Example sentences of "can be [art] [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The risk-graded investment — be it under Scottish Mutual 's calculations or the statistical tools used by other unit trust managers — can be no more than a guide . |
| 2 | Pleasure can be no more than a gourmet 's appreciation for delicacies , whereas a happy person can readily settle for a much simpler diet . |
| 3 | Endearing as this is , it can be no more than a futile gesture , since any seasoned thriller addict will immediately finger the culprit the second she walks into frame . |
| 4 | What I am speculating — and it can be no more than a retrospective speculation based on reports from sportsmen themselves — is that black parents were too preoccupied with maintaining a material existence to attend to sport : they were too busy making ends meet . |
| 5 | This chapter can be no more than a combination of large generalizations and small examples , maybe unrepresentative . |
| 6 | The lecture , then , can be no more than a guide to assist your studies . |