Example sentences of "can [be] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is usually paid for via state-funded organisations and can at least be relied on even if it can be at times both economically and spiritually unrewarding . |
| 2 | ‘ How very predictable you can be at times . ’ |
| 3 | For our emotions , too , can be at sea unless the authority of God 's word is hidden within our hearts . |
| 4 | PASSIONS run high when the subject of animal rights is raised ; so high that the warring factions can be at odds even over ownership of key metaphors in the argument . |
| 5 | The authors have argued elsewhere ( Brechin and Swain , 1988 ) that the skill-development focus of goal planning and Individual Planning can be at odds with an approach that emphasises an individual 's right to be valued for what he/she is , and to have opportunities for an ordinary life made available unconditionally . |
| 6 | Immediate desires can be at odds with longer-term satisfactions . |
| 7 | Following the visit of our hon. Friend the Member for Enfield , North ( Mr. Eggar ) to Basildon last Friday , will my right hon. and learned Friend endorse our hon. Friend 's statement that the independence that we are offering colleges of further education and sixth-form colleges such as Basildon 's will enable them to be more effective , efficient and flexible than they can be at present ? |
| 8 | He can be at peace . ’ |
| 9 | Farmers and farm workers find that they have common interests as ‘ locals ’ which can be at loggerheads with those of the newcomers . |
| 10 | By opportunities for learning that can be at depth , about learning about ourselves , but also the practical things like what do you say to a child whose father 's come back mutilated from war erm how do you write a letter to a bereaved person , and I think children I mean they are capable of doing this , I 've seen it with my own children , with some help they 're able to express quite deep emotions , you know , to somebody who 's had a bereavement , and if they can learn that now , you know , it 's going to be a lot easier later on . |
| 11 | To be effective it is important that practitioners are ‘ free of prejudice concerning illegitimacy , heredity and adoption before they can be at ease with adoptive parents ’ ( Brebner et al , 1985 ) . |
| 12 | As longitudinal studies have shown that fearful children can be at risk for later behaviour problems ( Richman et al . |
| 13 | I do n't imagine that the children can be at risk . |
| 14 | But we know children can be at risk from even well-qualified professionals appointed to care for them ( not least in children 's homes to which they have been sent for their own welfare and safety ) , or from parents not burdened by a ‘ learning difficulty ’ label ( witness the recent ‘ home alone ’ cases here and in the United States ) . |
| 15 | ‘ Where patient health can be at risk , you simply can not afford to be out of line with the programme of works . ’ |
| 16 | He added : ‘ If things keep going well , Trevor can be at Hillsborough for as long as he wants . |