Example sentences of "it can now [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evolutionary story , to the extent that it can now be understood ( and to the much more modest extent to which I understand it myself ) seems to me to give some support to the view that in this respect the historical story means very much what it seems to mean . |
| 2 | It can now be applied with a small paintbrush . |
| 3 | In archaeology , I understand , it can now be said that computers are automatically considered for any project , however small . |
| 4 | A recent scientific review states that : ‘ On the basis of a large body of research , it can now be stated that passive smoking causes lung cancer in non-smokers and serious respiratory illness in babies … |
| 5 | It can now be seen that these pieces of equipment constitute a basic gym around which routines for both beginners and advanced trainers can be structured . |
| 6 | The Medway Letter Line was meant to include ‘ unknown ’ floods , as well as recorded ones , and as information on flooding has become more sophisticated , it can now be seen to have overstated the benefit area by attempting to be on the safe side . |
| 7 | It can now be seen as a deliberate political reaction to the earlier building , and it is even recorded that on its completion in 537 Justinian promised God that he himself had ‘ vanquished Solomon . ’ |
| 8 | It can now be seen that the sum of constant capital used up in the two departments during the production cycle is less than the total means of production produced by Dept . |
| 9 | It can now be seen that the argument from pleasure draws its imperative conclusions , not directly from psychological fact , but from psychological fact combined with the imperative ‘ Be aware ’ . |
| 10 | It went ahead later on such a scale and at such a pace that it can now be seen as one of the most important facts of modem history . |
| 11 | It can now be seen why staggered flocks are the essence to maintaining your customers , by supplying them with the grade of eggs they require . |
| 12 | It can now be concluded that while initially forms of antislavery activity were in considerable part shaped by the struggle against the West Indians , they moved beyond these limits and assumed some of the characteristics of a popular movement . |
| 13 | But because EC ministers have not yet agreed a common regime on irradiated food , it can now be put on sale in countries which do not allow food irradiation ( such as Germany and Luxembourg ) . |
| 14 | The pathetic story has been told , as far as it can now be known , in Mrs Spurling 's book , but an element of mystery remains . |
| 15 | The good news is that Dr Lamey says it can now be cured . |