Example sentences of "can be [vb pp] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Loans can be secured or unsecured and have a fixed or floating interest rate . |
| 2 | Taxes can be earmarked or general . |
| 3 | The position of the subject here is quite simply that he is free to do anything that is not prohibited by law but that , by reason of the doctrine of the sovereignty of Parliament , anything can be prohibited or required . |
| 4 | They can be gathered or pleated with most headings , provided the depth of the heading is in proportion to the depth of the valance . |
| 5 | The area is bisected by a track between Barrisdale on Loch Hourn , reached by a path from Kinlochhourn , and the village of Inverie on Loch Nevis , but Inverie can be reached or left only by boat . |
| 6 | The habituated response can be dishabituated or sensitized by strong stimuli to another part of the animal , say the tail , in which case the response reappears in all its original strength . |
| 7 | Again , coloured plastic shopping bags will offer a wide range of decorative strips which can be tied or glued to a central strip . |
| 8 | Freud sees this aspect of Judaism as marking an advance away from sensuality , from what can be seen or touched , towards intellectuality , thought processes about unseen things , such as God . |
| 9 | A description of an organism in terms of what can be seen or measured . |
| 10 | It may finish earlier where no further work can be done or it may finish some minutes later in order to complete sensibly . |
| 11 | It 's not something that can be done or reproduced very easily by people without expertise . |
| 12 | Check if the product can be expanded or upgraded in the future . |
| 13 | Check if the product can be expanded or upgraded in the future . |
| 14 | Any work of art is a complex vibratory system to which our senses and nervous system respond , and any object such as the sacred wooden boards or Tapundas , or the stone Tjinas of the Aborigines , many of which are inscribed with the serpent motif , or any object that has been submitted to human veneration through actions or desires , remains charged with psychic power that can be transmitted or given off in energetic emanations providing there has been no transformation of the original material used in its creation . |
| 15 | These are laminated with a glossy protective finish on both sides and can be framed or just used as they are as posters ( great for brightening your den ! ) |
| 16 | If a relative wants to collect the ashes they can be collected or sent , but they will only be kept free for a time ( usually about a month ) — a charge will be made after that time . |
| 17 | The illness can be so obsessive , it becomes fearfully boring — in the correct sense of both words — and its effect on loved ones can be missed or even forgotten . |
| 18 | ‘ It is impractical to say that we should set some timetable for ending discharges without any idea whether it can be achieved or not . ’ |
| 19 | Ministers are more subtle , describing the review as ‘ seeking to identify areas where better targeting can be achieved or from which the public sector can withdraw altogether . ’ |
| 20 | The next stage of the exercise is in fact to er , put together a financial profile er , identifying A , how er , a shift of resources er , can be achieved or identifying what additional er , resources are needed . |
| 21 | It stays forever which means that swans , coots , moorhens and even domestic pets can be killed or maimed . |
| 22 | Some degeneration can be treated or even reversed and doctors and researchers in our hospitals have made great strides forward . |
| 23 | If the claim can be progressed or concluded by telephone . |
| 24 | ‘ The trouble is there are so many things around most homes which contain solvents and which can be sprayed or sniffed , so it 's important parents understand what could happen , ’ he says . |
| 25 | When a large number of copies of the same document or form are required , they can be duplicated or photocopied from a master copy . |
| 26 | At the other extreme — where mineral working would involve ‘ too great injury to the comfort and living conditions of the people in the area or to amenities generally ’ — mineral working can be limited or even prevented . |
| 27 | This may be given by reference to time elapsing after the date of issue of the document , and it is quite possible for the time-limit to be passed before the document can be served or even before it is received by the Central Authority . |
| 28 | The EEC countries are now producing more of nearly all agricultural products than can be consumed or profitably exported . |
| 29 | Where a court order is made , it is not sufficient for a copy of that to be placed with the title deeds with nothing further being done , for the court order can be misplaced or removed . |
| 30 | However , this technique is particularly unsuitable for population estimation because as Tobler ( 1979 ) points out , there is a danger that people can be created or removed . |