Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [that] [pron] can [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clear that nothing can be reliably inferred from the mere fact that a word form has different meaning relations in different contexts , and independent evidence concerning ambiguity or generality is required . |
| 2 | [ The government ] is convinced that it can be done only by delegating responsibility as closely as possible to where health care is delivered to the patient — predominantly to the GP and the local hospital . |
| 3 | Families of the same size and income have roughly similar functional requirements ; having established these basic and essentially ‘ objective ’ requirements , however , it is obvious that they can be satisfied in different ways and styles . |
| 4 | It is obvious that there can be many branches that have to be studied , but if we assign probabilities of success or failure , not only can event-trees define possible accident sequences that can release radioactivity into the environment , but they also enable us to calculate the probability for each sequence , and the associated risk . |
| 5 | If the first retailer has only been in business a short time before the second retailer opens his store then it is unlikely that anything can be done . |
| 6 | Because the fungus is now so widespread , it is unlikely that it can be stopped with fungicides . |
| 7 | Self-contained smoke detectors require routine maintenance such as testing and cleaning , so it is important that they can be reached easily and safely . |
| 8 | Clients will not be allowed access to information about other private citizens which is in their file — either descriptive material or the fact that someone is the source of a report — unless the other person is happy that it can be shared . |
| 9 | This may partly explains why the West German centre-right Conservative led government is adamant that there can be no further move to supra-national European Union that is not accompanied by a demonstrable system of Parliamentary accountability . |
| 10 | Further , if unc it is immediate that there can be no x ε Zn such that |