Example sentences of "can [adv] be [verb] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An important corollary of the present discussion is that circuit components of centimetre dimensions can properly be regarded as discrete until the frequency gets as high as about 300MHz ( recall discussion of this topic near the beginning of section 4.3 ) . |
| 2 | Akehurst was early in understanding the importance of administrative and employment law in international organisations and , although others have carried this work forward , his contribution during the 1960s can properly be regarded as pioneering . |
| 3 | Sometimes a partner will be recruited on the strength of his professional expertise alone and yet receive a share in the firm 's capital : where such arrangement can properly be regarded as commercial ( and this will usually be the case ) there will be no adverse tax consequences ( see Chapter 10 ) . |
| 4 | For the above reasons and those contained in the speech of my noble and learned friend , Lord Templeman , which I have had the privilege of reading in draft , I would allow this appeal on the ground that the courts are entitled to substitute some different protection in place of the privilege against self-incrimination , providing that such protection can properly be considered as adequate protection . |
| 5 | In assessing whether there is likely to be prejudice and if so whether it can properly be described as serious , the following matters should be borne in mind : first , the power of the judge at common law and under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to regulate the admissibility of evidence ; secondly , the trial process itself , which should ensure that all relevant factual issues arising from delay will be placed before the jury as part of the evidence for their consideration , together with the powers of the judge to give appropriate directions to the jury before they consider their verdict . |
| 6 | In assessing whether there is likely to be prejudice and if so whether it can properly be described as serious , the following matters should be borne in mind : first , the power of the judge at common law and under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to regulate the admissibility of evidence ; secondly , the trial process itself , which should ensure that all relevant factual issues arising from delay will be placed before the jury as part of the evidence for their consideration , together with the powers of the judge to give appropriate directions to the jury before they consider their verdict . |
| 7 | He argued that education for understanding can only be regarded as successful to the extent that it makes behavioural outcomes unpredictable . |
| 8 | What evidence there is can only be regarded as peripheral . |
| 9 | In its first year of rail operations based solely on the seven-mile Paignton to Kingswear line , these figures can only be regarded as poor . |
| 10 | Such a near-continuous set of numbers can only be obtained if nine records are stored per track , and this will usually not be the best number of records for the file under consideration . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Belief in the metaphorical reality can only be achieved if other signals in the present objective situation affirm that the metaphorical reality is not , objectively , the absent reality for which it stands ( p. 3 ) . |
| 13 | Indeed TQM partly evolved from the realisation that improvements can only be achieved if professional and departmental barriers are broken down , people stop blaming each other for defects and constructively work together to solve them . |
| 14 | This stance is premised on the view that effective change depends on the genuine commitment of those required to implement it , and that commitment can only be achieved if those involved feel that they have control of the process . |
| 15 | The fullest analysis can only be achieved if rotational structure is resolved . |
| 16 | This unrest , under the circumstances , can only be limited and circumstantial . |
| 17 | It was , however , argued that at common law and in equity rescission can only be granted if full restitution can be made by both parties . |
| 18 | It can only be met if zonal governments connect through all-planetary councils . |
| 19 | But it may also be an uneasy truce , which can only be sustained as long as certain questions are not asked . |
| 20 | It can only be deduced that most young people learn about homosexuality from the negative and misinformed images in the mainstream media . |
| 21 | He looks at me hard and says in a voice that can only be described as arch , ‘ Do you mean do I cry when I see children with flies round their eyes ? |
| 22 | It offers guidance on the establishment of subject headings which have several layers of subdivisions and which , as such , can only be described as pre-coordinate headings . |
| 23 | Their act , however , known as ‘ The Raging Rhinos ’ , can only be described as one of the seven sexless wonders of the world — definitely more comic than seductive ! |
| 24 | It purports to tell the tale of a tacky , tawdry beauty contest featuring comedian and cabaret luminary proper name Duggie Brown as the lewd compere Jack whose line in patter can only be described as lavatorial . |
| 25 | The village can only be described as picturesque , the core built in the 13th century has narrow and sometimes steep and winding cobblestone alleys . |
| 26 | With such a varied and profound background in such sensitive areas , his views can only be described as useful to many of us , and of intense interest to all of us , as we struggle to keep abreast of complex daily developments which appear remote , but frequently have a direct influence on our daily lives . |
| 27 | The health conditions of the vast majority of Salvadoreans can only be described as critical and it is women who must bear the brunt of caring for the ill . |
| 28 | ‘ Such reactions , ’ he said , ‘ whether based on ignorance or whatever , can only be described as utter rubbish … |
| 29 | From this stage I proceeded to a more general sense of superiority , which can only be described as moral . |
| 30 | In general the move towards wage supplementation in the rural South and East enabled the old Poor Law just about to cope with the problem of subsisting the poor in a period of unprecedentedly high bread prices , during which some years can only be described as desperate . |