Example sentences of "could be [verb] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All might preserve some religious truth and meaning , but none could be allowed to make any absolute claims , though each would be acceptable to the extent — but only to the extent — that it conformed or could be made to conform to the standard of natural religion , conceived of as a set of beliefs or principles which could stand very well on their own feet . |
| 2 | By and large , however , they argued that the behaviour of the electorate was shaped less by their stance to particular policy issues and more by generalised attitudes and beliefs about the party 's " image " , and they specifically pointed out " how little the mass of voters could be said to respond to the policy alternatives at Westminster in judging the claims of the rival parties " . |
| 3 | The old adage ‘ The mind is willing but the flesh is weak , ’ could be said to apply to the M.C.R. and its attitude towards sport . |
| 4 | Farm workers , too , could be persuaded to defer to the locally powerful if the latter were prepared to act in what the farm worker believed to be a legitimate manner . |
| 5 | The same kind of representational language could be used to refer to the working of a television set or indeed a thermostat . |