Example sentences of "[coord] can [adv] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently , more time can be spent by the clearinghouse personnel on the sophisticated and time-consuming enquiries which require information and material that has not been or can not be conveniently added to the database , an those which are of an advisory nature . |
| 2 | By far the most effective arrangements presently available are those which : ( 1 ) provide for the continuing partners to have the option to acquire the share in the firm of an outgoing partner ( which overcomes the tax problems noted in Chapter 10 and offers some desirable freedom of manoeuvre to the continuing partners without ordinarily causing any disadvantage to the outgoing partner ) ; ( 2 ) finance the purchase of the share of a partner who dies before retirement by way of insurance effected on the lives of each of the partners the proceeds of which are declared to be held on trust for the partners for the time being ; ( 3 ) finance by endowment insurance the purchase of the shares of partners whose retirement can be predicted ; ( 4 ) ensure that in any case which is not or can not be sufficiently covered by available insurance ( eg payments to a partner who is expelled or who otherwise leaves the firm before normal retirement date ) payment of any capital sum is spread over a period so to reduce the burden on the continuing partners without imposing any great hardship on the outgoing partner or his estate ; and ( 5 ) impose on each partner an obligation ( Clause 14.02 ) to take out adequate ( as discussed with all the partners from time to time ) retirement provision for the benefit of himself and his familyso as not to impose any burden in that respect on the firm , which in former times would have accepted responsibility . |
| 3 | According to the Aristotelian picture , scientia , or knowledge proper , is knowledge of what is necessary and can not be otherwise . |
| 4 | To have such ‘ scientific knowledge ’ of , say , the facts that man is the only animal with a sense of humour , that gold dissolves in aqua regia , or that triangles have angles equal to two right angles , is to know that these things must be so and can not be otherwise . |
| 5 | Just as , for the Aristotelians , knowledge or scientia has to do with necessities , with what must be so and can not be otherwise , so , for Locke , ‘ knowledge ’ is universal and certain . |
| 6 | Hypertext systems are generally self-contained and can not be easily integrated with other programs and data . |
| 7 | Here , the percentage of the population involved is much larger and can not be easily overlooked . |
| 8 | As we discussed earlier and argue later , this ‘ ideology ’ has deep biological and emotional reverberations and can not be easily dismissed as generated by propaganda or clever oratory . |
| 9 | Nationalism is linked to deep-rooted human instincts and can not be easily ascribed to clever politicians . |
| 10 | The problem is even more acute than it appears , for singular existential propositions too resist a reductivist treatment and can not be simply brushed off as " ungrammatical " . |
| 11 | Yet the popular traditions from which such stories presumably came were not always totally fictitious , and can not be simply ignored . |
| 12 | The new principle was a good one , because it forced the government to live in a world where inflation matters and can not be conveniently assumed away . |
| 13 | There is no clear definition of precisely what is , and what is not , a shrub rose — indeed , some catalogues , from quite reputable houses too , describe the shrub type merely as one that differs from the bush , the climber , the rambler , the miniature and others , and can not be conveniently classified with them . |
| 14 | We live in a fallen culture and can not be completely exempted from it . |
| 15 | The Young 's modulus was easily found by a simple mechanical experiment and two or three Ångström units is a fair guess for the interatomic spacing and can not be far out . |
| 16 | Of course , the argument is highly teleological and incapable of scientific proof , but it has been rigorously defended by brilliant minds and can not be lightly dismissed . |
| 17 | She should not and can not be sexually active in her natal family and hence is regarded while she is there as both benign and pure . |
| 18 | The last two of these eight traps are commonly dealt with in basic statistical texts and can not be sensibly covered here . |
| 19 | The rights and obligations in the Red Cross Conventions are reciprocal between the State party and the other party to the conflict , and can not be sensibly separated . |
| 20 | Slightly enlarged glands are very common and can not be definitely linked to HIV infection . |
| 21 | Such a difference in conceptions of gender and gender roles has strong implications for the event of peace or friction in the play of daily life , and can not be too much emphasized . |
| 22 | Causal inferences are constructions built upon foundations of assumptions , and can not be more valid than the assumptions . |
| 23 | The main good grains on which we depend for an essential part of our daily diet come from plants belonging to the family of grasses and can not be readily digested until the tough outer shells are broken up and , sometimes , removed . |
| 24 | While the crop itself will be resistant to herbicides the weed competition will not and can thus be considerably reduced by a broad-spectrum herbicide . |
| 25 | It is important to distinguish clearly between the features of the paper based life cycle which were a product of the limitations of the media and can now be joyfully abandoned , and methods which have an ongoing role when re-interpreted into the electronic life cycle . |
| 26 | Common and can often be successfully treated |
| 27 | The problem is less obvious but deep-rooted , and can perhaps be most clearly formulated in the following question : Given the turbulent and unstable historical context of post-1914 France , is it possible to produce novels which are technically and artistically successful , politically effective , and accurately reflect contemporary social reality ? |
| 28 | Simple simulations can be as effective for training purposes as more elaborate ones and can certainly be more cost effective . |
| 29 | Vaginal infections are very common in women and can usually be easily treated . |
| 30 | Sleepers should be chosen that are as clean as possible and can usually be readily obtained from advertisements in " Exchange and Mart " or " Farmers Weekly " . |