Example sentences of "[be] [noun sg] that [adj] [noun] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | These ‘ survivals ’ would , of course , be evidence that oral societies can and do ‘ fix ’ some aspects of the cultural repertoire ; they do not simply roll on in perpetual immediacy , responding to each new need in a new way and changing the meanings of words and communication accordingly . |
| 2 | There seems to be agreement that corporate criminals can be deterred because their crimes are essentially instrumental , being outcomes of a fine balance between perceived costs and rewards , and they have no emotional commitment to them , whereas they do have a very high stake in conformity and respectability . |
| 3 | The theme underlying much of this work is that broadly satisfactory , and reasonably simple , models exist for the huge variety of nonlinear optical processes which have been discovered since the advent of the laser : there is optimism that nonlinear optics can similarly provide simple systems showing the full range of chaotic behaviour . |
| 4 | But while there is evidence that young children can be bored or confused by doing work too advanced for them , as well as frightened by bigger children in the toilets or playground , there is no evidence that early teaching of the three Rs leads to top marks and academic success for the child later on . |
| 5 | There is evidence that general deterrence can be improved if potential offenders ' perceived likelihood of detection can be increased but little evidence that severer punishments deter any better than more lenient ones . |
| 6 | Although there is evidence that both hemispheres can control movements of the upper arm ( Sperry , Gazzaniga and Bogen , 1969 ; Van Der Staak , 1975 ) the extremities appear to be under exclusively contralateral control ( Brinkman and Kuypers , 1972 ; 1973 ) . |
| 7 | At the same time it has to be admitted that pecuniary considerations are only a guide and there is authority that defective goods can be unmerchantable per se , for example as in the case of underpants impregnated with sulphate ( Grant v Australian Knittings Mills Ltd [ 1936 ] AC 85 ) . |