts of the same book , to another textbook or to your own Shelfold notes ( see chapter 4 ) . |
| 14 | What is remarkable is how impervious a government can be to changing public opinion when insulated from the threat of political defeat by a substantial parliamentary majority . |
| 15 | A recent exchange between young Scottish and French women has demonstrated how adaptable SCOTVEC modules can be to European projects . |
| 16 | That in itself emphasised what value he can be to United — his sheer danger and menace forces the opposition to follow him , which inevitably creates space for others . |
| 17 | When considering the effect of outside influences , two aspects can be of crucial importance . |
| 18 | While academic literature is full of material on officer-councillor relationships , relatively little is known about relationships between departmental chiefs within the same authority , but these , obviously , can be of crucial significance . |
| 19 | The political moment — that period when moral attitudes are transformed into formally political action — can be of key importance in nuancing the regulation of sexuality , and at crucial times a moral schema has been of prime significance in political propaganda . |
| 20 | The theory is nevertheless of a sort which can be of real use in a classroom . |
| 21 | Quite the reverse , these become the trusted friends that truly understand and can be of real help in time of trouble . |
| 22 | The retreat movement is only just beginning to establish itself north of the Border and I feel strongly that a quiet space can be of real benefit in today 's hectic and stressful lifestyle . ’ ‘ |
| 23 | This is because classical beams of radiation can be of arbitrary weakness . |
| 24 | If you live far from any natural source of running water , an ornamental fountain in a park or garden can be of equal value . |
| 25 | The traveller or stranger can be of equal status ; this allows you to ask particularly useful questions in role : " How do you organise your meetings ? |
| 26 | Indeed , it may very well be an area where some programs can be of immediate and wide-ranging use to teachers . |
| 27 | Tanks for hard water can be of cast iron or sheet steel , but for soft water the sheet metal has to be protected by bituminous or plastics coatings . |
| 28 | Control formats based on escape sequences can be of indefinite length , and page description languages can be extremely powerful . |
| 29 | The Court felt that , ‘ Such information can be of tremendous historical value in demonstrating what agency personnel were involved in making a particular policy decision and what officials knew and when they knew it . ’ |
| 30 | The enthusiasm for partnership by individual secondary schools can be of great advantage to primary schools and their pupils . |