Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] can [be] [verb] the " in BNC.
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1 | The previous section has concentrated on cultural , and hence spatial , variations in what for shorthand can be called the ‘ world of work ’ , that part of life which is concerned with creating and sustaining the means of subsistence . |
2 | We are arguing , on the basis of what actually happens in classrooms , that a purist adherence to any methodological orthodoxy can generate considerable problems , that these need to be addressed openly , and that in any event the notion that the act of teaching can be made the subject of procedural mandates is suspect and unrealistic . |
3 | A fourth type of critic can be called the compiler , whose criticism is implied in choices for collections or exhibitions . |
4 | So let us consider what might be called the continuum of control in the interview situation ; the one end of the continuum where there is the minimal amount of control can be called the situation of the ‘ informal interview ’ and the other end , where there is maximum control , may be called the ‘ formal interview ’ . |
5 | A laborious internal review of the Long-Term Costing is undertaken to whittle down the gap , and to highlight vulnerable programmes so that the Secretary of State can be given the strongest possible brief to help him fight for a higher allocation of resources ; and conversely to enable him to fend off attacks by other high-spending ministers , who are intent on grabbing a larger share for themselves , often at the expense of Defence . |
6 | With several separate aquaria , each kind of animal can be given the type of food it needs , and animals that feed on other animals can be kept apart . |