Example sentences of "can [be] safely [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It can be safely assumed that the overwhelming majority of Mambo Leo and Mwangaza readers were pro-TANU , in view of the size of the electoral victories in 1958 , when that party was supported by sixty-seven per cent of an electorate in which Asians and Europeans were disproportionately highly represented .
2 Now that he has shown courage in adversity and survived a potential tragedy , he can be safely accepted as a national hero .
3 Best done by professionals , but some minor repairs can be safely undertaken at home .
4 Shelves up to 100mm wide can be safely supported .
5 Shelves up to 100mm wide can be safely supported .
6 First a cow is pushed out of the way by the trained elephants so that her calf can be safely roped and led away .
7 Dr Scott Although I know the temptation is great , try not to buy more food than can be safely stored .
8 I think it can be safely said that that 's lost .
9 And we have a right to ask you , as the creator of the tool , not only whether the way you are forging it is acceptable to the dignity of man , but whether the results can be safely presented to the world . ’
10 However , on easier routes or glacier tours , where a party moves solely by moving together , numbers can be safely increased .
11 If kept under refrigeration , experts advise that sandwiches can be safely eaten within two days of being made .
12 The pool can be safely treated with a modern sterilant .
13 The equivalent of 2 pints of beer , 2 doubles of spirits or 4 glasses of wine is probably the maximum that can be safely drunk regularly — and women 's bodies tolerate less than men 's .
14 Once a Squig has been provoked from its lair the Night Goblins throw nets over it then bash it senseless with large clubs so it can be safely dragged away .
15 8 : As for high level wastes , no-one has demonstrated ( can they ? ) how these wastes can be safely isolated and guarded for the necessary one million years — a geological time span reaching out to our 40,000th generation …
16 The decision to order a reassesment comes after claims that the Greek government has vastly overestimated the amount of water that can be safely diverted .
17 Of previous recordings , all with one exception can be safely ignored , since they are disfigured by damaging transpositions and/or cuts ; the exception is Mackerras , whose EMI recording ( in English ) provides a faithful , if still cut , souvenir of a successful ENO production .
18 It is important also not to pretend that library censorship is such a small problem that it can be safely ignored .
19 However , there do exist , and not so uncommonly that they can be safely ignored , minimal semantic constituents which consist of more than one word .
20 Moreover , the results have reinforced the belief that the general equilibrium effects are potentially important and can be safely ignored only in special circumstances ( this , we shall see , is even more true in the long-run models explored in the next Lecture ) .
21 If the battle in which Penda fought Cwichelm and Cynegils at Cirencester , dated to 628 in the Chronicle A ( s.a. 628 ) ( which is almost certainly a few years too early ) , can be safely placed before 633/4 , Penda was already a formidable force before Hatfield , but even if it were to date to a little after 633/4 it still reveals the wide-ranging character of Penda 's early activities .
22 Breathing apparatus is intended for any situation where oxygen exclusion is a possibility or toxic gas levels exceed those which can be safely neutralised by masks .
23 It is claimed that AirX can be safely used on all types of surfaces — carpets , fabrics , tiles , ceramics , wood — by sponge or spray .
24 As the floor is to be laid in the kitchen area , would you please recommend a floor finish which will be waterproof and can be safely wiped over with a mop .
25 Aspirins and other medicines can be safely brought up .
26 The exception is heart medicines , which can be safely brought up straightaway , but not if some time has passed since they were swallowed .
27 While it is now accepted that coronary arteriography can be safely performed following myocardial infarction , there is considerable variation between centres about the perceived indications for the test .
28 An accompanying information pack stresses : ‘ Service Delivery Standards are not just documents of good intentions which can be safely disregarded or cynically ignored .
29 Apparently the hyperparasite infects only mistletoe and so V. loranthi can be safely introduced into new areas , where it will attack mistletoes without parasitising any other plants .
30 A pair can be safely introduced at the same time ; the male can be recognised by the extended first dorsal ray which is absent in the female .
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