Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] on and " in BNC.
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| 1 | He indicated this would be done by a public works policy which ‘ would have a balancing effect on development and can be turned on and off as circumstances require ’ . |
| 2 | The alarm may go off at the wrong times and this can be very irritating but the fault can be capitalized on and the child encouraged to get up and go to the lavatory anyway . |
| 3 | Since there are perfectly reliable and accepted microbiological methods for distinguishing between Neisseria gonorrhoeae and the other members of the Neisserian family ( apart from N. meningitidis , many other non-pathogenic members can be found on and in the human body ) , there is no justification for this bacteriological obfuscation . |
| 4 | The two reactions of the repressor protein , with the operator region of the chromosome and with the inducing galactoside molecules , are non-covalent , and therefore readily reversible , so that synthesis can be switched on and off repeatedly . |
| 5 | Particular genes can be switched on and off at particular times because the bottleneck/growth-cycle calendar ensures that there is such a thing as a particular time . |
| 6 | The advantage of hydroelectric generators is that they can be switched on and of easily , according to demand . |
| 7 | The equipment can be switched on and off by two switches on the front of the unit , and a red light tells you the power is on . |
| 8 | Magnetic materials made up of nanocrystals ought to be better because their magnetism can be switched on and off more swiftly . |
| 9 | The backlit facility can be switched on and off . |
| 10 | The solution is to make use to layers to separate out the drawing into smaller sections that can be worked on and redrawn in a reasonable time . |
| 11 | The main pastoral work is to provide small communities of faith where the experiences celebrated in the larger community can be reflected on and named . |