Example sentences of "can by " in BNC.
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| 1 | To be aware of the limitations of different forms of publication is an advantage for the reader , who can by this means avoid unnecessary disappointments . |
| 2 | On the death of father or mother the guardianship devolves on the surviving spouse ; but either can by deed or will appoint guardians to act with the survivor . |
| 3 | When asked why he could not enter , the guard replied , ‘ Oh , you can by dropping something in the box ’ . |
| 4 | That is why I want to find out , at least as well as I can by watching him , what he is like … . |
| 5 | The idea that huge computers can by themselves produce all the necessary facts and warn when danger is near is an extremely fallacious thesis straight out of Hollywood . |
| 6 | In all such matters the government is in a position comparable to that of every private individual who can by his actions affect the fortunes of others over whom he has no authority , and who may , within limits , force people to obey their moral duty when they incline not to do so . |
| 7 | Support this if you can by suitable quotes from local people , local literature or the national conservation bodies . |
| 8 | It does , however , link the law to the idea of harm and this is valuable in so far as it reduces the risk that boisterous behaviour , or other non-violent activity , can by itself amount to a breach of the peace . |
| 9 | Help yourself as much as you can by looking ahead and picking the flattest piece of water in which to turn . |
| 10 | Every problem or alien thing can by a creative expansion of the mind be seen to be part of a larger whole within the mind . |
| 11 | In a survey of a ‘ closed ’ institution such as a prison or a firm the informants may be instructed to co-operate with interviewers because of agreement about the survey by the people in authority , but in many instances of samples from the general population no such authority exists and surveyors must try to obtain co-operation as best they can by interesting the informants in the survey and gaining their completely free co-operation . |
| 12 | Only a secure supply of foreign aid ( over US$1 billion up to 1990 ) will keep the country from going to the wall — and that aid can by no means be guaranteed . |
| 13 | They do this by modifying the NTSC colour signal to mimic PAL , and relying on the fact that many modern PAL TV sets can by good fortune cope with 525 lines and a 60Hz field rate . |
| 14 | Because of the fact that organic life is built up from CHON ( they mention others , phosphorus and sulphur ) , the natural energy and gravity cycles of the Earth can by themselves make the molecule bonding and the building blocks of life . |
| 15 | From what I can see , stagedivers consist of both ‘ nice ’ and ‘ nasty ’ people — the nasty attempting to cause as much pain as they possibly can by kicking and punching people as they land . |
| 16 | However , how can this phenomenon be illuminated by means of the metaphor of levels of programming language , on which view the ‘ lower activities ’ are inscrutable at the ‘ higher level ’ , given that , after a road accident , say , I can by conscious effort retrain myself to walk properly ? |
| 17 | However , the problem can by no means be so readily dismissed . |
| 18 | I think as far as market is concerned we have sort of taken certain steps as far as the marketing is I mean the computerisation of ticket system gives us a much greater insight on marketing now cos you can actually see what people come to see and we can by the ticket that 's actually sold and we can actually target people direct . |
| 19 | After all , unless we can show that we are able to do better with the totality of the sums , and the totality of the business , why should any shareholder believe that we know better how to deal with his money if we are to invest in areas outside our particular expertise , than he can by individual investments ? |
| 20 | The 61 individuals in the sample can by divided into three distinct groups . |
| 21 | Each should respect the other 's strengths : that the teacher can intervene in a positive way to prevent the acquisition of bad learning and reading habits and to ensure that broad aims and objectives are , as far as it is possible to ensure , reached ; and that the librarian , working in a permissive non-authority setting , can by indirection and suggestion , using the child 's natural behaviour and personally chosen interests , foster the development of activities and skills from which learning and motivation arise . |
| 22 | If that 's so , then Pooh can get true beliefs about honey just as well by observing it indirectly by observing bees as he can by observing it directly . |
| 23 | Under those powers an enforcement authority can by notice prohibit a person from supplying goods which the authority suspects of contravening a safety provision . |
| 24 | Under those powers an enforcement authority can by notice prohibit a person from supplying goods which the authority suspects of contravening a safety provision . |
| 25 | The argument that W. , or any other 16- or 17-year-old , can by refusing to consent to treatment veto the treatment notwithstanding that the doctor has the consent of someone who has parental responsibilities , involves the proposition that section 8 has the further effect of depriving such a person of the power to consent . |
| 26 | Since neither House can by its own declaration create a new privilege , privilege may be considered to be capable of being ascertained and thus judicially known to the courts . |
| 27 | The decision in In re A Company shows that Parliament can by the use of appropriate language provide that a decision on a question of law whether taken by a judge or by some other form of tribunal shall be considered as final and not be subject to challenge either by way of appeal or judicial review . |
| 28 | I can by no means sacrifice these to the carelessness into which I have seen very nice ladies sink when they become nurses . |
| 29 | If you are going away on holiday like I go away on holiday and probably some your colleagues and you 're going abroad for two three weeks , it makes commonsense to try and protect your home as soon as you possibly , as much as you can by isolating the risk . |
| 30 | While this may be possible , it can by no stretch of the imagination be deemed easy ( Fig. 10 ) . |