Example sentences of "can best [be] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Cleaving can best be defined as being welded together . ’ |
| 2 | Cleaving can best be defined as being welded together . |
| 3 | Nehemiah 's work can best be understood if compared with Greek events . |
| 4 | Successful borrowing and taxing were different sides of the same sound coin of reputation , but their relationship can best be understood if we look at the pattern and structure of each in turn . |
| 5 | Perhaps the deep concern of the horsemen to keep their high standard of work even in the ordinary day-to-day ploughing can best be understood when we look at it against the background of a practice that was once common in many parts of Suffolk . |
| 6 | Rather , it seems that , in its usage at least , it can best be seen as having been incorporated into the neoclassical compromise which has dominated most Western criminal justice systems . |
| 7 | However , there will be , for a very long time , others who will believe that their interests and ambitions can best be served if the First Choice were to be retained as the basic guide to human development . |
| 8 | This conflict , it would seem , has come about because , broadly speaking , the human race has divided in its response to the vital choice that has been introduced in the foregoing paragraphs , and which can best be summarised as being between the following two major propositions . |
| 9 | My thesis can best be summarised as follows : |
| 10 | The motion said it believed ‘ Downing Street 's message to the Scots can best be summarised as ‘ Let them drink whisky ’ ' . |
| 11 | This can best be done if you are an expert in descriptive geometry . |
| 12 | A phenomenon resulting only partly from use of the above technique is that figures can best be compared when arranged in columns since the eye can then relatively easily ignore unvarying digits and the brain can perform subtractions or divisions more readily . |
| 13 | The coat pattern of both the European and the African races can best be described as suppressed , weak or washed-out tabby . |
| 14 | The handling can best be described as ‘ good ’ ; with such a marked dihedral , lifting airfoil section and restricted elevator movement , you ai n't going to set the place alight . |
| 15 | When the smoke clears Pain Teens turn out to be more down to earth , a punky bar band who occasionally stray into territory that can best be described as extra terrestrial . |
| 16 | Although the ground-angle is shallow , the upturned nose means the view forward can best be described as ‘ limited ’ . |
| 17 | A good recent example is the TV launch campaign for First Direct ( whatever you may think of an execution that can best be described as controversial ) . |
| 18 | While the practical impact of PPB can best be described as marginal , it has provided an important contribution in terms of new ideas for the potentiality of a system of output budgeting . |
| 19 | The general attitude of trade unions towards temporary working can best be described as hostile , the exception being in sectors such as retailing or holidays , where temporary working is traditional and largely accepted [ see Chapter 7 ] . |
| 20 | The nature of this dilemma can best be described as follows . |
| 21 | In Britain , manifest teaching of the subject , insofar as it is manifest , can best be described as subtle . |
| 22 | Even at windswept Thornaby where facilities can best be described as minimal , I checked the charter during my 15 minute wait for a connection . |
| 23 | Depending on the terms of the contract , delays by nominated subcontractors which affect the main contractor may result in claims against the client which can best be avoided if all of the subcontractors are selected by the main contractor . |