Example sentences of "can these [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can these observations form the basis of a definition ? |
| 2 | To what extent can these findings from the British civil service be generalised to other occupational groups ? |
| 3 | To what extent can these concepts be said to influence some of our arts curriculum practices ? |
| 4 | ‘ And how , ’ she asked sweetly , ‘ can these matters be resolved ? ’ |
| 5 | But how much longer can these companies survive with nothing to sell to bring in revenue but plenty to spend money on ? |
| 6 | Can these changes stem from enlightened rethinking of principles or must they follow a collapse of the EEC and the present economy ? |
| 7 | With regard to such skills as those involved in finding information in books and libraries , it has to be asked , where else in the curriculum apart from in some kind of investigatory work can these skills be acquired and practised ? |
| 8 | Can these derogations from principle be justified ? |
| 9 | How can these people ever forgive us for all this damage ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ How can these people be so stupid ? |
| 11 | How can these people be so blind ? |
| 12 | The theatre was estimated to measure about 10 feet in height , 15 in breadth , and 20 in length ( can these measurements be correct — classes sometimes numbered 70 or more students ? ) . |
| 13 | Living rooms that also have to act as office or work room by day ( and more and more people elect to work at home if they can these days ) can still perform both functions with comparative case . |
| 14 | So strong can these commitments become that teachers not only come to feel diffident about teaching and reluctant to teach subjects very different from their own , like religious education or personal and social education , which would be likely to form but a minor part of their timetable commitment , but some teachers may even feel reluctant to teach subjects that would appear to have a fairly close cognate intellectual relationship to their own — as when physicists are asked to teach chemistry or integrated sciences , for instance . |
| 15 | The question , then , is to what extent can these efficiencies be improved and to what extent can the wastage be reduced ? |
| 16 | In particular , can these bats recognize one another as individuals ? |
| 17 | How can these men ( of course they are all men ) drive their juggernauts at such insane speeds in such dreadful conditions ? |
| 18 | Never can these songs have sounded so original , so achingly tense as here . |