Example sentences of "can [adv] be [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a three-month time limit , which can only be extended for good reasons . |
| 2 | It follows that , except in a case where either the common law or statute allows instant dismissal ( e.g. , for gross misconduct ) , a lecturer can only be dismissed for good cause after being given three months ' notice ( though the lecturer can terminate the agreement on three months ' notice without any reason being assigned ) . |
| 3 | HRP can only be given for complete tax years ( 6 April to 5 April ) , so if you simply gave up work for a few weeks in order to help out , you would be unlikely to qualify . |
| 4 | Microscopes can only be used for close work , telescopes for viewing objects from arm 's length distance to infinity . |
| 5 | This method can only be used for non-porous and crystalline rocks ( particularly limestones ) , as the lead tends to be forced into any pores and , unlike powdered abrasives , it can not be washed away . |
| 6 | This does not , however , mean that high quality results can be achieved only by such methods : where a small volume of sections is involved , many of the techniques described in this chapter can easily be adapted for manual preparation of thin sections . |
| 7 | A well built unit can always be used for other purposes should your venture not come up to expectation . |
| 8 | ‘ People can hardly be blamed for this misconception when one considers how often the media , particularly the tabloid press , come out with it . |
| 9 | Dimmer switches can usually be fitted for one or two-way operation ; with two-way switching , only one switch can be a dimmer type . |
| 10 | The same can probably be claimed for those who for reasons which had little to do with humanitarian concern — fearing Jewish revenge in the event of a lost war , or blaming Hitler for bringing on the war through attacking the Jews , attitudes which of course themselves betrayed the influence of Nazi ‘ Jewish conspiracy ’ propaganda — were voicing criticism of Nazi anti Jewish policy . |
| 11 | It is just a question of knowing when to use it : not , I would think , for food , or , usually , cosmetics ; but illustration appears to be more successful than photography for fashion , and it can clearly be used for most other types of product . |
| 12 | If pre-operative ERCP is planned , it can reasonably be reserved for those patients who do not fulfil these criteria . |
| 13 | Clusters of related genes are thought to arise during evolution through duplication events , but clustering can also be exploited for coordinated regulation of the gene group , with the β-globin genes being the mammalian paradigm ( 48 ) . |
| 14 | Residuals from the fitted values can also be calculated for each region , and these are shown in column 4 of figure 10.6 . |
| 15 | The PCR templates can also be used for directed sequencing using custom primers . |
| 16 | These should include mild and hot peppers ( the jalapeño pepper is not for the faint hearted ) , and tomato sauces for tacos which can also be used for many other dishes . |
| 17 | UTS on the Amdahl mainframe can also be used for developing applications for other environments — the new Cobol generates an intermediate code that is portable to 250 different hardware and software environments . |
| 18 | Use of the Internet already involves the use of e-mail software for routing messages , so that this can also be used for internal communication . |
| 19 | daysack large enough to hold climbing gear which can also be used for lightweight weekend walking/backpacking . |
| 20 | Sites can now be bought for two week periods , allowing a greater flexibility in marketing planning . |
| 21 | Several reasons can plausibly be suggested for this : the distance of Stockport from London , the ineffectiveness of the local officers of the Court of Augmentations , confusions of jurisdiction , or simply the relative insignificance of the small town . |
| 22 | First , that it detects the affected or at-risk groups , and second that these can then be referred for suitable treatment . |
| 23 | Afterwards various groups of us went to investigate different things , the idea being that the experience and the collection of information on the farms can then be used for language-teaching materials . |
| 24 | The information can then be used for future projects or integrated with other data at a later stage . |
| 25 | It can however be arranged for several bills within one household to be included on the same payment . |
| 26 | The strictly unilateral model can therefore be rejected for left handers . |
| 27 | The same drug can therefore be used for all cases of the condition , although even in conventional medicine not all patients will respond to it . |
| 28 | Results of surveys taken in recent years in AIB have indicated that staff morale is low — as it is in all banks — and this can certainly be said for those in Britain where members have had to endure in the past five years a two year period of unreal thinking , the additional pressures brought on by the recession , the pressures brought on by short staffing and on top of all that the lack of recognition in monetary terms for their efforts in ‘ keeping the ship afloat ’ . |