The phrase "a passage that could" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific excerpt or section of text that has the potential to convey a certain meaning or effect.
Example: "In the novel, there is a passage that could change the reader's perspective on the main character."
Alternatives: "a section that might" or "an excerpt that has the potential to".
And to a passage that could protect members of the armed forces who harass or discriminate against gay men and lesbians.
The story of the Tenors finally alights on a passage that could be from "The Wizard of Oz" -- there's no place like home.
After his troops had fasted and prayed three days, he opened the Bible in their presence, apparently at random, and read a passage that could be interpreted only as a divine command to withdraw.
For instance, a boilerplate attack on the Home Secretary ended with a passage that could have come from a Daily Express leader: "Michael Howard said he was building six tough new prisons.
He quotes Julian Bigelow, the Maniac's chief engineer, in a passage that could serve as the book's précis: "What von Neumann contributed" was "this unshakable confidence that said: 'Go ahead, nothing else matters, get it running at this speed and this capability, and the rest of it is just a lot of nonsense.'.
This detailed analysis technique allows those responsible for student learning at any level to select a passage that could appropriately represent the type of text from which they expect their students to learn.
We readily agree that a reader should not walk away from this manuscript believing that we can grow any desired network with just a few parameters, and we have included language in the introduction that makes that caveat, while toning down any passage that could be misunderstood as claiming that the model is " universal".
The finale, "Boulevard Night," begins with a nocturnal and sultry episode but builds into something like a California noir "Rite of Spring," with a frenzied final passage that could be a sacrificial dance to Hollywood Boulevard.
Shostakovich probably ought not to be thought of as a cushion of any sort: though his Piano Quintet opens with a long, lush passage that could have come from the late 19th century and that occasionally looks back in that direction, the work does what all Shostakovich's great works do: it draws on icy timbres and bracingly acerbic themes to slice through the moments of complacent beauty.
"Although," Stinnett added, "to be honest, there is a good deal in that passage that could be thought hateful".
"He was capable of working extraordinarily long hours -- 16 a day," Mr. Montefiore writes in one passage that could have come from the biography of a modern chief executive.
