Example sentences of "can it [be] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can it be upgraded to at least 16Mb to take advantage of future software ? |
| 2 | 4 ) What back-up in terms of advice and maintenance is available e.g. if the microcomputer breaks down , can it be attended to locally or will there be a delay ? |
| 3 | Japanese success story : Can it be repeated in the UK ? |
| 4 | Can it be done at a different time ? |
| 5 | Can it be done at a different place ? |
| 6 | Can it be related to a system with a biological purpose ? |
| 7 | Can it be related in any way to their own experience ? |
| 8 | Is it a coldwater fish , and can it be kept with Goldfish ? |
| 9 | The analogy holds in so far as stylistic competence , like linguistic competence , is a capacity which we possess and exercise unconsciously and intuitively : only with special training can it be turned into explicit knowledge . |
| 10 | Can it be converted to gif ? |
| 11 | It is easy to see beauty in a garden but how can it be seen in our fellow-men ? |
| 12 | Only when a batch has completed one process can it be moved to the next . |
| 13 | The principle is an anti-perfectionist principle but can it be regarded as a principle of neutrality ? |
| 14 | Caffeine is the active ingredient of coffee or tea and is a necessary social drug , adding considerably to the overstimulation and agitation of modern man , but in no way can it be regarded as a tonic . |
| 15 | Does the idea of homology apply only to morphological patterns , he asks , or can it be applied to developmental processes ? |
| 16 | The decision about whether and when to intervene in unhappy families can not be resolved simply by reference to psychological theories , nor can it be based on folk precepts about not interfering . |
| 17 | It appears to me that the arguments which I have heard involve the consideration of three separate questions , namely : ( 1 ) does the ex turpi causa maxim and its related rules ( which I will refer to as ‘ the ex turpi causa defence ’ ) afford a defence to a claim for contribution under the Act of 1978 ? ( 2 ) If the ex turpi causa defence is capable of so applying , can it be said , with the degree of certainty necessary for a striking out order to be made , that the defence will exclude any contribution from the third party in the circumstances of this case ? ( 3 ) Leaving aside the ex turpi causa defence , can it be said with the necessary degree of certainty that the court will , under section 2(1) and ( 2 ) of the Act of 1978 , exempt the third party from liability to make contribution even if he has been negligent in the performance of some duty of care owed to the plaintiffs ? |
| 18 | ( 3 ) Can it be said with certainty that the court will , under section 2(2) , exempt the third party from liability to make a contribution ? |
| 19 | Now can it be said to be clear by the law of Scotland that the locus here is beyond what the legislature may assert right to affect by legislation against all whomsoever for the purpose of regulating methods of fishing ? |
| 20 | Accordingly in my judgment it is not correct to describe the document as a will at that stage nor can it be said in my judgment that by his signature Mr. Winterbone intended to give effect to the document as any kind of effective document . |
| 21 | ‘ strength … balanced by strength ’ ( Statement of Commitment ) — is this a reasonable goal — can it be justified in any Christian sense ? |
| 22 | If , as appears likely , it only applies to the latter case , can it be invoked by any Member State or only by a Member State which voted against the legislation ? |
| 23 | Nor can it be generated by easier fiscal policy because the budget deficit is already so high . |
| 24 | Nor can it be compared with the ballerina 's dance in Rhapsodie where she wafts to and fro as if in a dream before breaking into her solo . |
| 25 | Nor can it be treated as a property of objects of thought . |
| 26 | Against the Hegelian synthesis of all kinds of history within the same developmental schema , Bachelard argued that the history of science can not be assimilated into the progressive evolutionary form commonly ascribed to other kinds of human history , and nor can it be mapped on a one-to-one basis against the history of its age . |
| 27 | And just because it looks like a wild boar with the striped marking or ‘ agouti ’ ( long snout , straight tail and small pointy ears ) , can it be accepted as such without a genetic test ? |
| 28 | If this is the case , can it be substantiated by evidence from the history of developed societies ? |
| 29 | The stop can not be moved nearer to the Pleasance junction without interfering with movement at that junction , nor can it be located on the Pleasance because of junctions , bends and the pedestrian crossing . |
| 30 | If this perception of the nature and causes of the crisis is a correct one — and we think it is — can it be located within a general theoretical framework which is both intellectually respectable and useful ? |