Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | c ) How many centimetre squares can fit in the whole square ? d ) Finish this sentence : 1 metre square holds … |
| 2 | A pun can act in a similar way to metaphor , pointing to a coalescence of concepts normally distinct . |
| 3 | The common law can develop in an evolutionary way in the light of the experience developed in the regulatory system . |
| 4 | Certainly the advent of a child in a previously childless marriage can result in a radical readjustment of the priorities and intimacy of relationship between the parents . |
| 5 | That 's one of the reasons why I 'm , why I 'm also interested in er in Freud because I think Freud provides that , I happen to think that Freud 's studies of , of crowd group psychology actually explain that , although it takes time to you know , certainly not at five minutes to four , it takes time to explain , but I think there is an explanation there and I think you c y y you can claim that there are certain emotions to do with identification and idealization , th that our genes have a programmer which things like erm nationalistic erm , erm er kind of jingoism can exploit in a modern culture which in primal cultures would have primal cultures people identify with their , with their local kin and their local culture and that 's that might ultimately promote their reproductive success , but that in modern cultures , this identification occurs with erm on a completely different level and with lots of people will not merely because you need so many more people modern cultures you have much more erm much bigger groups and you just meet many more people that , than you were ever th there is some interesting research , research recently published for instance which shows erm organizations seem to have a critical size and that people are not really able to track more than about two hundred and fifty other people , in other words you can have face-to-face relationships with up to about two hundred and fifty others , but once it gets beyond two hundred and fifty it 's too much and you start forgetting somebody as if the brain was primed to an optimum group size and once you get above that you just ca n't keep . |
| 6 | In smoothly flowing medium speed winds , plumes from power stations can travel in a concentrated stream for hundreds of miles . |
| 7 | Each should respect the other 's strengths : that the teacher can intervene in a positive way to prevent the acquisition of bad learning and reading habits and to ensure that broad aims and objectives are , as far as it is possible to ensure , reached ; and that the librarian , working in a permissive non-authority setting , can by indirection and suggestion , using the child 's natural behaviour and personally chosen interests , foster the development of activities and skills from which learning and motivation arise . |
| 8 | The quality of tubulars must always be extremely high , since failure can result in an expensive and time-consuming job to retrieve damaged equipment . |
| 9 | There is a choice of well-prepared menu for all meals , and once a week there is a pizza party and a Happy Hour when guests can socialise in a real holiday atmosphere . |
| 10 | Downstairs there 's a breakfast room and guests can relax in the cosy bar . |
| 11 | It is a superb sight with fields of dazzling Tulips , Narcissi and Hyacinths extending as far as the eye can see in a variegated patchwork of brilliant regimented blocks . |
| 12 | The happy relationship between this department of the RAE which is of course part of the Ministry of Defence and AIB which is a branch of the Department of Transport is perhaps one of the less publicised examples of the way in which two government organisations can co-operate in a natural manner as the public would wish . |
| 13 | Whether such brave ideas can thrive in the rough tide of freedom alongside economic want and nationalist fervour remains to be seen . |
| 14 | Psychology usually assumes that psychologists can act in a neutral way . |
| 15 | But do n't let anyone get away with telling you that IBM 's problems are all the fault of the world economy : if Hewlett-Packard Co can grow at 20% in the current climate , if ICL Plc can remain in the black , if that former corporate basket case Unisys Corp , which compared with IBM started out under its present management with no advantages at all , can return to profit , IBM 's woes have to be acknowledged to be primarily the fault of the company itself , and only exacerbated by the economy . |
| 16 | For example , in the situation shown at cell ( 5,7 ) in Figure 6.2 the stream is moved back one cell towards the source , without altering any of the 1s and 0s , until the stream can move in a different direction . |
| 17 | The mode of production approach produces a type of dependency reversal theory in its insistence that capitalist industrialization can succeed in the Third World . |
| 18 | As a junior nurse new to the surgical ward you are in a good position to understand how uncomfortable a person can feel in a strange place with unfamiliar people . |
| 19 | The risk stems from the fact that if these microscopic eggs are inadvertently swallowed by a child , then the larval stag in this parasite 's life-cycle can develop in the human body . |
| 20 | Adding the gravel after the water can result in a little clouding , but if you have washed it well this soon clears , while the water is heating up . |
| 21 | that it is crucial to draw attention to fundamental assumptions in our society , and to keep open for pupils the options of accepting , modifying or rejecting these views ( Chapters 2 – 3 ) ; 2. that the purpose of RE is pupils ' self-education , engaging in depth upon the meaning and truth-claims of religions in a way which is relevant to their total experience of life ( Chapter 4 ) ; 3. that space needs to be given in which pupil involvement has a chance to develop , together with creativity , a sense of wonder and the cultivation of inner quietness ( Chapters 5 and 6 ) ; 4. that teachers need to model a positive , fair and balanced approach to the diversity of religious traditions and outlooks , and the controversy which these can generate ( Chapter 8 ) ; 5. that in a spirit of critical affirmation it is important to develop skills of evaluation and criteria for discernment ( Chapters 7 and 9 ) ; 6. that the crucial need is to put persons first , to establish genuine relationships which are affirming of pupils , believing that they have something to give , and so listening to them and responding to them — and in the light of this to encourage their capacity for self-assessment ( Chapter 10 ) ; 7. that the distinction between education and dogmatic teaching is all-important and that , provided this is borne in mind , opportunities for stillness and possible worship can be an invaluable aid to education ( Chapters 6 and 11 ) ; 8. that RE can relate in a dynamic and creative way to all other areas of the curriculum ( Chapters 12 and 13 ) . |
| 22 | Peter Fuller , the atheist art critic who died in 1990 , pursued the question rigorously as to how art can flourish in a secular society . |
| 23 | Just how much things can change in a short space of time . |
| 24 | You addressed a visible problem but bear in mind that awful things can happen in the clearest of ponds if you do not use a test kit on a regular basis . |
| 25 | Nobody has convincingly worked out how such a distortion might occur , but the notion that odd things can happen in the solid state is firmly entrenched in many minds . |
| 26 | These things can happen in the best of families , and among the many pictures of the Rassendylls at home , you can see that five or six of them have the same blue eyes , the same nose , and the same red hair . |
| 27 | The attitude of kindness should become habitual and develop into the ‘ I and Thou ’ relationship of Buber 's existential philosophy ; so that the subject and object can join in a transcendent meeting , defeating the isolation of the usual you and me relationship which contains no warmth and is a mere hailing as of two ships at a distance from one another . |
| 28 | ‘ Democracy can exist in a one-party as well as in a plural-party system , ’ he told a summit of five African nations on Monday in the Cape Verde capital , Praia . |
| 29 | A combination of the two features can result in the remarkable ability to fly in near zero wind conditions . |
| 30 | Passengers can travel in the three coaches featured in The Darling Buds of May on most days in this period . |