Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [Wh det] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | Choreographers today choose to interpret a vast range of subjects through what can be termed the purely physical movements of the body , sometimes coloured by moods ranging from the tragic to the comic and even the ridiculous . |
| 2 | All these agencies have local offices in many areas of the country , the addresses of which can be found in the telephone directory or the local public library . |
| 3 | Among the supporters of what can be called , for want of a better term , the democrats are three important groups . |
| 4 | The emotional , mental and spiritual levels form an energy field around the body known as the aura , aspects of which can be seen by some people and which have recently been partially demonstrated by modern technology . |
| 5 | It was only much later that I realised the reason for the request and also for the resulting laughter , namely the enjoyment of a broad Somerset accent which had come with me , and traces of which can still be recognised by West Country people nearly seventy years later . |
| 6 | Such building , multiplied many times over , provided France with a network of fortified towns ( some of them very large by the standards of the day ) , impressive traces of which can still be seen today . |
| 7 | Both of these veteran airliners gave a spritely performance despite their age , proving that there are no bounds to what can be preserved in flying condition in the USA . |
| 8 | Standard thin sections required for teaching collections or archive purposes can now be given self-adhesive labels on which can be written all the details of the sample . |
| 9 | It has been subtly shifting the goalposts of what can be done in and through art . |
| 10 | Among the earliest souvenirs to be hawked to the victorious Allied troops who marched into Beirut on 8 October 1917 was a horrific picture postcard , old copies of which can still be found in the antiquarian bookshop that sells the David Roberts lithographs on Makhoul Street . |
| 11 | At the same time the Section published a new illustrated history of Child 's , copies of which can be obtained free from the branch . |
| 12 | We must be sensitive to all forms of what can loosely be termed ‘ social control ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ Above all else the organization is viewed as a functionally integrated system , the operations of which can be understood with reference to the organizational goals which it is concerned to achieve ’ ( Burrell and Morgan 1979 , p. 205 ) . |
| 14 | Perhaps we are seeing , as an evolution ( the origins of which can be traced to the nineteenth century ) , the emergence of a genuine hybrid tribunal , in which case to suggest that this body is a further example of the use of judges for extrajudicial activities is only one way to describe it . |
| 15 | In this way change is seen as a developing social process the repercussions of which can not be completely forecast . |
| 16 | Purchasing involves important decisions about quality , price , quantity and delivery — the key elements of what can be called the ‘ purchasing mix ’ . |
| 17 | The poetic work too should be viewed as a ‘ functional structure ’ ( p.46 ) , the different elements of which can not be understood except in their connections with the whole . |
| 18 | Secondly , we were made aware of the effects of what can be described as liberation thinking and liberation theology not only in South America but only , also , in the Pacific regions Asia , Japan and Korea . |
| 19 | those which employ a method or means of combat the effects of which can not be limited as required by this Protocol ; and consequently , in each such case , are of a nature to strike military objectives and civilians or civilian objects without distinction . |
| 20 | As we have seen , there are distinct limitations on what can be achieved by way of conditions on a planning permission ; this can often be as awkward for the developer as it is for the planning authority . |
| 21 | There is an increasing awareness that there are limitations on what can be assessed by formal written tests or examinations . |
| 22 | However , the fluidity of our use of language places limitations on what can be done with these searching tools . |
| 23 | Those poor children in the Cairngorms had just been recovered from the clutches of what can only be described as moronic supervisors . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , the Secretary of State has the power to draw up regulations about what can be charged for and what can not and the Education Reform Act required local authorities and school governors to draw up policies on charging parents for their children 's out-of-school activities . |
| 25 | ‘ We 've heard some fairly horrific stories of what can happen , ’ says John Bull , of the industrial electronics division at ERA Technology , a research company in Surrey , England . |
| 26 | Horror stories of what can happen at the hands of a well-meaning but inexperienced neighbour are legion . |
| 27 | ‘ from its opening pages , Jean Greenwood 's Class Readers presents alternatives which are a challenge to our perceptions of what can be done with graded readers , and of why the alternatives might be tried … |
| 28 | On behalf of the Opposition , and indeed the whole House , I wish to express our sympathy to the victims and their families of what can only be described as a crime against humanity . |
| 29 | Such competing explanations tend to different predictions of what can be expected in early adulthood as to whether or not the former truants have , for example , experienced difficulties in the labour market or high levels of unemployment , acquired qualifications since leaving school , or met with problems in other aspects of their lives such as their marriages or their mental health . |
| 30 | Allocation determines which arcs in the network will be allocated to a particular node or centre ; districting makes it possible to outline rapidly sets of polygons in order to define specific areas of interest ( districts ) and to summarize their characteristics ; routeing provides a minimum path algorithm through the network , the arcs of which can be assigned weights according to road conditions , road capacity and so on . |