Example sentences of "[verb] can [be] [vb pp] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we do not know about something or do not realise what is addressed can be understood in another manner or seen through another lens , it skews our viewpoint ; it limits our options ; it clouds our perspective . |
| 2 | Details of monies to be collected can be transmitted in many ways — magnetic tape , floppy disk , telephone , or through computer bureau — depending on individual preference . |
| 3 | Thus the inconvenience of negotiation can be avoided and a decision to purchase can be made at any time and immediately put into effect . |
| 4 | When viewed from this vantage point , designing can be seen as more than just a means of creating and applying technologies : it is also revealed as a means of shaping relations between people . |
| 5 | That this is the sense in which the term is later used can be confirmed by another piece of evidence . |
| 6 | The properties of the state so formed are related in a probabilistic way to the properties of the states out of which it is composed [ the photon has a chance unc a of transmission ( which is a certainty for polarisation along y ) and a chance cos ' a of not being transmitted ( which is a certainty for polarisation along x ) ] This is what is meant by the superposition principle : that states can be combined in this way with a probability interpretation of the result . |
| 7 | Our judges treat the techniques they use for interpreting statutes and measuring precedents — even those no one challenges — not simply as tools handed down by the traditions of their ancient craft but as principles they assume can be justified in some deeper political theory , and when they come to doubt this , for what-ever reason , they construct theories that seem to them better . |
| 8 | Collecting data in different forms so that results can be collated and compared can be done in several ways and can form the basis of much useful discussion . |
| 9 | A very high standard of stitching and finishing can be found on this shirt , the seams either being overlocked or enclosed , making them fairly robust . |
| 10 | But these are irrelevant to an organization which charges for its goods and services because here the revenue gained can be used for any activity deemed appropriate : it can be reinvested , it can be distributed as dividends , it can be used to repay loans , etc . |
| 11 | If reforming Russia is now the world 's biggest challenge , then comfort can be taken in this new Russian knack of taking the right road when choices have to be made . |
| 12 | RESTORE can be used at any time in a program to set the line where DATA is read from . |
| 13 | Under normal domestic circumstances barking can be controlled without such mutilation being necessary . |
| 14 | There are many ways in which help can be obtained for those who are incontinent . |
| 15 | The techniques and skills that follow can be performed on all funboards but are best suited to boards under 3.20m as they are more controllable in strong winds . |
| 16 | The idea is to see if the terms on which bargainers settle can be influenced by such cues . |
| 17 | The last row before transferring can be knitted in either direction . |
| 18 | Flashing can be used in another way . |
| 19 | Flashing can be used in another way . |
| 20 | Nor did we reflect on the way in which work can be used by some people as a substitute for living an authentic life . |
| 21 | You should note that as many module names as required can be added to each SSR . |
| 22 | Just as the term ‘ literacy ’ itself turned out to be more precise than in general use , and we were able to pin down the distinction ‘ literate/non-literate ’ to ‘ literacy in classical Greece ’ as opposed to literacy or non-literacy elsewhere , so the grand consequences of the literacy being described can be seen from this passage to hinge on very particular distinctions . |