Example sentences of "the [noun pl] can [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The cost of taking a position in such cross rates will be reduced if the contracts can achieve the necessary volume and liquidity .
2 The courts can express the same feeling by the creative choice as to whether a defect should be stamped jurisdictional or non-jurisdictional .
3 Thus to operate a tighter monetary policy the authorities can do the following :
4 By controlling the total number of permits available , the authorities can determine the overall amount of waste discharged .
5 The poison develops a little time after the leaf has sprouted , so the monkeys can avoid the worst of it if they eat only the youngest leaves .
6 This means that clear linkage must be made between contributing parts in order that the pupils can see the overall theme .
7 The pupils can enjoy the surrounding countryside on horseback and can experience the excitement of a rafting expedition on a stretch of the River Tay .
8 ‘ You can take me to a hotel , somewhere I can stay for a couple of nights until the police can find the very sick person who sent that letter to me . ’
9 It is through prevention that Save The Children can make the greatest impact on life .
10 The largest-selling newspapers in Britain are owned by swashbuckling businessmen who do not hesitate to interfere with the editorial content of their papers and whose personal politics are so well known to all their staff that the proprietors can set the political tone of their employees ' work without crude , direct , and explicit interference .
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