Example sentences of "[noun] can [adv] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The principle of recurrent relationships can also serve for the association of grammatically different lexical units . |
| 2 | Environmental health experts say that increased reporting can not account for the total increase . |
| 3 | Moreover , his proposal can not account for the close relationship between pairs of sentences such as : |
| 4 | If we argue , nevertheless , that prestige models can still account for the trend to simplification and uniformity that we have revealed , we have to explain in this case why simplification should carry prestige . |
| 5 | But of course grammatical modification can not account for the particulars of meaning which are signalled on particular occasions , Grammar can only denote degrees of generality . |
| 6 | This would amount to admitting that governments can not save for the future , a view that some describe as pre-emptive capitulation . |
| 7 | If it feels easy to raise fresh equity from shareholders then dividend pay-outs will be high , for managers can easily ask for the money back again . |
| 8 | Technocratic versions of radical elite theory see emergent ‘ welfare — industrial , complexes as progressively developing in fields such as health care in the USA ( Kleinberg , 1973 ) , a pattern which new-right governments ’ ‘ privatization ’ efforts can only strengthen for the future ( Ascher , 1986 ) . |
| 9 | It seems , therefore , that sample pore-space or matrix properties can not account for the different trends in electrical conductivity . |
| 10 | Sometimes people ca n't speak for the same sort of reasons , but it 's always got to be something traumatic that 's happened . |
| 11 | Hunter can not play for the Saints but Bayfield is in the second row . |
| 12 | An attentional model can not account for the statistically significant ear-by-stimulus type interaction . |
| 13 | If you are elderly or disabled , your doctor can probably arrange for the district nurse and/or health visitor to visit to see that you are all right . |
| 14 | It therefore may be felt that the thesis can not serve for the analysis of political authority . |
| 15 | In general , married women can not qualify for the allowance , but there are some exceptions to this rule , so if in doubt enquire at the Department of Health and Social Security . |
| 16 | Some of Althusser 's critics have pointed out that this monolithic conception of the role of ideology can not account for the vast variety of ‘ ideological universes ’ found in modern capitalist states , some conformist and others overtly subversive . |
| 17 | A creditor whose claim includes an element of VAT can either prove for the whole amount of the claim ( and pay to HM Customs and Excise the VAT element irrespective of whether or not he receives any dividend ) or prove for the amount of his claim net of VAT and reclaim the VAT under the Value Added Tax ( Bad Debt Relief ) Regulations 1978 . |
| 18 | But the midfielder said : ‘ If we can win our home games , Wales can still qualify for the finals . ’ |