Example sentences of "which can [be] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are , though , three or four fundamental criteria for judging advertisements which can be applied more or less universally . |
| 2 | Perhaps the most technically outstanding examples of this are Milhaud 's string quartets Nos. 8 and 9 , which can be played separately or together as an octet , with each instrument in a different key . |
| 3 | It has a seemingly simple and limited behavioural repertoire , including various forms of learning , while its relatively easily mapped central nervous system contains only a small number of cells — no more than 20,000 neurons in all , arranged in a system of distributed ganglia and including amongst them a population of very large cells which can be recognized easily and reproducibly from animal to animal . |
| 4 | Elements of each drawing can be assigned to one of 256 available levels , each of which can be displayed separately if required . |
| 5 | live near one another ; neighbouring ‘ is the actual pattern of interaction ’ which can be perceived negatively or positively , whereas ‘ neighbourliness ’ is ‘ a positive and committed relationship constructed between neighbours ’ . |
| 6 | Very simply , the theory behind this is that any product has some characteristic which can be developed so as to make it unique in its class . |
| 7 | One of Guinness Brewing Worldwide 's key strengths is the careful selection of such companies , those with excellent potential , which will take us into new markets or geographical areas , or consolidate our presence , and which can be integrated smoothly and add value to existing operations . |
| 8 | Expect the re-emergence of old problems , which can be tackled successfully and positively . |
| 9 | We are back with the problem which Eliot had considered in March 1914 when one of his seminar colleagues , Sen Gupta , had read a paper that Eliot had written dealing with the work of Lévy-Bruhl ‘ on primitive race-psychology ’ and the ‘ law of participation ’ , a paper in which it was stated that , ‘ Causality is something which can be explained away but not explained . |
| 10 | Other societies have examples of religious ethnic-group hatreds and wars , as in India , between Muslims and Hindus , which can be explained economically and socially . |
| 11 | Saunders partly deflects criticism of this sort by putting forward the dual state thesis as an ‘ ideal-type ’ , claiming that it is a research strategy rather than an account of reality , and that its aim is to develop a framework which suggests research questions and which can be evaluated analytically but not empirically . |
| 12 | Because of the opaque quality of the pastels mistakes are easy to rectify ; unwanted passages can be brushed away with a stiff hog hair brush , leaving a hint of colour on the surface of the paper which can be covered simply and quickly with subsequent applications of pastel . |
| 13 | These are uni-directional microphones mounted on booms which can be swung overhead and aimed at individual speakers ; they are mainly used for recording drama , and require skilled operation by an assistant . |
| 14 | The areas beyond these terminal reaves contain burial and religious monuments which in some cases must be earlier ; so perhaps some respect of older features is implied , an aspect which can be seen elsewhere where barrows and barrow cemeteries seem to have been avoided rather than ignored when the later fields were laid out . |
| 15 | Let us consider this line at its worst and discount the farm , which can be counted only as ‘ corroborative ’ evidence of alignment , and even then only if prehistoric remains are to be found there . |
| 16 | The result is a draft contour map which can be produced quickly and cheaply using a simple BASIC program on a small microcomputer equipped with a dot-addressable matrix printer . |
| 17 | Our range includes Automatic Washing Machines and Tumble Dryers which can be rented separately or as a combination . |
| 18 | Large double beds are rare in Amsterdam as hoteliers prefer the flexibility of separate beds which can be pulled together if desired . |
| 19 | If you have inherited patio doors from the previous owner and it would be too expensive to replace them , you might consider having a sliding grille fitted behind the doors , which can be pulled across and locked when you are out . |
| 20 | It also makes available a data base of information which can be interrogated flexibly and easily by means of a report generator . |
| 21 | A small sample of polymer suspended in this column provides a direct measure of the polymer density which can be measured easily as the temperature is varied . |
| 22 | A system that connects a single vendor 's range of products — and which can be adapted more or less to handle other vendors ' offerings . |
| 23 | There will be a thermostat which can be set so that , if the temperature falls below 20°C , say , the heating is switched on , and if the temperature rises a few degrees higher , it is switched off . |
| 24 | There are fewer than 20 instruments altogether , some of which can be disregarded immediately because , although they were made in London , they fall into the class of quasi-Ruckers harpsichords ( like the Ham House instrument ) and were always intended to deceive . |
| 25 | Fortunately , we had past members with vision over the years , and from one of these we inherited a considerable legacy which will give us a firm basis for future work ; an investment which can be used frugally when the occasion demands . |
| 26 | Wirbel ( UK ) supply industrial cleaning machines , and have launched two workshop vacuum cleaners which can be used either as ordinary cleaners , or as remotely switched dust extractors . |
| 27 | There are also six 8-bit registers called B , C , D , E , H , and L , which can be used individually or in pairs ( BC , DE , and HL ) to hold intermediate values during a computation . |
| 28 | The coursebooks described on pages 3–7 are designed to fit a variety of timetables , and include courses in two , four , or six parts which can be used alone or in combination with our range of supplementary materials . |
| 29 | For them vectors will be ordered sets of numbers which can be added together and multiplied by factors ( scalars ) . |