Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to the logical positivists , the only permissible scientific concepts are those that can be tied directly to measurement . |
| 2 | One strength of the technique used in this study is that it can be applied retrospectively to material produced for other purposes . |
| 3 | They can be fixed directly to masonry . |
| 4 | Their main advantages are : the frame members are very good insulators , so condensation is not a problem ; they can be fixed directly to masonry ; they need virtually no maintenance ; and they come in a wide range of styles . |
| 5 | Stable isotope analysis ( see glossary ) can be used both to provenance the marble used and to solve some particularly knotty problems caused by over-enthusiastic restoration , where fragmentary pieces were re-assembled , frequently incorporating new pieces of marble , to make the statue appear whole . |
| 6 | We must find some way of ‘ taking out ’ of our calculations that fraction of brain that can be attributed simply to body size , so that we can compare what is left over as the true ‘ braininess ’ of animals . |
| 7 | That rate of : wage inflation which can be attributed solely to union militancy can be regarded as resulting from the power struggle between unions and employers for a bigger share of the national ‘ cake ’ and between the unions themselves for higher places in the wages ‘ league table ’ . |