Example sentences of "that [noun sg] can [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fielding , Amis once remarked , showed that fiction can uphold a moral seriousness ‘ without evangelical puffing and blowing ’ ; his Take a Girl Like You ( 1960 ) has been aptly called a modernised replay of Richardson 's Pamela ; and when asked by a journalist which of the great novelists of the past he felt the closest affinity with , he replied reverently : ‘ With Fielding , though it seems a gross impertinence … ’ . |
| 2 | To perceive that fiction can describe a known and shared experience — to accept , in effect , the chief claim of realism — is to perceive that , in the end , no single or simple doctrine , whether Marxist , Christian or other , can do the whole job . |
| 3 | These days , that figure can represent an entire print run . |
| 4 | This means , in turn , that divorce can have a devastating effect on the income prospects of , mainly , older women ( Joshi and Davies , 1991 ) . |
| 5 | In addition , it was recently reported that endothelin can increase the fibrinolytic activity in vivo and in vitro . |
| 6 | What is less obvious is that drama can have a central role in developing children 's reading and writing skills , not only in English but also in most other curriculum areas . |
| 7 | Jogging is not a particularly good form of exercise ( especially on city pavements ) ; all that pounding can put a great deal of strain on the lower back and can damage the knees . |
| 8 | But some will , and it is at such times that counselling can play an important role . |
| 9 | Recognizing that that concept can carry a broad range of meanings Hayek , in The Constitution of Liberty , seeks to explicate these principles . |
| 10 | For example , what is the value of screening for diseases for which there is no known cure such as Huntingdon 's disease when that knowledge can destroy the future quality of life of individual carriers , as they await its possible onset ? |
| 11 | Although it has been shown experimentally that alcohol can enhance the endothelial cell secretion of plasminogen activator , it seems that the difference in plasminogen activator activity between the two groups is secondary to changes in the concentration of plasminogen activity inhibitor-1 than tissue plasminogen activator . |
| 12 | This is hardly history but it is the past , and for those of us who are filled with wonder at those days , that past can give a powerful charge to one 's writing . |
| 13 | The new guidelines aim to give added protection to the countryside while at the same time promoting In drawing up the guidelines , planners accept that golf can have a major impact on countryside amenities , which , they claim , must be weighed against considerable economic and recreational benefit . |