Example sentences of "it can not [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can not side-step this challenge by claiming to be neutral and value-free because of its appeal to the technology of literacy . |
| 2 | It can not justify increased expenditure on the scale that it proposes , and we are not prepared to renegotiate in any way the present rebate to the United Kingdom . |
| 3 | The fact that the game itself is trivial , and , of course , in most ways it is , does not mean that it can not inflict real pain . |
| 4 | Note that the transmitter control will only allow you to reduce the response ; it can not give more throw than the mechanical linkage will allow . |
| 5 | What the set most lacks is the always recognizable quality of élan , and while it deserves investigation by Debussyans , it can not earn unqualified acceptance . |
| 6 | My collective brain has its limitations , and it can not answer this question off the top of its collective head . |
| 7 | Although the recently announced European Air Traffic Control information system may facilitate the movement of aircraft across national boundaries , it can not create more airspace in the already crowded skies over southern England . |
| 8 | R. F. V. Heuston has argued that it should , saying that it can not make any difference whether the rules which identify the procedure come from common law , statute or a combination of both . |
| 9 | It can not deliver full frame , full motion video although this may be available in later models . |
| 10 | Although the operational environment of CD-I ensures that , unlike CDROM , it is ideally suited to processing high quality sound and pictures together with computer graphics , text and numerics , it can not deliver full screen , full motion video . |
| 11 | If the cause or matter is properly characterised as criminal , it can not lose that character simply because at one stage it is carried forward by techniques which closely resemble those employed in civil matters , or which lead to relief often granted in civil matters , or which are available in civil or criminal matters alike ; any more than , having gained this new character by the employment of such techniques , it would revert to its former status when the deployment of the techniques came to an end . |
| 12 | Fulfilment of their legal obligation , would send a powerful message to the contestants : to the Palestinians of the occupied territories that they can hope for protection , and to Israel that it can not disobey international law with impunity . |
| 13 | It can not have pleased Kimon , the Spartans ' friend , any more than it pleased politicians of more obviously radical complexion . |
| 14 | It can not have half-taken place . |
| 15 | Ironically Langbaurgh council , whose residents have the highest incidence of asthma in Cleveland , has been told it can not have special funding to contribute to the project . |
| 16 | This sections is present to identify those environments with which the process might deadlock ( i.e. stop because it can not agree any communication with the environment ) . |
| 17 | It has now accepted that it can not keep Scottish Pride as an integral part of its business . |
| 18 | Like all other institutions , it can not enjoy absolute freedom . |
| 19 | ONE of the biggest private users of the rail network is to go into liquidation because it can not afford British Rail 's rates . |
| 20 | Once central government becomes involved in prescribing school curricula , it can not omit some form of education in public affairs : at any rate , it would be difficult to find a state where there is such a deliberate omission . |