Example sentences of "[adj] can be [vb pp] as [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be summarised as having assets in one market and liabilities in another . |
| 2 | This can be seen as referring to the relationship between ‘ inputs ’ and ‘ outputs ’ when comparing the achievements of different groups of students and different institutions . |
| 3 | If the ‘ ultimate aim ’ is specified as the securing of predictive control over the future run of experience , then either this can be justified as providing a means to achieving further practical ends , or , if it stands in no need of justification , it may be possible to explain why people have it without the explanation undermining its appeal . |
| 4 | This can be interpreted as complying with generally accepted accounting practice ; professional regulations as enunciated by the Accounting Standards Board ( ASB ) ; requirements of the various Companies Acts ; and Stock Exchange requirements ( even though such industries have no Stock Exchange quotation ) . |
| 5 | It can therefore be argued that the virtuous conduct of which mankind is capable can be regarded as varying from individual to individual by quantity only . |
| 6 | It is only changes in test scores which exceed these reliability estimates that can be regarded as reflecting real changes in the child 's ability . |
| 7 | Many of the peaks have routes on them that can be described as forming a midway point between hard Alpine and Himalayan standard — long ridge routes that take several days to accomplish ; big face routes on rock and ice . |