Example sentences of "[noun sg] can be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this respect the relationship between society and religion can be compared to that between families and the homes they live in . |
| 2 | This is an outline of the way speed can be achieved during normal updating . |
| 3 | Direct drive stepping motors eliminate backlash and speed can be varied from 50-5000 microns per second with a focus resolution of 0.5 microns for precise control . |
| 4 | These observations of distance and speed can be coupled with general knowledge of the way a small probe behaves in the gravitational fields of bodies in the Solar System to determine the spacecraft 's position with astonishing accuracy , typically to a few hundred metres at a range of hundreds of millions of kilometres . |
| 5 | Enforcement action can be stopped at any stage by the payment of the amount due . |
| 6 | In view of public concern about violence and indiscipline in schools and the problems faced by the teaching profession today , to consider what action can be taken by central government , local authorities , voluntary bodies owning schools , governing bodies of schools , head teachers , teachers and parents to secure the orderly atmosphere necessary in schools for effective teaching and learning to take place . |
| 7 | Consider it essential proper principles are consolidated and that action can be taken in each case without reference to you . |
| 8 | Under this power , action can be taken against any development ( or use ) whether it was specifically permitted under the postwar planning acts or established prior to them . |
| 9 | The British Humanist Association can be contacted on 071 430 0908 or 0473 658828 . |
| 10 | Information : The Tumble Tots Association can be contacted on 071–621 0904 . |
| 11 | Often value to one side can be given without significant loss to the other , who may then attempt to gain on other points . |
| 12 | Time and labour can be saved by simultaneous posting in one operation ( about five times faster than posting by hand ) . |
| 13 | An insight into the relevance of presentation to parties in Opposition can be found in Conservative policies towards law and order in 1978 . |
| 14 | Finally , a new 10Base-T hub card can be added to any of the RX 7000 models for integrated routing and hub facilities , also from April , at $2,000 . |
| 15 | Alternatively , an internal ISDN card can be used for most desktop computers . |
| 16 | Your discount card can be used against any hairdressing service , including colours and perms . |
| 17 | Studies have shown that exogenous radiolabelled acid instilled in the oesophagus can be cleared after two swallows . |
| 18 | Althusser denies the need for a more detailed account on the grounds that ‘ As the formal structure of all ideology is always the same , I shall restrict myself to a single example , one accessible to everyone , that of religious ideology , with the proviso that the same demonstration can be produced for ethical , legal , political , aesthetic ideology , etc . ’ |
| 19 | But their Lordships do not accept that any analogy can be drawn between those cases and the instant case . |
| 20 | The crust can be divided into two types , oceanic and continental . |
| 21 | Enhancement can be experienced in any one or more of these areas , and where enhancement happens it needs nourishment . |
| 22 | However , not all telepathy can be discounted in this way . |
| 23 | Our time perception can be altered in other ways . |
| 24 | Prosecutions by local authorities under the Act of 1950 have little deterrent effect , because the increased sales are such that fines at the level presently authorised under the statute can be absorbed by large retailers as a relatively small increase in their costs , though the same is not true of small shops with their much lower sales . |
| 25 | Copies of this statute can be obtained from any branch of Her Majesty 's Stationery Office . |
| 26 | Such uncertainty can be reduced by strict contractual agreements , but the danger , for example , of late deliveries interrupting the flow of production is still greater than it would be if the firm expanded in-house production . |
| 27 | But thought itself can be creative and this creative thinking can be put to good use in all areas of life — from running a business to preparing for Christmas . |
| 28 | This element of a training programme can be based round all manner of video materials which present aspects of that culture . |
| 29 | The overall responsibility for the organisation of the ward learning programme can be delegated to one particular member of staff , but everyone in the ward team should participate . |
| 30 | This means that the same video programme can be driven in different directions by different computer programs . |