Example sentences of "can be [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patients can be seen at times of their choosing by nursing staff , which may be early morning before school or work , late evening or at weekends . |
| 2 | By using panel survey methods , the recruitment and retention rates of members can be tracked over time . |
| 3 | This negative bias entails however that in the speaker 's eyes there are no real reasons which can be conceived as occupying the before-position which a reason normally occupies with respect to the action it calls for ; and since there is consequently nothing which can be situated in time before this action , the meaning of to does not apply in this use . |
| 4 | A mutual trust has to be formed to create a successful partnership , whatever the level and this can be achieved with time and practice . |
| 5 | They are , however , not completely independent of each other ; for example , satisfactory fits can be obtained with time constants between 16 days and 20 days for the main recovery component , with small adjustments to the other values . |
| 6 | But it can be altered as time goes by , if a client can afford extra premiums , their salary allows them to have extra increases , it can be altered , but would nec would possibly want medical underwriting for any future increasing . |
| 7 | He 'll tip us off when he knows where and when the hit is due to take place so that it can be stopped in time . |
| 8 | Written language , on the other hand , makes such interpersonal functions less critical ; it can be conducted over time and space and is less subject to immediate feed-back . |
| 9 | Commenting on warnings that East Anglia faces a fourth year of drought and restrictions on the use of water for irrigating crops , Mr Peter Ferguson , a director of Halcrow , a firm of consulting engineers , in Colchester , Essex , said : ‘ Farm ponds provide storage for surface or ground water sources and can be filled at times of the year when there is more water than the crops require . ’ |
| 10 | The aesthetic quality of the results will depend heavily on the artistic ability of the user but even these skills can be developed in time |
| 11 | The declaration draws attention to faster than expected world population growth and the accelerating pace of environmental decay , and concludes : " Sustainable development can be achieved , but only if irreversible degradation of the environment can be halted in time . |
| 12 | The implementation of measures 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 depend upon action by both the profession and the Government , but we believe the necessary steps can be completed in time for implementation in April 1993 . |
| 13 | If seismic mapping of the new reservoir can be completed in time , BP may send a rig to drill more wells there this summer to establish the production potential for the field , which is thought to have reserves of 250 million to 500 million barrels . |
| 14 | Thus the rest of the catechism sets out the teaching in diagrammatic form of the way in which this pattern of love can be imitated in time . |
| 15 | A special loan so that , say , all the statues in Cairo can be cleaned on time for the Khedive 's birthday . |
| 16 | Formal checks and reviews of student records take place at frequent intervals and , often , problems can be identified in time for remedial action and counselling . |
| 17 | She can be domineering at times and she wanted her own way , ’ he said . |
| 18 | Phillipson ( 1982 ) has argued that older workers form a ‘ reserve ’ army of labour which can be recruited in times of labour shortage and discarded during periods of depression . |
| 19 | Furthermore the information flows can be changed over time as a result of mutation in the genetic code or by the individual 's own genetic system , and some information might thus be eliminated . |
| 20 | The same issue occurs in a slightly different form in rented property , since if the flat or house is registered in the husband 's name , the woman can be disadvantaged in times of marital discord . |
| 21 | Death is not uncommon , but an anti-venin has now been produced and is effective if it can be used in time . |
| 22 | Additionally , buckwheat , bamboo shoots , millet , sago and tapioca can be used from time to time , but these are not usually very popular . |
| 23 | The initialisation prior to the while-loop takes time O(n) , where n is the number of vertices in G. Line ( 1 ) can be performed in time O(n) by scanning through each vertex in turn . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's not something that can be measured in time . |
| 25 | Office skills — the ability to draft letters , to write reports , and in general to manage the bureaucratic demands — can be acquired in time from the area supervisor . |