Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From this brief description , it can be seen that a policy to deal with low pay has to be seen as a policy in miniature of planning a continuing renaissance of British industry . |
| 2 | Such monitoring should not only be backward , it must be forward looking and where it can be seen that a task has taken longer than anticipated , the effect of such delay should be immediately considered in relation to the overall programme . |
| 3 | The above examples demonstrate what can be done if a ballet is to communicate meaning beyond that of distinguishing between the world of the flesh and that of the spirit . |
| 4 | March 1982 values can be increased where a husband and wife both held shares in a family company on 31 March 1982 . |
| 5 | In this situation , bearing in mind that the very prevalent hydroxyl and hydronium ions are probably the dominant cause in the hazard risk at 50Hz or 60Hz , it can be presumed that a hazard free situation prevails at 100Hz or 120Hz . |
| 6 | We 're all talking as if migration can be manipulated and a share between housing for migrants and housing for local need can be er arranged by us planners according to the numbers we write down on a sheet of paper . |
| 7 | Credit limits can be sent and a record is kept of the debtor days , for future reference |
| 8 | Extra Time — Can be played if a cup match is drawn . |
| 9 | Indeed , it can be argued that a profusion of cash books and bank accounts would provide more problems than it would solve , particularly to financial managers concerned with managing the organization 's cash resources as a whole . |
| 10 | To this extent , then , a photon feels the gravitational force and it can be argued that a photon should travel along a curved path in a gravitational field . |
| 11 | It can be argued that a management charge made by the holding company is a business activity , and input VAT incurred is fully recoverable . |
| 12 | It can be argued that a car dealer has an implied obligation to make pre-delivery checks on a new car to ensure that it meets the manufacturer 's specification . |
| 13 | For instance , the same sentence can be expressed as a statement or a question , simply by varying its pitch ( e.g. ’ It 's OK ’ versus ’ It 's OK ? ’ ) . |
| 14 | How much time must elapse before it can be decided that a programme has seriously degenerated , that it is incapable of leading to the discovery of new phenomena ? |
| 15 | The familiar adage is that ethnographic research provides depth by sacrificing breadth but , as Finch ( 1986 ) argues , it is possible to build an element of generality into this type of research not by random sampling , which is usual in quantitative research , but by constructing individual projects in the mould of similar ones in different settings so that comparisons can be made and a body of cumulative knowledge established . |
| 16 | However , ‘ DC& : Decimal classification : additions , notes and decisions ’ is a useful means by which modifications can be announced in advance of a new edition so that reactions can be assessed before a revision is finally settled . |
| 17 | Her own childhood was evidence enough of the emotional harm which can be wrought when a child is passed from one parental figure to another . |
| 18 | Spelling mistakes can be adjusted or a document redrafted . |
| 19 | Medical audit should relate to aspects of clinical activity over which one has some control so that change can be initiated if a problem is identified . |
| 20 | At this time certain information is usually recorded to ensure the patient is fit for surgery and also to avoid potential complications , e.g. a specimen of urine is tested to ensure that diabetes mellitus does not go undiagnosed ; allergies are checked to ensure that drugs , anaesthetic agents , lotions or dressings can be avoided if a patient has an allergy to them . |
| 21 | Thus the inconvenience of negotiation can be avoided and a decision to purchase can be made at any time and immediately put into effect . |
| 22 | Many operational decisions can be programmed and a computer used to make them , instead of a manager . |
| 23 | This concept is rather vague because it can be shown that a computer with a very basic instruction set can simulate a Turing machine and therefore can , in theory , perform any " computable " task , so that such a computer is ( again in theory ) completely general-purpose ( see for example Minsky 1967 ) . |
| 24 | The ordinary letter services are not designed as compensation services , but compensation up to a maximum limit of £24 may be paid where it can be shown that a letter was damaged or lost while in our custody . |
| 25 | These coloured papillae can be enlarged when a predator approaches and are then waved about invitingly . |
| 26 | Thus , a child may be said to acquire the rules of grammar , although it is difficult to see how such rules can be established as a result of numerous discrete learning experiences . |
| 27 | Rigorous means testing is ‘ carried out without difficulty ’ and public aid can be recovered if a person later becomes affluent . |
| 28 | When less dangerous , they can be owned and a person becomes a little more whole . |
| 29 | The grief can be displaced and a man unable to cry at his father 's funeral may find himself crying for days three months later when his spaniel dies . |
| 30 | The Created God must be such that it can be envisaged as a focal point on which thoughts can be concentrated when a problem or need requires it . |