Example sentences of "who can be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Bifurcation ’ refers to a dual-edged approach to the problem of offending : differentiating between ‘ ordinary ’ or ‘ run of the mill ’ offenders with whom less severe measures can be taken on the one hand , and on the other hand ‘ exceptional ’ , ‘ very serious ’ or ‘ dangerous ’ offenders who can be made subject to much tougher measures . |
| 2 | This will be the case especially where the actual affidavit boasts of " highly placed sources " who can be summoned to verify the allegation . |
| 3 | It is , however , also important to recognize the potential of other bright people who can be trained while in post , and the problems and inefficiencies which can arise from ‘ sectarian professionalism ’ . |
| 4 | A literary text is , manifestly , the product of a particular historical situation , and may be interpreted in the light of its origins and initial reception , as has been done in the discussions of Romantic literature by Marilyn Butler and Jerome J. McGann , who can be called New Historicists minus the ideological charge . |
| 5 | We should not forget the general point that , in many communities where religious affiliation plays no part in political decisions , the clergy are still seen as leading figures who can be called upon to lead and organize activities outside the narrow remit of religion . |
| 6 | ‘ In this game you need people like Simon who can be called up at a moment 's notice . ’ |
| 7 | But for many more the importance of relatives — especially of grandmothers — lies in their availability as people who can be called upon in a crisis , or as people to fall back on when other arrangements break down . |
| 8 | They 're retained , or part-time firemen who can be called out to Chipping Norton fire station at any time . |
| 9 | But the wards are staffed twenty four hours a day , nursing staff are always about , we have dedicated security staff who can be called at a minute 's notice , and staff are obviously aware on kid 's wards how sensitive security is , and will be challenging people when they come on to the wards . |
| 10 | In the light of the above , provided the doctor is of the opinion that the patient 's mental faculties are such as to make his refusal of treatment unreliable , I take the view that , in the case of an incompetent child , if there is a parent or guardian who can be consulted , the doctor can rely on their consent to treatment , despite the expressed wishes of the patient . |
| 11 | They have been the nucleus of several hundred self-employed artisans manufacturing these bicycle attachments who can be seen on open sites across Nairobi . |
| 12 | A significant indicator of poverty in any society is the number of people who can be seen poking in rubbish bins looking for something that is still usable , since surviving off society 's rubbish epitomises ultimate poverty . |
| 13 | ‘ He was violent , ’ says Luke , who can be seen in 90210 tonight ( ITV , 5.20pm ) . |
| 14 | Claudia , who can be seen on the show tonight , says : ‘ I woke up in the middle of the night in absolute agony . |
| 15 | This fear found its most extreme expression in the activities of Alan Percy and his supporters , who can be seen as a connecting link between the pre-war Die-hards and a conservative fascist tradition . |
| 16 | The only council member who can be seen to be motivated by hostility to the family is William , lord Hastings . |
| 17 | The only council member who can be seen to be motivated by hostility to the family is William , lord Hastings . |
| 18 | And as depressed parents can have a deleterious effect on their children 's behaviour and vulnerability to psychiatric disturbance ( Rutter , 1966 ) , the number of people who can be affected in some way by the disorder is substantial and marks it out as one of the most important psychiatric conditions . |
| 19 | Because it , it 's , it 's not particularly going to grab me because I 'm going to look at it and I 'm going to I 'm going to look down to see what it 's asking me do and certainly a busy news editor is looking down the line to see , and the first thing he 'll actually do is , is just have a , a very fast glance at it , find out what it 's about , and just make sure there 's someone who can be phoned , and what the news editor will do is actually throw it out into a pile of other handouts and there 's usually a journalist who 's , who 's who 's won first prize and their task for the day is to do all the handouts , and all you want to be sure of is that someone can make a phone call and the news editor wo n't , wo n't bother with any with any superfluous detail , all he 'd want to know is that somebody can be contacted , we 'll find out about it later . |
| 20 | There are systems in research laboratories which approach this goal but increasing the number of speakers who can be recognised reduces the number of words that can be accepted at any one time . |
| 21 | Pressure groups are now campaigning for the law to be extended to cover back seat passengers too , principally with the safety of children in mind but also to protect front seat occupants who can be injured in a crash if an unrestrained person in the back is thrown forward . |
| 22 | Generally , it is best to send out a strong opener , that is someone who can be relied upon to go all out for a victory . |
| 23 | So the teacher finally asks Peggy , who can be relied on to know the correct answer : |
| 24 | While direct participation in government by personnel from big business has characteristically declined in modern liberal democracies ( except in the USA ) , the state apparatus remains staffed overwhelmingly by strata of society who can be relied on to adopt pro-capitalist stances on economic and industrial issues — for example , members of professions , lawyers , accountants and farmers . |
| 25 | This is well illustrated by the controversy in the case-law about the legitimacy of a company 's board of directors taking defensive action against a threatened take-over bid by issuing shares to someone who can be relied upon to support the incumbent management . |
| 26 | And if it is beyond the scope of our work , then who can be relied upon to undertake it ? |
| 27 | Colleagues regard Dick as a safe pair of hands who can be relied upon to step in when required . |
| 28 | And a manager who can be relied upon to wisely invest the Marseilles Millions on established talent either locally , in the Republic or in Scotland . |
| 29 | In the sociology of the 1960s and 1970s , as I noted in the Introduction , much attention was given , especially by those thinkers who can be regarded broadly as Marxist structuralists , to an analysis of the hidden ‘ logic of structures ’ , or ‘ structural causality ’ . |
| 30 | The only Roman historian who can be compared to Thucydides is Tacitus ( c . |