Example sentences of "and can thus [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may know , for example , that vines can not be grown in areas where the average annual temperature is lower than 52°F , and can thus infer that they could never have been grown in Edinburgh . |
| 2 | They nevertheless will have seen some , perhaps all the works included , and can thus comment usefully on the artist 's standing , aims and achievements . |
| 3 | These boundaries are also obtained from reference space excursions and can thus cause uncertainty in the spatial relationships which need to be checked at a lower local level . |
| 4 | However , in order to discover whether the history of the longue durée , and of structures and conjonctures , can be couched in the strongly counterfactual form spelled out , for example , by Miller , and can thus qualify as an example of concessive holist explanation , we need to consider its relations to the actions and intentions of individuals much more carefully . |
| 5 | The researchers believe that supramolecular structures such as micelles will prove particularly useful for the study of autopoietic phenomena because they allow extensive variation in structural organisation and can thus have a higher degree of functional complexity , for example being able to act as hosts to guest molecules , such as enzymes . |
| 6 | They explain different things , or different parts of the same thing , and can thus coexist without creating deep conflicts in those who employ them with admirable discrimination and precision . |
| 7 | But those who wish for a basically Northern solution , even a dual national state with inputs both from the Republic and Britain , can interpret the policy as suiting their needs , and can thus find space on the ballot paper for the SDLP . |
| 8 | Not only are these particularly effective on hard ground , but they obviate much of the bending down needed with normal trowels and can thus save on the backache that sometimes results . |
| 9 | The principle can be extended for larger blocks of inherently similar experimental units and can thus increase the sensitivity of an experiment to detect a real effect if it exists . |
| 10 | KODAK is soon to start selling 35 mm colour film which is 10 times faster than Kodacolor II , and can thus take pictures with one-tenth the light . |
| 11 | Passive nonlinear resonator theory , described by equations ( 7.5 ) with C> 0 and thus y 0 , was originally developed in the context of optical bistability ( OB ) : I x in the state equation ( 7.6 ) can clearly be a multivalued function of y , which corresponds to an optical device that can have two or more transmission states for a single-input field , and can thus act as an optical memory device ( Fig. 7.2 ) . |