Example sentences of "it can [be] [vb pp] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 If you 've got an idea or a message to send it has to be encoded in some way then there 's various mediums or media by which it can be transmitted but it 's got to be decoded by the receiver for the idea or message to be understood , and there 's some kind of feedback mechanism potentially from the receiver to the sender .
2 The chance of an exposure transmitting infection varies both between the different ways it can be transmitted and , for reasons yet undetermined , between different people engaging in the same activity .
3 It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’
4 I have tried to convince you that problem solving is important and that it can be taught and learned by means of guided problem solving .
5 But here again the knowledge is so practical , so much preconditioned by behaviour , that it can be taught and is taught mainly by doing what they are told to do on particular occasions and by not being allowed to do or to touch certain things that are always within their experience .
6 They 're keen to do it a and if you want to make any more it can be done but I think
7 The Andover Branch have again shown how it can be done and wins the Anna Neagle Trophy with a contribution of £1,466.54 — or £10.40 per Branch member .
8 As one man expressed it : ‘ When all 's said and done we have to get a product out and the management are interested in how cheap it can be done and although it means sacrificing the worker it means one has a cheap product . ’
9 It can be done and it will be done .
10 They 've changed quite the opposite way because er I now know that it can be done and how important advertising is to the even to the local businesses .
11 Mr Deputy Speaker it shows it can be done and I hope others will look after the interests of their tax payers as well .
12 The offer must be in writing , must state a Period of not less than 21 days within which it can be accepted and withdrawal of the offer before the end of the stated period is forbidden .
13 Even now , it can be hit and miss .
14 His relational model is a theory of what data is and how it can be stored and retrieved .
15 They should be shown how it may primarily be either an artefact in its own right or a means of conveying information ; how it functions as a tool of thought and as a creator of human relationships ; how it can be stored and readily transmitted across time and distance .
16 If the hypothesis is not supported by the evidence ( 7 ) , it can be rejected or revised ( 8 ) , and a fresh hypothesis developed ( 3 ) .
17 It can be delayed but not avoided .
18 You should think of time as a resource and , like any resource , it can be squandered or utilised in an effective and efficient manner .
19 A carrier is fixed by knots or capstan windings to the line , and it can be raised or lowered simply by rotating the secondary kiteline around the triangle .
20 Release information in limited quantities so that it can be absorbed and understood .
21 Suffering , then , may be appropriate if it can be borne and can contribute towards greater authenticity .
22 But if man is vulnerable to impulses which send him spiralling down into darkness , that very vulnerability is the means by which he can existentially know the strength whereby it can be healed and stabilised .
23 First-hand experience is invaluable but only a limited amount of it can be arranged and you certainly ca n't have large numbers of trainees sitting at the back of the same class .
24 Once a Bill is read a first time , it can be printed and is usually available the next day .
25 It can be challenged and justifiably refused in certain circumstances .
26 If this happens , it can be cut or drawn in , and the diver killed .
27 All that is rather peculiar but it can be digested and lived with .
28 It is important to be aware of the various hazards of retirement so it can be understood and interpreted in terms of the individual 's own feelings and priorities in life .
29 He calls action oriented to success ‘ strategic ’ when it can be understood and evaluated in terms of its effectiveness in influencing the decisions of other social actors ( typically in the worlds of politics or business ) .
30 However the proposed European directive has a number of further hurdles to be negotiated before it can be finalised and even when it is it 's unlikely to be implemented before nineteen ninety six .
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