Example sentences of "can [adv] [be] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thereby makes what happens , the smell , into what can properly be called a matter of real chance . |
| 2 | For though some historians doubt whether such a loose conglomeration of territories , each with different traditions and customs , cobbled together by " an unholy combination of princely greed and genealogical accident " and just as likely to fall apart again , can properly be called an empire , none doubts the accuracy of the term Angevin . |
| 3 | The resistance , to my mind , does not amount to what can properly be called an argument . |
| 4 | In a medical textbook , the choice between clavicle and collar-bone can justly be called a matter of stylistic variation . |
| 5 | It 's just that I 've just got too many at , it can only be done a week before |
| 6 | Most potholes can only be seen a few yards ahead , and cars swerving without warning hardly contribute to road safety . |
| 7 | With the current boom in interest in opera , though , this disc enters a very competitive field indeed and so , once again , can only be given a general recommendation . |
| 8 | The philosopher Mark Johnson has recently produced what can only be called a constructivist account of linguistic meaning and reasoning . |
| 9 | My own family was at once strongly nuclear and part of what can only be called a clan . |
| 10 | Elsewhere the band choose what can only be called a hardcore bubblegum sound and by the time you get to the final furlong , this regularity means the fizz is starting to fade and you dearly want the guitars to twist and shout and sing . |
| 11 | Each of the five judgments rambles over the territory in what can only be called a head-scratching way , making it impossible for the consumer of the judgment to know at the end just what the law is held to be , except negatively , and then only negatively on a few points . |
| 12 | Liquids can only be compressed a very small amount and then only under high pressures . |
| 13 | Modern refining techniques mean that for every barrel of crude oil refined , there will be a split between diesel and petrol fuels that can only be varied a small amount . |
| 14 | It is this turn to ‘ passivity ’ which remains critical to this very day ; today 's tabloid press can only be reinforcing a process which began well over a century ago . |
| 15 | In what can only be considered a plan of Baldrickian cunning , not only will the Board 's coffers be groaning with the weight of money but — and here is the really clever part — fewer people than ever will now be able to observe what a mess the game is really in . |
| 16 | In what can only be considered a plan of Baldrickian cunning , not only will the Board 's coffers be groaning with the weight of money but — and here is the really clever part — fewer people than ever will now be able to observe what a mess the game is really in . |
| 17 | Before concluding this discussion , it would be instructive to explore the performance of the Polish People 's Army in what can only be considered a most exceptional contingency . |
| 18 | A group comprising at least eleven pavements of the southeastern part of the province can thus be considered a reasonably convincing example of integral , stylistic affinity . |
| 19 | The Clermont elections , if that is the right word , provide a startling insight into the appointment of bishops in a civitas , which , if it can scarcely be called an insignificant see , was certainly not one in the forefront of royal policy . |
| 20 | It means that lambs which have lost their parents , for reasons such as sheep worrying by dogs , can quickly be given a new mother . |
| 21 | The emphasis is on beef but its milk yield remains adequate and it can still be considered a dual-purpose type . |
| 22 | Two such quantities q and p are always related physically by the fact that their combined dimensions are those of action ; that is , the product q p can always be assigned a value in units of Planck 's constant k . |
| 23 | If Pollard 's architecture is so disposable and flippant that it is odd to call him a ‘ patron ’ , Palumbo 's patronage is so single-minded that he can hardly be called a developer . |
| 24 | They are low , so low that they can hardly be called a threshold — more a ramp , with a sign over it begging ‘ Please , please walk up ’ . |
| 25 | While the Dak can hardly be called a sprinter , its relative simplicity means that a true ‘ cab rank ’ operation can be staged , with the aircraft out on the pan ready to start as soon as the alarm is raised and a back-up aircraft ready to go beyond that very quickly . |
| 26 | Mention has already been made of the eight-petalled rosette , and its appearance in at least two of the small , tangent squares in North Hill , mosaic B ; but this can hardly be considered an important association . |
| 27 | Certainly its application within the large domestic market of the United States , which alone accounts for some 40 per cent of world air travel , can hardly be considered an unqualified success . |
| 28 | Try the following two fillings ( they can both be prepared a day in advance and refrigerated ) , but wait until the last minute before filling the choux buns to prevent the pastry going soggy . |
| 29 | The art of outlining and defining soft furnishings is usually associated with traditional-style interiors , but many brightly coloured modern fabrics can also be given a stylish lift with the wide range of trimmings that are available today . |
| 30 | But there can also be detected an incumbent 's complacency after years of huge majorities and easy victories ; a slight resentment , almost , at having to fight an election at all . |