Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether they can be mapped seismically within or below thrust sheets is more of a problem , but it is one that the industry seems confident of defeating in other parts of the world . |
| 2 | Uncontrollable items , such as inflation , are best treated separately from controllable costs so that cause and effect can be related more readily and to avoid unnecessary worrying about items over which the budget-holder has no influence . |
| 3 | COLWYN BAY can be reached either directly or by connecting coach services from all parts of the Country and there are express services from all major cities . |
| 4 | Skegs and daggerboards can be sandpapered to remove any nicks and the uphaul rope can be tied neatly so that it does n't flap around the ankles in mid-gybe . |
| 5 | Class accents lie at the heart of such mimicry , though on the printed page a betraying turn of phrase , or a tell-tale choice of words like ‘ dodgy ’ or ‘ darling ’ , can be represented more easily than an impure vowel . |
| 6 | This can be seen most clearly when considering their behaviour . |
| 7 | It can be seen straight away that the Faculty has an enormous task merely trying to help members keep up-to-date with all these changes , to help them interpret some of the more obscure elements and , wherever possible , to pool their combined knowledge to match the tax authorities ' ability to pool their knowledge of the activities of taxpayers and their advisers . |
| 8 | Now artistic intention can be seen more clearly as just one of many often overlapping strands — ideological , economic , social , political — that make up the work of art , whether literary text , painting , or sculpture . |
| 9 | Perhaps the distinction I want to draw can be seen more clearly if we start with an example involving size rather than colour . |
| 10 | When the findings have been put into the kitty then relationships between facts and relationships between research studies can be seen more clearly and these in turn will lead the knowledgeable research worker to spot the points where further enquiry needs to be made . |
| 11 | The practical effects on the reporting unit can be seen more readily when a proprietary view is taken of a group of companies . |
| 12 | Mr Mr Allenby , I I know you 've made a submission but can we just clarify what provision is being made in Harrogate District which can be seen quite rightly as forming pa a contribution towards the Greater York ? |
| 13 | Progress can be reviewed at any time — not just at the end — and can be done both informally and in written reports . |
| 14 | This can be done quite casually if the information system is in the general office where the manager , deputy or other workers may also be consulting the system , writing case reports or telephoning . |
| 15 | Because the characters can be transmitted much faster than they can be printed they are stored , in the printer , in a block of memory known as a buffer . |
| 16 | In many cases , the pursuers will have proceeded this far on the basis of evidence ingathered before the Summons was served and if settlement can be achieved now rather than immediately before the Proof , significant savings in costs may be achieved . |
| 17 | Change can be achieved more effectively when those who are to implement it are well informed . |
| 18 | Yet there must be a healthy balance , and improvements in hospital and school catering can be achieved more quickly if there is public pressure . |
| 19 | Minor public order incidents can be treated less sympathetically than for white people and can lead in turn to confrontation and serious disorder warranting emergency admission . |
| 20 | None of these has posed any particular threat to the hegemony of traditional discipline and patterns of academic thought and women can be incorporated as easily as the rest . |
| 21 | I do realize that there are problems in finding suitable sites and that possibly that costs would be involved in setting them up , but for the reasons I 've outlined we should take the bull by the horns and make an effort to find sites and budget for the costs involved so the benefits can be felt as soon as possible . |
| 22 | The first beginnings of this process can be discerned as early as Irenaeus , c. 180 . |
| 23 | They are weatherproofed and can be sited permanently outdoors if required . |
| 24 | We express the hope that a climate conducive to a negotiated settlement can be created soon so that there may no longer be the need for the armed struggle . " |
| 25 | The lexicon storage structure can be created dynamically rather than statically . |
| 26 | As the Sowton Mill has an automatic packer and pelletizer it means bagging and lorry loading can be handled much faster than at Crediton . |
| 27 | Is the Minister satisfied that those humanitarian needs have been met and are being met , or that they can be met so long as there is a risk to the Kurdish population from the evil dictator in Baghdad ? |
| 28 | This means that leaks can be pin-pointed as well as identified . |
| 29 | It 's an easy walk which can be extended as far as you wish without having to retrace your steps . |
| 30 | which we can be sure , or think we can be sure , of biological connection is always very narrow ; but sociological kinship , which depends only on our willingness to slot individuals into particular verbal categories , can be extended as far as we like , or rather as far as local convention requires , and that may be thousands of miles and include many thousands of individuals . |