Example sentences of "can [adv] be [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , the vacuous character of ( 14 ) and ( 15 ) can apparently be reduced or even made to disappear by various means without changing the elements or touching the intensional relations which bind them together . |
| 2 | Version ranges can only be extended and modules may not be deleted from the displayed list . |
| 3 | It gives a good sense to the idea that a weakly verifiable statement can only be confirmed or disconfirmed , and never conclusively verified . |
| 4 | Due to its size , it can only be handled and converted by merchants with large enough bandsaws . |
| 5 | It may also include very small remains such as pollen grains , that can only be seen and identified with the aid of a microscope . |
| 6 | … These rights , resting substantially upon contract , can only be lost or curtailed by such inequitable conduct on the part of a mortgagee … as may amount to a violation or culpable neglect of his duty under the contract . |
| 7 | The Hindus have discovered that the Absolute can only be realized or thought of , or stated through the relative . |
| 8 | This unrest , under the circumstances , can only be limited and circumstantial . |
| 9 | It may be that there is a special rule for reservation of title clauses : this is examined below ( Chapter 10 ) but subject to that possible exception , once a contract has been made , its terms can only be altered or supplemented by a variation , and such variation will only be effective if it is supported by consideration . |
| 10 | There 's an important element in this crisis and , in a sense , the government 's reaction , belated as it is , shows a recognition that the crisis , as it affects gay people , can only be stopped or delayed , deferred or whatever through involvement with the gay community — and that 's an odd recognition in this climate . |
| 11 | The UNEP report concludes that the Aral Sea can only be saved and the ecological balance restored by increasing the water flow down the tributaries . |
| 12 | When the mechanics of causality have been forsaken , identity can never be known or measured , it can only be postulated and experienced . |
| 13 | They hint that there are secrets which can only be divulged and discussed with those who have also been there … |
| 14 | How water was raised from the well can only be speculated but close to this spot stood an old Elizabethan house , which was demolished to make way for the flats . |
| 15 | Their interests can only be interpreted and protected by a central executive authority . |
| 16 | It is however deeply embedded in English law and can only be removed or moderated by Parliament . |
| 17 | For example , business liability for death and personal injury resulting from negligence can not be excluded or limited at all by section 2(1) and , in the case of other loss or damage , liability can only be excluded or restricted where the term or notice purporting to do this satisfies a test of reasonableness ; section 2(2) . |
| 18 | As a source of power , it can only be claimed and used if others recognise and accept it as a source of power . |
| 19 | It should be recognised that there is no secondary market for units , they can only be bought and sold from the unit trust itself . |
| 20 | The sweeping driveways , thickly foliaged gardens and imposing façades underline a privacy that can only be bought or inherited . |
| 21 | The origin of all organs can thus be mapped and so a ‘ face map ’ can be plotted which indicates to what the normal embryo will give rise . |
| 22 | Watchman is ideal for small boats because it does not incorporate a transmitter and can thus be made and sold for around £165 . |
| 23 | The moment when it enters his or her head , that X was the one who did it , can thus be concealed and brought out only at the very end of the story . |
| 24 | The viability of the new product at various sales and production levels can thus be visualized and its contribution to the planned income gap assessed by drawing its graph on top of the existing product income line in Figure 2.1 . |
| 25 | Problems can thus be avoided and accident scenarios analysed . |
| 26 | Entities living in , passing through or avoiding sub-spaces or intersections , can thus be found and displayed . |
| 27 | Assemblies can thus be performed and interference checks made . |
| 28 | But in recent years the knowledge of the role of electricity in the treatment of disease has developed considerably , and there are no technical reasons why the findings and the techniques outlined can not be implemented and developed immediately by any competent specialist . |
| 29 | We have said goodbye to a person who can not be replaced and the rest of us will have to work the harder and care the more in order to try to fill the gap left by his passing . |
| 30 | Like the colour of the great shades in the saloon , they can not be replaced or even exactly reproduced . |