Example sentences of "can [be] [verb] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course I can be mistaken about the meanings of the words I use , but this will not show that I have any mistaken beliefs about my present sensory states . |
| 2 | The nature of this decoding device is shown in Figure 4 ; it is complicated , but unfortunately one must understand the complications in order to understand some of the fundamental questions that can be asked about the nature , origin , and evolution of the code . |
| 3 | One of the interesting questions that can be asked about the curriculum has to do with the relative power and influence of these various actors in the planning process ; for example , in their study , Boys et al . |
| 4 | There 's little that can be done about the former ( it 's a consequence of Improv 's structure ) but the latter will be addressed in a future release . |
| 5 | Please would you investigate and see what can be done about the above . |
| 6 | It assumes that an easy consensus can be achieved about the nature of the problem and its resolution , when this is rarely the case . |
| 7 | Selectees , in general , do not presuppose traits of their selectors ; in Arthur 's ( adj. ) sister , or Arthur ( verb ) rum , nothing positive can be stated about the semantic nature of normal fillers of the semantic slots : |
| 8 | WP Whatever else can be said about the East European regimes , they clearly failed to motivate their populations . |
| 9 | The same can be said about the goal of family-oriented intervention and the provision of after care . |
| 10 | What can be said about the most recent generation of US television narrative subgenres is that they display on the screen a much higher awareness of the conventions they are operating than is the general rule on UK television , and they are therefore much more inclined towards an ironic or parodic re-scoring of generic regimes . |
| 11 | There is much that can be said about the advantages of such a strategy , which is flexible and which can penetrate secular buildings with the salt of the gospel touching the lives of many who otherwise have no contact with the church . |
| 12 | Chief Superintendent Paul Green of Holborn Police said at the scene last night : ‘ The only thing that can be said about the target is that it was in one of London 's main streets at a very busy time . |
| 13 | So indeed it might have pleased him , for as has subsequently become clear , the best that can be said about the debate , from the Prime Minister 's point of view , is that he had one facet of the truth while General Maurice had another . |
| 14 | What can be said about the outcomes of the Minor Project , and how might its effectiveness be weighed against the expensive Major scheme ? |
| 15 | And what a wonderful place , what more can be said about the bar ? |
| 16 | More can be said about the justification , found by both Blumler et al . |
| 17 | What can be said about the success of these attempts and the character of the debate ? |
| 18 | What can be said about the biochemical mechanisms involved in the response , at any of the levels of cellular organization Kandel has studied ? |
| 19 | If virtually nothing is known of the town defences , only a little more can be said about the streets . |
| 20 | ‘ Practically the only good thing which can be said about the patronage system , ’ said the Archdeacon , ‘ is that it prevents dioceses selling off or pulling down at least some few of their beautiful buildings . ’ |
| 21 | ii ) What can be said about the behaviour of accounting denominator and accounting numerator of a financial ratio and what are the implications for the ratio distribution ? |
| 22 | But it is important to note that since nothing can be said about the magnitudes of the differences between the various elements along the continuum , none of the standard arithmetic operations can legitimately be used . |
| 23 | The bowling department remains England 's main problem area , despite the batting failures , and there is not much good that can be said about the bowlers . |
| 24 | Despite the dangers , however , there seems some point in setting out such information as can be given about the terms and even if the results are ultimately inconclusive , in order to help to define the problem . |
| 25 | When no generalization can be made about the causal process at work , we say that there is an interaction in the relationships . |
| 26 | It is also possible to construct facies and isopach maps from logs and using these maps , predictions can be made about the distribution of potential reservoir rocks . |
| 27 | According to the other dogma , there are no events which have such unique significance and therefore no universally valid affirmation can be made about the meaning of history as a whole ’ ( Newbigin 1978:174 ) . |
| 28 | No generalisations can be made about the results of the two prestigious sales of contemporary art held at Sotheby 's and Christie 's on successive evenings last month . |
| 29 | Two further general observations can be made about the view of economic change that is held by Bell and other post-industrial writers . |
| 30 | The publication of full inspection reports gives another source from which inferences can be made about the work of HMI , and here we will consider two critiques that have used them . |