Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pron] can [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking their cue from quantum physics , Allen and Starr theorise only about what can be known , not about what ‘ exists ’ . |
| 2 | In Britain , American experience is commonly cited as setting a precedent both for what can be done and for the policy strategies necessary for success . |
| 3 | They range also from what can be seen , simply , as the ‘ translation ’ of ‘ ideology ’ into directly sensuous material , to what is better seen , in terms of the physical and material processes of art work , as production of a distinct and general kind . |
| 4 | How can one scale up from what can be counted in a two-dimensional section to the three dimensions of living tissue ? |
| 5 | Under the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 , anyone found damaging a navigation aid or tying up to one can be fined up to £500 , but according to Mr Cooper a fine would be the least of the expense . |
| 6 | Rates of interest offered to investors by building societies are coming down and in some cases are now below what can be obtained elsewhere . |
| 7 | My view , which locates racism in the core of politics , contrasts sharply with what can be called the coat-of-paint theory of racism ( Gilroy , 1987 ) . |
| 8 | This is well below what can be obtained from building societies . |
| 9 | The higher up it can be cut , the lower development and porting costs will be for ISVs , and quicker their time to market . |
| 10 | The exercise of decomposing the system models will aid this process , progressively bringing the systems ideas closer to what can be observed in practice ; imaginative use of unsophisticated computer software can also help , particularly where the level of detail makes manual analysis impracticable ; simple matrices similar to those employed to good effect in many of the studies described in this book can also be of benefit ; not forgetting , of course , the significant value of discussing ideas with experienced staff from the organisation being studied . |