Example sentences of "they can usually " in BNC.

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1 The cows are always milked by members of the family and they can usually spot mastitis in the first 24 hours .
2 Chemically , they differ considerably from morphine , but they can usually be seen to correspond to part of the morphine molecule , and are thus envisaged as acting on the same receptors .
3 Parents may not be able to stop their child 's tantrums altogether , but they can usually reduce the number and intensity of them .
4 Providing such deficits are kept within manageable proportions they can usually be financed by means of capital inflows such as foreign investment or incurring debts to overseas banks .
5 They can usually be built relatively quickly and at low cost and are easy to understand and operate .
6 Do not automatically accept the policy suggested by the bank or building society ; they can usually offer only the policies of the insurance company they are tied to .
7 Obviously , exchanges are restricted in terms of the type of unit and period : in principle owners can only exchange between similar classes of unit and periods , though they can usually ‘ trade down ’ into smaller units or less attractive periods .
8 By contrast , capitalists are able to withdraw resources more incrementally , with restricted implications for their own immediate welfare , and they can usually redeploy means of production in other localities , regions or countries if faced with large-scale disruption .
9 If the queries coming into the public relations or press office are short questions they can usually be answered on the spot , but quite often they will be in the form of a general request for information on a specific topic and it could be that your organisation has in its files a good deal of material which could be sent out .
10 They can usually find another woman with whom to share the pain .
11 Interactions with oscillating quadrupoles , etc. are also possible , but are so much weaker than dipole interactions that they can usually be ignored .
12 Of course , the extension dx will be accompanied by lateral contractions dy and dz , but although normally negative and equal , they can usually be assumed to be zero .
13 As Laumann and House suggest , they can usually be depended on to adopt design-languages distinguishing themselves from those who have not yet arrived .
14 Monitor evaluator , they can usually make themselves the pest of the group because everybody thinks they 're so bloody negative .
15 John Thorne of Macintyre says the organisation has always tried to show that disabled people may not be capable of some everyday things , but they can usually show their skills and creativity in other ways .
16 But if English speakers hear they can usually recognise this as ‘ my turn ’ and not ‘ might earn ’ .
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