Example sentences of "can [adv] [be] [verb] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He states that one rarely needs more than one granule although two or three can obviously be used if a stronger solution is required . |
| 2 | It can only be activated when a false statement actually damages a reputation . |
| 3 | The Product can only be registered if a known Product package and Package version have been entered using option 5.1.2 — Update Product . |
| 4 | A licence can only be refused when a ground of refusal under 5.17 of the Act is present . |
| 5 | It may be that a product or process is protected by a patent and can only be produced if a firm purchases the patent right or enters a licensing agreement . |
| 6 | that it can not be assumed that a paper print out of an electronic record from these systems is the same as the electronic version , on the grounds that the paper version does not bring with it the context that gives the information provenance and credibility . |
| 7 | If agreement to purchase land needed for particular projects can not be secured and a compulsory purchase order is made , persons affected may object . |
| 8 | The original trust deed can not be traced but a more recent trust deed dated 1 October 1984 provides that the trustees are to hold the trust property , comprising the premises of the school and any additional site that may be acquired , for the purposes of a Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided School to be conducted in accordance with the Education Acts . |
| 9 | In an article written in support of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church in the United States , Richard Norris , whose scholarship I have just mentioned , argues that the tenets of patristic Christology are such that it can not be said that a baptized woman is differently related than is a man to Jesus as the Christ . |
| 10 | But because the correspondence between graphological and phonological features is far from precise , it can not be said that a writer has actually represented the speech style of a character . |
| 11 | It can not be said that a warm relationship developed between the Minister and the doctors . |
| 12 | This realization has led to a great deal of debate and , although it can not be said that a general consensus has been reached on how best to define development , a good deal of light has been shed on the processes involved in different types of development . |
| 13 | Percutaneous aspiration cytology has been reported as confirming malignancy in about two thirds of pancreatic cancers and one half of bile duct tumours but can not be done unless a mass lesion is established on imaging . |
| 14 | In the type of market situation examined here , it can not be justified if a cost-leadership policy based on a belief in the experience curve is pursued . |
| 15 | Along with the established azodye processes , the company also produces intermediates using nitration , sulphonation , chlorination , oxidation , amination and catalytic reactions and as such CAC can not be described as a single technology company . |
| 16 | Such a process can not be described as a set of sub-activities connected by unidirectional communications . |
| 17 | Although it may be argued that a meaningful measure of comprehensive income can not be provided unless a full system of current value accounting is employed , the introduction of the SCFW is likely to encourage the preparers of financial statements to move away from the historical cost system and to value relevant assets at current values . |
| 18 | Strictly speaking , it can not be shown that a behaviour pattern develops independently of experience ; only specific , identified factors may be ruled out . |
| 19 | A gamma spectrometer can not be used because a hole about 5 cm in diameter is required for the probe ; it is extremely hard work to drill the 1 cm hole needed for a capsule , and anything larger would be impossible ! |
| 20 | Whilst ambulatory surgical care has been shown to be cheaper than hospital care in Cali , Colombia , such evidence can not be taken as a general rule . |
| 21 | In many cases it will be impossible to make sufficient disclosure at the commencement of the relationship as material information which has to be disclosed will not be known and can not be predicted until a particular conflict arises . |
| 22 | The importance of this can not be underestimated and a qualitative assessment by the investors is essential before the lawyers and accountants become involved . |
| 23 | Thus it can not be expected that a consideration of the species present in an assemblage will identify the predator responsible for bringing it together even for large sample sizes ( Mason & Macdonald , 1980 ) . |
| 24 | This can easily be avoided if a simple , systematic check is followed . |
| 25 | It can never be said of a theory that it is true , however well it has withstood rigorous tests , but it can hopefully be said that a current theory is superior to its predecessors in the sense that it is able to withstand tests that falsified those predecessors . |
| 26 | Switches can always be made although a charge of £10 plus a 1 per cent bid/offer spread would be payable . |
| 27 | It is understood that the ANLT is by no means complete ( no rule-based grammars are ) and therefore no complaint can reasonably be made when a sentence such as ( 3 ) fails to produce a parse . |
| 28 | A contacts database can also be created and a contact record can be linked to a calendar entry . |
| 29 | It can also be shown that a general equation for an ellipse is of the form : |
| 30 | This type of format can also be used where a smaller number of entrants is expected , but these competitions do offer an opportunity for getting some useful creative ideas from the public . |