Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] [pers pn] can [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has the disadvantage that it can be used only in closed systems , not in flows where fluid is continuously entering and leaving . |
| 2 | If propositions purporting to be about fictional things are to be accepted as meaningful , then it is only on condition that they can be paraphrased into propositions about non-fictional things ; for example , into propositions about persons who are thinking , alleging , claiming , etc. something fictional . |
| 3 | The same effect can be achieved with a small pair of school compasses ( which have the advantage that they can be adjusted to exactly the right size ) , but these are more difficult to use to get an exact line . |
| 4 | Such materials have the advantage that they can be made permanently hard by heating them to a temperature around 15°C , for which reason polymers with this sort of constitution are called ‘ thermosetting ’ . |
| 5 | They have the advantage that they can be calculated for most countries in the world . |
| 6 | Matrices have the advantage that they can be added together and multiplied by scalar quantities ; further the concepts of determinant and trace are available to aid computation . |
| 7 | We will discuss here two different methods which have the advantage that they can be combined into a more comprehensive system . |
| 8 | Environmental manipulations have the considerable advantage that they can be used in wild populations , and they are also relatively quick . |
| 9 | Solid state transducers have the important advantage that they can be used in the ambulatory patient and are becoming readily available . |
| 10 | This has the big advantage that it can be put into place by just one person . |
| 11 | The primary–secondary continuum has the advantage that it can be managed by people who are at home with schoolteachers , parents and families . |
| 12 | If nothing is agreed about notice , the common law implies a term into the contract that it can be brought to an end if ‘ reasonable notice ’ is given . |
| 13 | The overall economic objective of a production department in the chemical industry is to produce chemicals of sufficient quality and in sufficient quantity that they can be sold at a profit . |
| 14 | If we have such a low requirement that it can be met from windfalls , small sites and recycling land above commitments , then that is not certainty , that is uncertainty and that is not in my estimation the basis on which the planning system is meant to operate on , so that people can invest with confidence . |
| 15 | The Queen of Beauty serves as a reminder that it can be done . |
| 16 | The moment we admit our need , the moment we come the realization , I 'm lost , I ca n't help myself , that 's the moment that we can be helped . |
| 17 | The van is maintained by the company , but the representative pays for the petrol ( on the premise that it can be offset against tax and it is also a bigger inducement to make a sale ) . |
| 18 | It is only when the frequency and magnitude of each behaviour is sufficiently marked and sufficiently prolonged to impede the child himself in his daily life or cause distress to his family or community that it can be defined as disorder ( Rutter et al. , 1970 ) . |
| 19 | Whilst Kuhn maintains that science does progress in some sense , he is quite unambiguous in his denial that it can be said to progress towards the truth in any well-defined sense . |
| 20 | The notion that they can be judged by Libyan law wherever they are , because they are Libyans by birth and can not alter that by acts of will , seems to underlie the government 's policies of clandestine homicide towards them . |
| 21 | Although the discs will fit any drive , this is no guarantee that they can be read by the computer . |
| 22 | Because our course for abolishing the poll tax provides a guarantee that it can be done , because we shall pick up an existing system that we know will work . |
| 23 | It is an outrage that he can be let out so soon ’ . |
| 24 | Some have connections which are so close to education that they can be regarded as falling inside the group of like-minded supporters . |
| 25 | This means that the best possible data model can be formulated with the knowledge that it can be mapped on to a DBMS . |
| 26 | In such a case the surgeon may lawfully operate , in the knowledge that he can be justified either by consent or by the principle of necessity , whichever is in fact applicable . |
| 27 | The task of ordering the Church 's worship is too awesome to be left to chance , either in the hope that the person responsible for it will pick up the necessary skills or in the belief that it can be done by anyone . |
| 28 | CNC machine tool manufacturers have often promoted their products with the claim that they can be operated by unskilled operators , and it was widely believed for some time that engineering companies were taking the opportunity given by the introduction of CNC machine tools to replace skilled craft workers by unskilled or semi-skilled operators on the shop-floor , and putting white-collared technicians in the programming office . |
| 29 | Describing natural phenomena under separate headings always has the unwelcome implication that they can be considered as separate entities , each in its own water-tight compartment . |
| 30 | Both are public , in the sense that they can be entertained and criticized by anyone who has the opportunity to do so . |