Example sentences of "can themselves be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reasons of that level can themselves be justified by reference to the deeper concerns on which they are based . |
| 2 | Moreover , these assumptions can themselves be related to the nature of communication in a particularly simple way . |
| 3 | Attempts to order , regulate and to ‘ tidy up ’ the apparently haphazard configurations of nature can themselves be regarded as neutral processes . |
| 4 | Any or all of the program group boxes can themselves be reduced to icons by clicking on the downward facing arrow in the top right-hand corner of the screen or by selecting MINIMISE . |
| 5 | Nocks are vulnerable when landing ; but can themselves be capped with a length of vinyl tube . |
| 6 | This can create marvellous textures which can themselves be reworked . |
| 7 | Though this neatly solves the problem of how man can make history while at the same time history makes him , it does not answer the larger question of how a multiplicity of the products of individual acts , ‘ totalizations ’ , can themselves be totalized into the overall totalization required by the logic of dialectical rationality — rather than being the arbitrary , blind and self-cancelling movements of , say , Hardy 's immanent will . |
| 8 | When the flaking is done skilfully , only light hand pressure with a piece of wood is needed to detach long slivers of material which can themselves be used as knives . |
| 9 | In other words , while there may be in some sense ( possibly a historical one ) a relatively simple form of language in which clauses contain only a single occurrence of assignment , there is also a more elaborate form in which complexes containing assignment can themselves be used as elements in the construction of other clauses ; acceptance of this conclusion is not particularly demanding , given the observable facts of language use . |
| 10 | Individual components can themselves be divided further , McKnight and Adams ( 1970 ) for example divide just the perceptual-motor components of driver training into approximately 1,500 separate tasks . |