Example sentences of "[det] can [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can present a difficult timing problem , because it is often not sufficiently appreciated that because of the many requirements as to these documents it may be necessary to have two or three drafts before lodging the plans . |
| 2 | Show that this can generate a steady-state distribution with a Pareto tail . |
| 3 | Similarly it can be argued that if home helps or social workers request training from the CAB in aspects of new legislation , this can cement a positive relationship between the CAB and the local authority who will then see a service in action that is worth funding . |
| 4 | If employees are provided with detailed information packs on the proposed new area at the time of the announcement this can go a long way to answering some of their questions and thus reducing anxiety . |
| 5 | Many people prefer to create a pressed flower design where the component parts do not overlap each other , and certainly this can give a flatter effect , but not one that I find as interesting . |
| 6 | Care also needs to be exercised when choosing a particular case management approach , to examine the existing service context into which it is to be placed since this can have a major influence on the success of the service . |
| 7 | In the over-60s this can have a better effect than an apple a day at keeping doctors away . |
| 8 | This can have a dramatic effect on margins . |
| 9 | This can have a demotivating effect on more able pupils and can lead to under-achievement . |
| 10 | This can have a marked effect on any investment decision . |
| 11 | This situation is rarely achieved in practice and it is useful to know the form of the molar mass distribution in a sample , as this can have a significant bearing on the physical properties . |
| 12 | This can save a great deal of time when they are being worked in the field . |
| 13 | Weaving does take longer than knitting a piece of the same size , but it takes very little longer to weave a long row than a short one , so this can save a considerable amount of time . |
| 14 | Some women have a terror of losing control and this can play a negative part in labour . |
| 15 | The patient is taught to control the activities of his or her mind and — as the mind governs the body — this can play a vital part in healing . |
| 16 | This can reveal a preoccupying idea on your part-which may or may not be valid . |
| 17 | This can put a significant strain on resources . |
| 18 | In the extreme , this can convert a geometric rectangle into a superellipse . |
| 19 | This can produce a great deal of hilarity as people get in a tangle together . |
| 20 | This can produce a certain ambiguity of role for us . |
| 21 | Biodegradable : Materials will degrade if buried , but this can take a long time ( plastics can take hundreds of years ) . |
| 22 | This can become a real problem unless the situation is handled cautiously , because simply lifting the dog up and placing it in the car will be counter-productive . |
| 23 | This can cause a small rise in blood pressure and promotes water retention . |
| 24 | If Bruckner calls for eight horns with some of the players playing also the tenor and bass tubas , this can cause a great strain . |
| 25 | This can provide a good indication of what the advertisement is achieving in terms of communication — what people are getting out of it . |
| 26 | These can give a new lease of life to a jaded windowbox or tub . |
| 27 | An old person who is bedbound may get pressure sores or ulcers in a very short time and these can take a long time to heal ( see page 78 ) . |
| 28 | While forums such as these can take a community-wide approach , they rarely have executive power , being largely bodies for debate and comment . |
| 29 | Still , none of these can claim a historical distinctiveness exclusive to the recent past . |
| 30 | Some doctors recommend immediate intervention with steroid injections , but although these can have a dramatic effect in reducing inflammation and relieving pain , they can also create a false sense of security . |