Example sentences of "[noun] by [pron] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | The National Curriculum represents a middle course — the present government believing that law by itself can not raise standards . |
| 2 | Some of the effects of caerulein infusion have been reproduced in this study by exogenous platelet activating factor and the results indicate that platelet activating factor administered in a single dose by itself can induce pancreatitis with typical enlargement of the pancreas and inflammatory changes in the tissue as well as in the increase in plasma amylase concentration . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , it must be recognized that co-operation by itself can not compensate entirely for inadequate funding . |
| 4 | This remains a pertinent warning for all who profess religious faith , or who argue that religious commitment by itself can save the world . |
| 5 | Other routes by which Ca 2+ could enter the cell to contribute to the induction of LTP include voltage-dependent Ca 2+ channels and Ca 2+ -permeable AMPA channels ( that is , those lacking the GluR-2 subunit ) . |
| 6 | Since a book by itself can not teach you to windsurf from scratch , this beginner 's section is a guide to be referred to . |
| 7 | Nottingham University lecturer Tony Thompson , a member of the inquiry team , said yesterday : ‘ Staff were subject to some manipulation by what can only be described as evil people . |
| 8 | No , no I do n't think I could cos I 'm on me own such a lot , I ca n't , you ca n't make conversation by yourself can ya ? |
| 9 | No one will now make the mistake of thinking that industrial employment is ‘ impossible side by side with crofting ’ , but it is still possible to make the contrary mistake of thinking that agricultural improvements by themselves can make a significant contribution towards a permanent solution of the crofting problem . |
| 10 | In fact , we do run a project which looks at the ways science can be taught in the first school , which has been very surprising to me and many of my colleagues by what can actually be done with children in the ages of five to seven . |
| 11 | In fact , we do run a project which looks at the ways science can be taught in the first school , which has been very surprising to me and many of my colleagues by what can actually be done with children in the ages of five to seven . |