Example sentences of "which can [adv] [be] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Section 1(2) of the Patents Act 1977 contains those which can generally be classified as coming within the scope of copyright law or the law of confidence and , in that context , computer programs are of particular interest . |
| 2 | Research and theory on the origins of schizophrenia have developed simultaneously in a number of very different directions which can broadly be categorised as genetic , organic and psychosocial . |
| 3 | A second instance of political change which can scarcely be regarded as minor is the rise and fall of the fascist regimes in Europe . |
| 4 | ’ We will be building cables with ducts leading off to every house , which can easily be connected if they want the service . ’ |
| 5 | Colours can then be introduced into the bathroom with paint , wallpaper , curtains and accessories , all of which can easily be changed if you fancy a new look . |
| 6 | There have been suggestions that some of these experiences , especially the sequences of geometrical shapes , or flashes , may be the result of discharges from the retina occurring in the absence of any stimulation — the so-called entoptic phenomenon — which can also be observed when the eyes are open in the pitch-dark . |
| 7 | The litter component will also help to maintain nutrient status which can also be manipulated if careful thought is given to the mixture of species ( both tree and crop ) to be grown in juxtaposition . |
| 8 | This conflict , it would seem , has come about because , broadly speaking , the human race has divided in its response to the vital choice that has been introduced in the foregoing paragraphs , and which can best be summarised as being between the following two major propositions . |
| 9 | Depending on the terms of the contract , delays by nominated subcontractors which affect the main contractor may result in claims against the client which can best be avoided if all of the subcontractors are selected by the main contractor . |
| 10 | But yesterday a statement issued by Mr Sadler revealed the council 's continued hard line over Sunday opening — which can not be altered until councillors discuss the matter on June 16 . |
| 11 | The poetic work too should be viewed as a ‘ functional structure ’ ( p.46 ) , the different elements of which can not be understood except in their connections with the whole . |
| 12 | those which employ a method or means of combat the effects of which can not be limited as required by this Protocol ; and consequently , in each such case , are of a nature to strike military objectives and civilians or civilian objects without distinction . |
| 13 | Every day Theo hears calls for help and especially for pastors for the infant churches , which can not be met as the personnel are not available . |
| 14 | The major question , which can not be answered until treatment has been attempted , is whether success would only result in preserving what function remains or whether the epithelial cells could reconstitute and resore function to damaged areas of the lung and gut . |
| 15 | A secondment creates appetites which can not be sustained when the work is finished . |
| 16 | However , a new approach to the question of remedies available for breach was occasioned by Diplock LJ in Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd [ 1962 ] 2 QB 26 ( at p70 ) : There are … many contractual undertakings of a more complex character which can not be categorised as being " conditions " or " warranties " , if the late 19th century meaning adopted in the Sale of Goods Act , 1893 , and used by Bowen LJ in Bentsen v Taylor , Sons & Co be given to those terms . |
| 17 | Once he 's harvested the wheat crop , there 's still the beans , which can not be cut because of the rain . |
| 18 | The group 's present offices were intended as a temporary base before staff moved into better premises which can not be used because of fire damage . |
| 19 | A council spokeswoman said : ‘ There is an ongoing investigation which can not be resolved until the mother returns and can be interviewed by both social services and the police . ’ |
| 20 | A council spokeswoman said : ‘ There is an ongoing investigation which can not be resolved until the mother returns and can be interviewed by both social services and the police . ’ |
| 21 | Neil Davidson , counsel for the Deans , said they denied allegations levelled at them by the shareholders , many of which can not be reported because of restrictions imposed by Lord Cullen . |
| 22 | The functions which can later be distinguished as those of ‘ priest ’ , ‘ prophet ’ or ‘ bard ’ — and in more modern terms ‘ historian ’ or even ‘ scientist ’ — were often originally exercised by the same individuals or groups of individuals . |
| 23 | It was a trip which can never be repeated as nearly all lines are gone . |
| 24 | Slater provided Britten with pen-portraits out of Crabbe which can never be forgotten once they are encountered . |
| 25 | The answer is ‘ yes ’ : a recent article , drawing on Eusebius ' Life of Constantine , seems to show without doubt that it was Constantine who introduced this law : Eusebius describes measures implemented by Constantine which can only be understood as referring to this law . |
| 26 | During 1987 blitzes by the HSE of over 1,000 prohibition notices , which can only be served where there is a risk of ‘ serious personal injury ’ were issued , but led to only 25 prosecutions . |
| 27 | There is clearly an element of circularity in the argument in that it presumes that the subject-matter is properly before the tribunal , a presumption which can only be made if subject-matter is defined purely in terms of furnished tenancy itself . |
| 28 | The bare infinitive in exclamations evokes therefore an incidence of the infinitive 's event to its support which can only be represented as potential since the speaker feels it has little or no chance of being real , of finding a place in real time . |
| 29 | She considers marriage to be a gamble for any woman , a gamble which can only be justified where the woman examines the character and prospects of the man she is to marry . |
| 30 | But it may also be an uneasy truce , which can only be sustained as long as certain questions are not asked . |