Example sentences of "[prep] be [adj] show that " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I understand him aright , it ought to be possible to show that Descartes ' stripping away of the ‘ accidental ’ qualities of objects is illegitimate , because based on a series of elisions of meaning between one use of an expression and another where the two expressions look the same but have different meanings . |
| 2 | British representatives from the UK Atomic Energy Authority are anxious to be able to show that , after the Super-SARA debacle , LOFT will be able to demonstrate the safety of their design for the Sizewell B reactor , Britain 's first pressurised-water reactor ( PWR ) . |
| 3 | We need to be able to show that being explicit about sex is not inherently bad or damaging , that the pornographic view of sex is not the only one . |
| 4 | The point of introducing averages is to be able to show that the ideal type is relevant to the actual world . |
| 5 | ‘ In both cases it is an essential first step for the wife to be able to show that the husband was acting as agent for the creditor in procuring her signature . |
| 6 | But British Rail failed to obtain an interim injunction against the NUR , the court holding that the union was likely in the highest degree to be able to show that their , ballot was valid . |
| 7 | It is important to note that the obligation is for the firm to be able to show that it believes on reasonable grounds that the customer understands the relevant matters . |
| 8 | But she gets her legacy , erm , in order to be able to show that she does n't need it . |