Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be concluded from the evidence of Table 16.5 that there is little relationship between low tax burdens and faster economic growth . |
| 2 | What can be concluded from the discussion thus far is that the approach to findings of evidence is integrally related to the view of jurisdiction adopted . |
| 3 | Finally , care should be taken not to overstock the pond , as if too many fish are present they will consume more oxygen than can be absorbed across the water surface . |
| 4 | A vomitoxin can be absorbed through the skin , causing a soldier to remove his mask to vomit and thus exposing him to other toxic agents , through his respiratory system . |
| 5 | It is toxic by inhalation or ingestion and can be absorbed through the skin . |
| 6 | ‘ I use a rough canvas for my oils so that many layers of paint can be absorbed into the grain . |
| 7 | Alternatively , imbalance of forces can be absorbed into the body , as strain or deformation , until the elastic and plastic limits are reached and the body disintegrates . |
| 8 | The study also reveals that heavy metals , in particular cadmium and zinc , present in the sludge , are taken up by plants and can be absorbed into the food chain far more easily than previously thought . |
| 9 | At 100 metres ( 325 feet ) , a dolphin 's lungs are probably completely collapsed — all the air has been forced into the thick-walled windpipe and nasal passages , from where no nitrogen can be absorbed into the blood . |
| 10 | Moreover , mercury in the banned products can be absorbed by the skin and lead to hypertension , stroke and heart failure . |
| 11 | One of the processes of digestion is to reduce food to a substance which can be absorbed in the bloodstream as sugar . |
| 12 | These can be secured at the beginning by placing the laddered stitch on its adjacent needle , with the empty needle in WP throughout OR these stitches may be allowed to ladder and then be picked up and ribbed with the latch tool to form a purl stitch on the right side of the work . |
| 13 | They 're particularly useful where a layer system can be tailored to the individual 's needs and they are very tough-wearing . |
| 14 | Chromatograms are automatically analysed and detailed reports can be tailored to the application . |
| 15 | ‘ Piracy is widespread throughout the developing world , ’ said Sir Roger Elliott , who , in addition to his presidential duties , is chairman of a PA working party set up to explore ways in which copyright can be tailored to the need of the new technologies , in particular electrocopying . |
| 16 | Both can be implicated in the crime and convicted . |
| 17 | The different senses of handle can be delimited in the manner suggested above for mouth . |
| 18 | In ten minutes , a tree hundreds of years old that supports many other plant and animal lives can be destroyed with the snick of a chainsaw . |
| 19 | And its operation can be exemplified by the kind of nonsensical expressions that Firth complains about . |
| 20 | Correct descriptions are important to auctioneers , as can be exemplified by the coding used to list paintings . |
| 21 | IT is too much to hope that John Major 's vision of a ‘ classless society ’ can be realised at the drop of a hat but , if that what he wants , he might at least try to create a climate of equality . |
| 22 | Essentially , of course , a freehold is seen as an appreciating asset the value of which can be realised for the benefit of the firm free from tax ( where the proceeds of sale are reinvested in other firm property ) . |
| 23 | In particular , prepayments for insurance will be carried at the amount that can be realised on the cancellation of the policy . |
| 24 | It wo n't it is accepted that the new settlement new settlement can be assimilated into the landscape . |
| 25 | There can be little doubt that there is available to humankind meanings to the words ‘ god ’ and ‘ religion ’ which are based on reason and the intelligent interpretation of the limitless amount of information on the course of evolution and civilisation which can be gathered through the study of history and prehistory . |
| 26 | The width of the Greek material can be gathered from the presence of such diverse names as Plato , Homer , Alcibiades , Herodotus and the Stoics . |
| 27 | The substance of the meeting can be gathered from the telegram North sent to Hixon later . |
| 28 | An impression of the extent of expansion and subsequent volume of data can be gathered from the illustration in Fig 11.9 , which also summarises the stages of the exercise up to this point . |
| 29 | Some idea of the standard can be gathered from the fact that among those in the ‘ B ’ final , and therefore not in the top 12 men , were two others from the eight and all the coxless four in Vienna last year , plus two other former medallists . |
| 30 | These can be related to the master series : 3 , 4 , 6 , 8 , infinity . |