Example sentences of "can not [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A short length of each vas deferens should be removed to ensure that sperm can not pass between the severed ends . |
| 2 | Besides , straining one 's eyes over these distant shapes can not compete with the fun available so near at hand . |
| 3 | They can not compete within the visible spectrum , but they will be highly competitive throughout the infrared and perhaps also in the ultraviolet and soft X-ray regions , where there have been several significant developments recently . |
| 4 | The EC and the USA both dump their subsidised food on world markets at artificially low prices which robs developing countries of any outlet for their own surplus foodstuffs , as they can not compete against the industrial world 's $126 billion of annual subsidies . |
| 5 | He will try to obtain by force what he can not achieve by the correct use of the aids as taught by the classical school . ’ |
| 6 | But at the moment , I can not speak with the same feeling of achievement about caring for er , elderly , the elderly relative , whereas I think I can say with conviction we 've done quite a lot for those with small children . |
| 7 | ‘ I can not speak for the other 33 countries who are not here , but as for me , I would say if this happened in 1990 it would be good , ’ he added . |
| 8 | At Forncett , the average rent per acre of lands leased was markedly lower in the fifteenth century than in the late fourteenth , although one can not tell from the published figures how far the fluctuations may have been due to variations in the quality of the particular pieces of land being leased at the time rather than to a general decline in rent levels . |
| 9 | It can not cope with the vast complexity of modern economic systems without seriously blunting industrial efficiency and individual freedom of choice . |
| 10 | Just as they can not cope with the nutritional inferiority of a vegetarian diet , so they find it hard to deal with even a moderate dose of alcohol and may start to vomit , collapse or even go into a coma . |
| 11 | Oats are mainly used for feeding all types of livestock except pigs whose digestive systems can not cope with the fibrous husks . |
| 12 | The group outlined its fears that the Ulster Hospital can not cope with the growing population within the North Down and Ards areas . |
| 13 | This is the untold story of an exchange which rightly prides itself on an ability to offer efficient markets in leading shares but which can not cope with the unattractive smaller companies . |
| 14 | Consequently many managers are unwilling to take on an ‘ unemployed ’ worker , however tempting their offer of several days ' service per week , as they can not cope with the high turnover of staff that ensues . |
| 15 | My argument remains principally that King 's Cross can not cope with the proposed doubling of passengers at peak hours . |
| 16 | I can not answer in the unconstrained sense in which my hon. Friend asked the question , but , clearly , we are prepared to play our part — bilaterally through the provision of know-how and technical assistance in appropriate matters and , of course , through the European Community to which we are a substantial subscriber . |
| 17 | To say that Miranda on the island and Rosalind in the forest ‘ correspond to the soul of the ducal crown which can not remain with the illegal usurper , but must live in exile with the rightful ruler ’ uses queer and difficult language without helping matters one jot . |
| 18 | A critic walking for the first time into a gallery may describe a colour in a picture as blue ; it will have been the scrupulous task of a conservator to have established that the particular colour in question was Prussian blue , and thus can not date before the eighteenth century . |
| 19 | We can not EXPLAIN to the disabled person the presence of God among us . |
| 20 | Do you realise you can not rationalise with the irrational ! ’ |
| 21 | Personally I am strongly committed to a primitive Christianity , but I know that I can not return to the total world-view of the primitive church . |
| 22 | But Palestinians say they can not return to the Arab-Israeli talks until the issue of the deportation of 415 Palestinians is resolved . |
| 23 | Normally , the Maternity Pay Period ( MPP ) can not start before the eleventh week before the expected week of confinement ( EWC ) . |
| 24 | We can not sleep at the new night time , we feel tired during the daytime ( at a time corresponding to night in the time zone we have just left ) , and our appetite is upset . |
| 25 | The student , who usually can not distinguish between the judicious and the injudicious sorts , should avoid levity altogether . |
| 26 | IR spectroscopy on its own can not distinguish between the two . |
| 27 | Fisher noted that the evolution of distastefulness in a palatable species is problematic because the predator can not distinguish between the palatable and distasteful individuals without killing them . |
| 28 | Without open debate and education , the local community can not move to the clearer understanding of the nature of child sexual abuse that is necessary for professionals to receive the help and support they need from the public . |
| 29 | I can not comment on the individual circumstances of the contracts . |
| 30 | Unless she asks a more precise question about a particular regulator and a particular action , I can not comment on the detailed points that she makes . |