Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] can [adv] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally obviously that reaction can not be counted on , because of the surly distrust engendered in us ( as in Éomer ) by generations of realistic fiction . |
| 2 | The theoretical explanation of the universality of electric charge is that the electric current of the charges particles involved in an electromagnetic process must be conserved so that charge can not be created or destroyed . |
| 3 | A less pleasant night can scarcely be imagined , with a steady rain of hot ashes falling on the ship , and the air laden with hot , choking fumes of sulphurous gases . |
| 4 | This somewhat confusing diversity can best be illustrated by examining what has happened in a particular region , the East Midlands ( Figure 5.2 ) . |
| 5 | Perhaps this position can best be tested by taking an extreme example — a crime which it would seem to be impossible to accept as being within the ‘ normal ’ range of human motivations : sexual abuse of children . |
| 6 | Perhaps this chapter can best be concluded by raising a theme which will recur in this book , the idea of cultural counter-revolution . |
| 7 | So public employees can not be said to have less of an incentive to be efficient or a greater incentive to pursue non-pecuniary rewards . |
| 8 | Perhaps such feelings can not be described and whatever I remembered afterwards could be only a shadowy replica . |
| 9 | Presumably , Mr Damant would also like to be able to separate out any element of earnings related to discontinued operations , since obviously such earnings can not be maintained . |
| 10 | The amount of time required to pursue a highly individualized approach can not be discounted . |
| 11 | Considerably lesser wines , however , are made from an isolated plot of vines around the south-western edge of Ambonnay — obviously these vines can not be compared to those situated north of the village . |
| 12 | In this piece I suggest that extremely good finds can also be made by moving slightly to left or right of some present-day road alignments . |
| 13 | When so many diseases can not be cured , medical screening has intuitive appeal . |
| 14 | In other cases there are no apparent pathological attributes and no clear clinical causes so mental handicap can not be deduced from appearance or symptoms but is diagnosed gradually from performance and development in early childhood . |
| 15 | ( ii ) A high mortality of overwintered L3 on the pasture occurs in spring and only negligible numbers can usually be detected by June . |
| 16 | The composition of any casting is not homogeneous due to variations in the specific gravity and solidifying temperature of different elements , so one sample can not be representative of the |
| 17 | But holes with only one entrance can also be death-traps . |
| 18 | The temptation to put some kindly pressure on them to become more responsible and independent as quickly as possible is always great , but it has to be remembered that the habits of a lifetime in a basically anxious personality can not be changed overnight . |
| 19 | Hall , Kaye , and Pearce ( 1985 ) have pointed out that just as latent inhibition can occur during the CS-US pairings of excitatory training ( producing a fully trained CS+ that will form further associations only slowly ) , so latent inhibition can also be expected to occur during inhibitory training . |
| 20 | Figure 4 shows in two dimensions how short covalent bonds and long ionic bonds can both be accommodated in a random structure . |
| 21 | Leaving aside the fact , to which we will return in a moment , that less skilled people can usually be paid less wages than those who are skilled , an important characteristic of craft workers is that they often exercise tight control as an occupation over the job that they do . |
| 22 | This as it stands is not an adequate explanation unless the result of the differentiation is that less skilled labour can now be used for machine operating . |
| 23 | For example , most purchasing decisions can only be taken after due agreement with financial , production or marketing colleagues . |
| 24 | Conversely non-allocated expenditure can not be identified as earmarked for the use of a particular member . |
| 25 | The main dependent variables in this study ( i.e. those of memory performance ) are nonetheless identical to those used in the previous study , thus direct comparisons can still be made between the two studies . |
| 26 | Transactions that are more than just once-only exchanges can not be organized , therefore , by a long-term market contract , agreed at the outset , specifying terms appropriate to any future state of the world . |
| 27 | Thus ethical statements can not be true or false in a basic way , any more than a command can be . |
| 28 | But doctors may be able to make swifter judgments than a lay jury , and anyway self regulation can not be bought on the cheap . |
| 29 | This very rapid method of cooking conserves most of the nutrients , but as the air in the oven is not heated food can not be crisped or browned . |
| 30 | Since Mrs Rose is dead these stories can not be verified . |