Example sentences of "[be] [conj] [noun] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | Limitations of this system at present are that subjects can only be studies in the supine position within the magnet , thus imposing constraints on both posture and movement . |
| 2 | The lesson since Bismarck has been that France can not compete politically , militarily or economically with a united Germany . |
| 3 | As long ago as nineteen eighty six , the treasury stated in a supposed confidential document and I quote , most of the savings from contracting out are because contractors can offer poorer conditions of employment , contractors can eliminate costly bonus schemes , overtime pay and provide little , if any , sick pay and also avoid National Insurance contributions by means of part-time work . |
| 4 | We do it when we decide that the sibling rule — that a child can attend the same school as a brother or sister — does not apply ( the assumption here must surely be that siblings can belong to different species ) . |
| 5 | It may be that individuals can satisfy their needs outside the organisation altogether . |
| 6 | It may well be that events can be causes in virtue of satisfying criteria about their being required or alternatively required for effects which are different from the mentioned two . |
| 7 | Could it be that people can easily envisage themselves being in End 's Atomic Dustbin ? |
| 8 | Could it be that people can easily envisage themselves being in End 's Atomic Dustbin ? |
| 9 | It may be that children can be happy and well behaved but also abscond and be frequently punished , but I would need to resolve this apparent contradiction . |
| 10 | That 's right , and Hick can you see if need be and Botham can I mean let , it 's a good all round side really |
| 11 | Where this is not the case , it may be because males can not identify the breeding potential of young females or because female choice pre-empts male competition rather than because variation in success is slight among males . |
| 12 | South Tees Health Authority will hear on Thursday it may be because teenagers can not always get condoms easily and they do not have the negotiating skills to insist that condoms are used during sexual intercourse . |
| 13 | Rather than only training women to take on roles that have been shaped by men over the centuries , would it not be far more interesting , more expansive , to look into the questions of priestesshood , to find out what mystery it is that women can touch on , and how they can communicate it to the human world ? |
| 14 | Again the implication is that women can avoid rape through a display of courage when in reality other rather more fortuitous factors are much more important , as this woman actually recognised' . |
| 15 | With unemployment and general economic disarray on the rise , the feeling in the city is that things can only get worse . |
| 16 | Whilst the policy of this requirement — classifying attacks on persons engaged in law enforcement as especially serious — is perfectly understandable , one result of the wording of section 18 of the 1861 Act is that D can be convicted of this offence ( with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment ) if he simply pushes a police-officer in order to prevent an arrest , and the officer loses balance , falls awkwardly , and suffers serious injury . |
| 17 | The truth is that Blanche can not live in a realistic world . |
| 18 | One advantage of the no-choice system is that Vaughan can write her menu late in the afternoon , around the dishes that she feels like cooking on the day , with the best ingredients available to her . |
| 19 | One of the problems for police investigating the crimes is that horses can be stolen in one part of the country and then swiftly transported hundreds of miles away , or even overseas . |
| 20 | One of the detrimental effects that Professor Taylor has observed is that managers can no longer find the time to go on external training courses . |
| 21 | Hui says that because the source code is written under the assumption that the user knows both J and C , someone that knows APL and C will find J much easier to use than someone who knows only C. Another advantage is that J can run on a range of boxes , including the RS/6000 , Digital Equipment Corp VAX , Apple Computer Inc 's Macintosh and iAPX-86 personal computers . |
| 22 | The great contrast , according to this moral philosophy , between beliefs and attitudes is that beliefs can be true or false , while attitudes can not be . |
| 23 | The most obvious effect of plate tectonics is that continents can be split and their components driven apart if a divergent plate margin becomes established beneath them , and can be caused to collide with each other along the lines of subduction zones , where mountain belts such as the Himalayas may thereby be generated . |
| 24 | A benefit of the course structure is that students can choose topics of special interest in their final year depending on their results in Years I and 2 and their experiences on placement . |
| 25 | The intention is that students can obtain and HNC after one year , an HND after two years and a general degree in EEG after three . |
| 26 | The reason for this is that movables can be transferred by delivery free of 1% stamp duty . |
| 27 | The third point is that leaflets can be produced which are specifically tailored to one category of users ( including postgraduates and academic staff ) or geared to a particular subject . |
| 28 | The implication from Hall 's research is that organisms can adapt their genes to suit their environment , and that the production of genetic mutations is not necessarily separate from natural selection . |
| 29 | A phenomenon resulting only partly from use of the above technique is that figures can best be compared when arranged in columns since the eye can then relatively easily ignore unvarying digits and the brain can perform subtractions or divisions more readily . |
| 30 | The major stumbling block to the last of these is that solicitors can only be remunerated for advice under the green form scheme . |