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 . ’
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