Example sentences of "[noun] can [be] [verb] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following day the whole fence can be raked down from both sides to make it shed rain better , and the rakings piled on top . |
| 2 | Such reasoning can be traced down to the present day , although there are variations on the theme . |
| 3 | If blanket assertions regarding business methods can be broken down into categories then a claim of confidence may succeed . |
| 4 | No one pretends that the calculation of the multiplier is a scientific operation and no hard-and-fast rule can be laid down for calculating it . |
| 5 | Also , when you deprive your body of food , it prefers to derive the energy it needs from your muscle tissue as well as your fat stores — therefore any weight loss can be put down to loss of lean muscle , not just flab ! |
| 6 | Since the relevant words are ‘ I know , Pamphilus , that everything I leave you will pass to my sons … ’ , the question can be broken down into two parts : do these words amount to a trust at all ? |
| 7 | These can be used down to 600 and 350 cm -1 , respectively ; for lower frequencies , CsI can be used down to 200 cm -1 but it is softer and much more expensive . |
| 8 | Evening elegance can be let down by everyday watch wear . |
| 9 | The predictions made by Johnson were tested by simulation studies , which showed that even for a 100 per cent packed file , if the discipline he recommended is adhered to , the average number of accesses can be kept down to 1.5 per retrieval , and for larger bucket sizes this is reduced to around 1.25 . |
| 10 | Analysis of financial statements can be broken down into four major steps . |
| 11 | Subsequent experiments have revealed that the concept of attentional focus can be broken down into two separate factors : one concerns the intrinsic importance of actor and acted-upon ; the other concerns informational aspects of actor and acted-upon . |
| 12 | Nature has , of course , tremendous resilience in coping with abuse ; even great quantities of waste can be broken down by the bacteria in the water . |
| 13 | LIFESPAN RDBI data transfers can be broken down into the following phases : |
| 14 | A large powerful unit of enemy troops can be bogged down by Snotlings and overwhelmed , even though the Snotlings are unlikely to cause many casualties . |
| 15 | Sources of error in the digitizing process can be broken down into two main streams : source map error and operational error . |
| 16 | Even foods such as cellulose which forms the cell walls of plants can be broken down by carp , because of the bacteria which live in the gut . |
| 17 | Hierarchy presupposes an already determined outcome or purpose ; the underlying idea of hierarchy is that such an outcome can be broken down into a set of sub-processes . |
| 18 | If the stall occurs above about 500 feet , the accident can be put down to lack of awareness and poor stall and spin recovery training . |
| 19 | The stream can be followed down towards the railway viaduct , the drab surroundings being suddenly and unexpectedly relieved when the stream , innocuous thus far , plunges over the edge of a limestone gorge . |
| 20 | No I mean I I do n't think what happened on Piper can be put down to basic safety . |
| 21 | For example , the fetching and execution of a " store accumulator " instruction can be broken down into a sequence of more primitive operations as shown in Figure 3.19 . |
| 22 | On the latter subject , the author points to the inconsistent decisions on whether the effect of unambiguous operative provisions can be cut down by the long title and he seems to incline to the view that they can be so affected ; this , perhaps , does not give sufficient weight to what was said about the effect of the preamble in Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover . |
| 23 | The problem of poor image quality can be tracked down to the scanning stage . |
| 24 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |
| 25 | Any bar or disco which exceeds its permitted decibel limit can be shut down on the spot for the night by police . |
| 26 | However , in all cases the instructions can be broken down into a sequence of primitive operations on the various parts of the processor , such as the accumulators , the adder and the program counter ; notice that some of these parts are not directly accessible to the programmer . |
| 27 | The structure of the economy and society can be broken down in a variety of ways for a variety of purposes . |
| 28 | Filter bacteria : Almost every natural substance can be broken down by bacteria . |
| 29 | In many cases the most probable answers can be set down in advance and this helps enormously towards analysis . |
| 30 | Each of these groups of magazines can be broken down into smaller groups depending on the audience at which they are aimed and the degree of specialisation of their contents . |