Example sentences of "can not be [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A dog that gains a third prize is a dog that lacks quality and is not perfect in construction , but one that still can not be called a poor specimen . |
| 2 | Such is the fluid nature of the Hindu syncretism that the unifying power behind the gods can not be given a single name . |
| 3 | In other words , his argument might be seen as an attempt to confront the common sense with the disconcerting fact that references to what are assumed to be numerically identical spatio-temporal particulars inhabiting an objective world " out there " can not be given a satisfactory justification , and consequently that one can not claim with certainty that such particulars represent the basic material of which the world is made up . |
| 4 | Here thoughts about Lucy and about gems are active together and can not be given a satisfactory literal translation describing exactly the degree of similarity between Lucy and a gem . |
| 5 | They may define positions that have often been repeated , but they can not be given a timeless quality . |
| 6 | The HGT-1 cell line was isolated from a human gastric adenocarcinoma , and can not be considered a complete model for the parietal cell as it does not secrete hydrochloric acid . |
| 7 | Suppliers are asked to state clearly where the overall responsibility for the success of the project will lie , if any aspect of the relationship proposed can not be considered a straightforward one of OUP as purchasers of goods and services from the supplier . |
| 8 | However , an environment in which people can not sleep adequately because of excessive noise can not be considered a safe environment . |
| 9 | ‘ This , ’ he says , ‘ would allow the display in rotation of a lot more of the paintings that can not be found a permanent hanging space . ’ |
| 10 | The epidemiological evidence shows that nitrate can not be having a major effect on cancer in the general population in the UK . |