Example sentences of "can [not/n't] understand the " in BNC.
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1 | Teaching often involves looking in detail at particular passages , in the hope that the part will relate coherently to the whole , but the doctrine of the hermeneutic circle reminds us that we can not understand the parts until we understand the whole ( and vice versa ) . |
2 | Now everybody talks like this : if you can not understand the language of sport , you probably can not follow American politics . |
3 | Even if we can not understand the words of a foreign language , at least our minds are all human such that communication of meaning — human meaning — can take place . |
4 | And he can not understand the way the education system in Britain , once admired across the world , has been allowed to rot . |
5 | in effect , in the classroom teachers find their signing intelligible to the deaf children but they can not understand the sign language used by those same children among themselves . |
6 | People are rational , so rational in fact that they can not understand the random nature of the decisions such senior executives make . |
7 | So , when a movement is taught to you and you can not understand the meaning behind it , do it as directed , practising it a thousand times if necessary . |
8 | I simply can not understand the short-sightedness . ’ |
9 | Your letter makes so much sense that I can not understand the recommendations of so many manufacturers to regularly fully discharge NiCad batteries . |
10 | The House will have noted that the right hon. Gentleman can not understand the facts and can not handle the questions . |
11 | I can not understand the Secretary of State is looking perplexed . |
12 | The rhythms and tones of a public speaker , for instance , can help pupils to appreciate his techniques of rousing an audience , even if we can not understand the words . |
13 | One can not understand the route why that 's so that the Labour party wishes erm to advantage that . |
14 | ‘ If you just ring them up you can not understand the problems they face so I thought this would be a good way that I could use myself as a focus on their work . ’ |
15 | ‘ They show that churning out pamphlets and booklets is ineffective if consumers can not understand the messages . ’ |