Example sentences of "can be [verb] to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Responsibility for changing this and keeping information up to date can be delegated to a staff nurse or senior student . |
| 2 | It is , as was stated in Andrew Fortune 's thesis , a proactive rather than reactive approach , where customer service can be tailored to a customer 's needs . |
| 3 | A duty of care can be owed to a trespasser ( see " Defective Premises " , p. 116 . ) |
| 4 | One example is the third-century kiln at Godmanchester , which can be related to a building in Pinfold Lane , while a clay-floored structure at Hacheston was interestingly associated with both a third-century kiln producing grey wares and an iron-smithing furnace . |
| 5 | This view can be related to a number of outstanding features ofthe British political system . |
| 6 | The annual models provide good publicity at the Motor Show , but surely there is a limit to what can be done to a car that has to be instantly recognisable by its shape ? |
| 7 | It consists of a strong moulded plastic housing , which can be clamped to a board or bench , using the slots provided . |
| 8 | And we are encouraging managers to be sympathetic to the sudden disruption of working hours that can be caused to a parent of either sex responsible for children . |
| 9 | Working within an embassy office or the regional office of a multilateral bank it is not difficult for donors ' staff to come up with a list of potential projects which can be presented to a recipient country 's ministry of finance for discussion . |
| 10 | While the American federal system has been likened to a marble cake , the British political system can be likened to a patchwork quilt . |
| 11 | Rupert Sheldrake , a Cambridge biochemist and author of A New Science of Life and The Presence of the Past , formulated his theory of morphogenetic fields which can be likened to a blueprint for determining biological processes and creating forms . |
| 12 | The combination of the Rasakumbha , which can be likened to a battery , the metal disc on which the yantras are inscribed , or the gems along the spine acting as chakras or energy absorption and distribution points , the sound vibrations of the mantras or bells , results in an emission of electrical energy from the head of the idol . |
| 13 | The story that follows can be likened to a tale of exploration , not a new land that he stumbled across , but an important discovery , not only for himself but for the whole of mankind . |
| 14 | The Behringer studio noise gate can be likened to a surgeon 's scalpel ; it 's a shining , finely-honed blade of a rack unit , innocent enough in the hands of the unwary , but capable of being used to lethal effect . |
| 15 | For they are presented as holding between structures , or between a structure and the class struggle , and it is so far only an article of faith to suppose that they can be refined to a point where one can identify a specific connection such as that between an aspect of the peasant class and a particular form of capitalist state . |
| 16 | But the fact that the Morris principle can be misapplied to a company theft case ( and that the Lawrence principle can not be so misapplied ) is not an argument for saying that the Morris dictum is wrong and the Lawrence dictum right . |
| 17 | Words are used to inflect if they can be assigned to a number of grammatical classes , and the members of all these classes are distinguished from each other by their morphology ( internal shape ) and by their syntax ( the rules of their use ) . |
| 18 | Stonesfield , with its many stylistic parallels with the Woodchester mosaic , likewise , can be assigned to a period between 300 and 340 . |
| 19 | They are designed to maximise retail selling space at investment levels that can be matched to a variety of business options , and to provide growth potential in non traditional locations , at significantly lower capital investment compared to the traditional concept . |
| 20 | If N can be extended to a goal , then it must be possible to put a piece in row r somewhere . |
| 21 | The formula can be extended to a pop group , as in Lester 's Beatles films , or Boorman 's Catch Us If You Can ( 1965 ) centred on the Dave Clark Five , but it looks more than a little shaky when applied to a more complex , not to say maudlin , character like that written by Shelagh Delaney for Albert Finney in Charlie Bubbles ( 1967 ) . |
| 22 | They are normally sheathed but when hunting they can be extended to a length of 2½ in ( 6 cm ) . |
| 23 | The proboscis can be extended to a length roughly equal to that of the whelk 's own shell ( Fig. 2 ) . |
| 24 | The data contained in the DIG file can be sent to a graphics screen by the command ‘ VIEW-DIG-FILE ’ . |
| 25 | At this point the map can be sent to a hardcopy device such as a graphplotter , an electrostatic printer , an inkjet or matrix printer ( in descending order of quality and cost ) . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't think what is happening in Panama can be compared to a raid to rescue hostages , ’ says Prof Gutteridge . |
| 27 | Total Quality Management is based on the premise that a failure to deliver a product or service can be compared to a virus which attacks , grows and spreads with devastating effect . |
| 28 | G-Wax can be polished to a shine . |
| 29 | 1 A body of systematic and generalized knowledge which can be applied to a variety of problems . |
| 30 | They say that search is monotonic if , whenever two operators can be applied to a state , either can still be applied to the state produced by the other . |