Example sentences of "can [adv] [be] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Three motives can perhaps be identified for the creation of special agencies in Britain , although there are of course dangers in taking ostensible motives as real ones , to create an effective separate and accountable ‘ management system ’ to reduce political ‘ interference ’ and to provide for the direct representation of special interests .
2 With the verbal arts I think it can only be done for the moment by writing about nature .
3 And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter .
4 The minimum and maximum periods for verification can only be determined for a particular installation .
5 Access can only be denied for a maximum period of thirty-six hours .
6 That situation can only be tolerated for a while and following the Bank 's offer of 3% last June a series of consultation meetings with members overwhelmingly rejected the offer .
7 This is because the egg can only be fertilised for a short period of time following its release .
8 It seems that human attention can only be sustained for a very limited time by any subject , even the prospects of its own destruction .
9 The company of some elderly relatives can only be enjoyed for a limited period at the end of a busy day , and long evenings — every evening — spent together can be a strain on all concerned in different ways .
10 Because flat-rate unemployment benefit can only be drawn for a maximum of a year , a large number of today 's unemployed find themselves having to draw means-tested assistance .
11 There is a vigorous defence of Coleman by Mayer : ‘ The energies of Coleman 's mind were more exclusively devoted to anything bearing upon the horse : and no wonder , for the College , constructed as it was and is , can only be adapted for the reception of that animal .
12 Many people are worried that it can only be used for the disable person .
13 It will tend to lie doggo in the light and , because it is flat , it can easily be mistaken for a small mole on the shin .
14 Radiological studies are not able to precisely define the muscular end of the oesophagus and when a Barrett 's oesophagus is present with gastric mucosa lining the distal oesophagus , it can easily be mistaken for a hiatal hernia .
15 Lucerne and Berne , Switzerland 's capital city , can easily be reached for a day 's sightseeing .
16 This chapter does not consider how this problem can best be resolved for the future .
17 Jakobson 's essay thus constitutes as strong a claim as can possibly be made for the relevance of linguistics to literary study .
18 So 98.6% — a far higher percentage than can ever be claimed for the STV — contributed to the election only MdBs .
19 In any field of employment a successful application depends to some degree on the applicant 's being seen to say and do what is expected during the selection process , and to this extent conventional selection methods can always be faulted for the way they may presume that words uttered on a form or in an interview are reliable indicators of future performance .
20 They can be turned into money on demand in most cases ; even where notice might originally have been specified this can usually be waived for a small interest penalty .
21 The methods used for samples a ) and b ) can also be used for a 1 × 1 rib band .
22 This edging can also be used for a fancy collar .
23 LIFESPAN can also be used for a wide range of applications involving the handling of documentation files not necessarily concerned with computer software such as word processing .
24 By its very nature , the organic content in a fertile soil constitutes a reservoir , a bank balance that will stand withdrawals for some time with little or nothing going in , which explains why fertility can often be maintained for a while by replacing lost nutrients with straight chemicals .
25 Moreover , even those studies where there does seem to be a clear relationship over a number of data points at different arousal levels ( e.g. Courts , 1942 ; Stennett , 1957 ; Bolanger & Feldman , described in Malmo 1959 ) can often be criticized for the possibility that the task used to induce arousal actually requires greater levels of attention at higher levels of arousal itself .
26 Interest rates can now be fixed for the duration of Fixed Term Accounts .
27 THE covert world of the SAS can today be revealed for the first time .
28 Data and information gained from empirical observation and experience are necessary for explanations which can then be used for the building-up of theory .
29 Days when you are out all day can then be used for the simplest pieces .
30 Backgrounds can therefore be reconstructed for the ‘ problem child ’ in which their persistent offending becomes understandable .
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