Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] in a " in BNC.
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1 | The Blackshard can be destroyed in a number of ways . |
2 | Normally it 's our job to dig , study , catalogue , understand the past , but when you see that what you have uncovered ca n't be protected , that this whole complex which is the heart and birth-place of the city can be destroyed in a moment , you feel quite sick . |
3 | The first of these , the preparation of lessons in sequence will obviously deal with the formulation of learning objectives which can be realised in a particular unit of work . |
4 | The latter phenomena have been extensively analysed in the limit B 0 , in which the Ikeda mapping becomes one-dimensional and can be realised in a so-called hybrid system in which the feedback is electronic rather than optical . |
5 | The use of such standards means that information can be exchanged in a concise and , with any luck , unambiguous format . |
6 | There is no absolute limit to the number of alternatives that can be generated in a situation , so we can impose a practical limit of three or four or five . |
7 | Network theory holds that information can be represented in a distributed form , in terms of the pattern of activity in a large number of elements . |
8 | This information can be represented in a tree diagram : Such an analysis becomes generative when it is expressed in the form of rules . |
9 | The name of ‘ Derrida ’ has been used in such a way as to imply that it refers to a real person who has certain ideas and theories which he has expressed in various books and essays , and which this introduction has tried to repeat , treating them as signifieds that can be represented in a number of different forms . |
10 | One version , described by Forrester ( 1971 , p. 20 ) as ‘ a complete diagram of the world model , interrelating the five variables — population , natural resources , capital investment , capital investment in agriculture fraction , and pollution ’ can be represented in a systems diagram with 43 separate elements and various links ( Figure 6.7 ) . |
11 | In summary , soil erosion problems can be analysed in a framework of Chinese boxes , each fitting inside the other . |
12 | Some preventive rules , together with endangerment offences , can be seen in a variety of other situations , but nowhere is there such a detailed and fairly widely known set of standards as that applicable to drivers on the roads . |
13 | The well-worn cliché that the police are only a reflection of the society they serve , can be seen in a different light . |
14 | A typical example of this can be seen in a swing context . |
15 | The support that such strategic arguments seek to obtain from international law can be seen in a significant study done for the Rand Corporation ( Builder and Graubard , 1982 ) . |
16 | An example of this can be seen in a story reported by a worker in Corby , |
17 | Practice under this option can be seen in a number of Netherlands decisions . |
18 | The range of possibilities for the pace and form of change can be seen in a few specific industries in each of the three sectors : national resource processing , manufacturing and services . |
19 | While the 1970s and '80s brought new levels of technical expertise , some of the best matte paintings of all time can be seen in a 1930s production which , though having a very big budget for its day , nonetheless incorporated shrewd economies , including the avoidance of location shooting and of building sets that would be used only briefly . |
20 | This can be seen in a qualitative way by considering the party game in which participants guess how many people would need to be asked their birthdays , on average , to find two with birthdays on the same day . |
21 | An instance of the mentality of these activists can be seen in a letter to the autumn number of the magazine from Malcolm Shifrin , who asks how he can influence the great majority of members who do not vote . |
22 | This approach can be seen in a number of LEA projects supported by SCDC Arts Project ( SCDC , 1986b , 1986c and 1987 ) . |
23 | However , pieces of Norman and medieval masonry can be seen in a nearby barn and in local field walls , and to the east of the church is a round mound , probably the motte of an abortive or adulterine castle . |
24 | Transitions that are both electronically and magnetically allowed can be seen in a CD spectrum , as in a normal electronic spectrum . |
25 | How matters stood , even as recently as 1980 , can be seen in a summary such as this ( Brooksbank 1980:201 ) : Authorities are concerned to delegate powers , as far as is practical and efficient to do so . |
26 | Remains showing this design can be seen in a number of towns , especially where the city has since declined in importance and later building has not obscured the pattern . |
27 | Evidence of the company 's determination to continue its remarkable expansion plan can be seen in a recent management restructuring , designed to give a sharper focus on key growth markets , such as the UK . |
28 | The esteem in which the literary ability of these men was held can be seen in a collection known as the Epistulae Austrasiacae , which contains two of Dynamius 's letters and also a passing reference to the skills of Parthenius . |
29 | The metaphor of the gem here is like a filter or a screen through which Lucy can be seen in a fresh light , and as such the metaphor has the " power to inform and enlighten " which a literal paraphrase would not have — it would fail " to give the insight that the metaphor did " ( Black 1971 : 186f ) . |
30 | At least one panel contained a border of wavecrest pattern , such as can be seen in a less gracile form in both of the Leicester mosaics . |