Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] [adv] [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The missiles can be fired only if the operator types into his computer control a six-digit code , called a ‘ permissive action link ’ . |
| 2 | Data-gathering provides an early-warning system so that the situation can be analysed soon after the trend has begun to take shape and corrective measures can be applied promptly . |
| 3 | The Large Cloud is so bright that it can be seen even when the Moon is obtrusive , and against a dark sky the Small Cloud too is conspicuous . |
| 4 | It can be done also while the train is moving , which is why we want to know if there was anyone in the dome car who was unknown to you all . |
| 5 | This can be done only if the whole body is seen to be involved in some way or other . |
| 6 | Presumably it can be done only where the essential core of each subject is no greater than half the total ; or where the subjects overlap in some way ; or where students are prepared to do more than 100 per cent of the work . |
| 7 | The expectation is so subtle that it can be transmitted even when the experimenter conveys his instructions by means of a tape recording . |
| 8 | Derecognition , a word that is new to me and perhaps also to the English language , can be achieved only if the amount of benefit and risk retained by the seller ( not always the originator as seems to have been assumed ) is insignificant or immaterial ( on a case by case basis ) . |
| 9 | The idea is simple : communities with high unemployment and economic depression can be turned around if the companies that operate in those communities can be persuaded to become involved in them , invest in them , and train and recruit people from within them . |
| 10 | However , the appointment of a receiver must not be equated with that of a liquidator : ( i ) where a receiver is appointed the company need not go into liquidation and if it does the same person who acted as receiver will normally not be appointed liquidator ; ( ii ) liquidation is a class action designed to protect the interests of the unsecured creditors whereas , as we shall see , receivership is designed to protect the interests of the security holders who appointed the receiver and it is for this reason that a receiver can be appointed even where the company is in liquidation ; ( iii ) liquidation terminates the trading power of the company whereas this is not the case with receivership ; ( iv ) a liquidator has power to disclaim onerous property , something not possible in the case of receivership ; ( v ) a liquidator in a compulsory winding up is an officer of the court whereas this is not the case with a receiver unless appointed by the court ; ( vi ) lastly , it is easier to obtain recognition of liquidation as opposed to receivership in proceedings in foreign courts . |
| 11 | But the other reason is that the price of foreign exchange can be raised only if the supply of domestic currency is reduced in relation to the available supply of foreign exchange . |
| 12 | An estoppel can be raised only if the representation misled the innocent purchaser . |
| 13 | It is a method of fulfilling a deep desire of the public to be deceived by the politician into thinking that public expenditure can be increased faster than the national income is increased without their noticing any diminution of their own rate of increase in purchasing power and standard of living . |
| 14 | He intends running it with myriad Sparc chips , everything from a low-end Tsunami to a high-end Viking or HyperSparc but until those pieces of silicon become available he 'll use a 40MHz MBus-based Cypress chip that can be swapped out when the time comes . |
| 15 | This can be tightened daily as the load settles , and will protect the stack against wind . |
| 16 | The value in ( c ) can be ruled out since the standard state of water at 298 K is not steam , H2O(g) . |
| 17 | If damages would have been available against ‘ the State ’ if the directive had been implemented , then damages can be obtained even though the directive has not been implemented . |
| 18 | This can be accessed even if the machine wo n't boot . |
| 19 | It can be viewed simply as the packaging that encloses these goodies and who gets excited about the packaging of anything , once it has performed its function of delivering and protecting the goods ? |
| 20 | In urban areas special control can be operated only where the secretary of state is satisfied that there is a need for ‘ special protection on grounds of amenity ’ . |
| 21 | 1.61 Second or subsequent applications for an interim payment can be made even if the first one failed . |
| 22 | An estimate of the degree of acceleration over market conditions can be made only if the mean temperature in the market is known . |
| 23 | Thus , Prest has claimed that the assumption about indirect taxes can be justified only where the supply is perfectly elastic ( leaving aside the case of totally inelastic demand ) , whereas the assumption about income tax can be justified only when factor supplies are completely inelastic . |
| 24 | The neo-classical analysis can be justified only if the new equilibrium positions are reached quickly . |
| 25 | The two sexes can be determined even when the fish are still juveniles , and when fully grown they are almost unmistakable . |
| 26 | The important point is that the optimal number of residents for a local authority can be determined only when the ‘ appropriate ’ quantity of the local public good is determined . |
| 27 | The ferret 's function is to frighten the rabbits so that they bolt out of the holes or to force them to retreat through the burrow system until they become cornered so that they can be dug out while the ferret holds them in that fixed position . |
| 28 | For these reasons the Department considers it to be of the utmost importance that the form is used in all of the appropriate circumstances and clearly it will help if it can be completed right after the incident has taken place . |
| 29 | It has been market practice in asset-backed transactions for there to be a mechanism whereby transactions can be mopped up when the balance of performing assets falls below a given level , usually 10% of initial principal . |
| 30 | In domestic cases appeals can be excluded only after the dispute has arisen ( s3(6) ) , and in both domestic and international disputes appeals can not be excluded in admiralty , commodity and insurance cases ( s4(1) ) . |