Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] [art] same " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's strange that two quite different words can mean the same thing . |
| 2 | It 's strange that two quite different words can mean the same thing . |
| 3 | Repetition of words can create the same sort of chain as pronouns , and there are sometimes good reasons for preferring it . |
| 4 | The prime reason for this non-appearance is that , in English at least , many words can sound the same but have meanings dependant on the context that they appear in . |
| 5 | A patriotic feeling or the witnessing of a noble or generous action can evoke the same emotion . |
| 6 | Why keep wasting 13 years when Labour can prove the same point in less than half the time . |
| 7 | However , it seems that the relation is not quite the same , for there is no comparable way in which a hearer can express the same wonder or wish by assenting to the sentence as uttered by the speaker . |
| 8 | By contrast the larger class-D animals , living on grasslands where rainfall varies , are less selective and so long as they do not crop the grass too close many animals can cover the same foraging area in a short time . |
| 9 | Assume , purely for ease of calculation and exposition here , that the rival can achieve the same learning rate , that demand is not price-sensitive and that , if the rival enters the market , sales will be divided equally between the two rival companies . |
| 10 | Snacks can follow the same principle of low-fat , low-sugar eating as the main meals . |
| 11 | Critics of the idea argue that companies can achieve the same purpose by paying out good dividends , but Laing questions whether much of this money finds its way back into the community . |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | A marriage can do the same , provided the couple are prepared to talk things through and really want to make a go of it . |
| 14 | In some parts of the country spur and snag can mean the same thing , and in others have quite different meanings — but they are still caused by the same thing : bad pruning . |
| 15 | Although Quattro Pro 4 ca n't be said to make any task easier than in an equivalent Windows spreadsheet , what it does prove is that with very little limitation a DOS product can manage the same job as a Windows product any trouble at all . |
| 16 | Aerial surveys can achieve the same thing , although the maps so obtained cover a smaller area . |
| 17 | Of course , changing the logic of the corresponding conditions can have the same effect . |
| 18 | As to honest Partridge , he meant no wrong , for he is so bold a mountaineer , he can go anywhere that a sheep can ; and I dare say thinks every person can do the same . ’ |
| 19 | For Asian women , separation from their families can cause the same torment . |
| 20 | I wonder how many visitors to Liverpool can say the same of us as I can say of Glasgow ? |
| 21 | All forms of charity can have the same unfortunate , unintentional impact . |
| 22 | This means that different firms can adopt the same formal organisation trappings but still find themselves managing particular tasks in quite different ways . |
| 23 | Repeated put downs , rejections , and criticism can produce the same feelings of confusion , fear of all authority figures , guilt , low self esteem , seeking for love , and other reactions listed by Campling . |
| 24 | The most startling illustration of how things can stay the same while they change is found in one of Stein-am-Rhein 's many excellent restaurants . |
| 25 | Different theories can have the same observational consequences . |
| 26 | The British Government can not order people to label inhumanely produced veal , but consumers can demand it , supermarkets can provide the labelling and the restaurant trade can do the same if it is so minded . |
| 27 | Two people can hear the same news report , yet one ‘ hears ’ that the world is full of conflict and hatred , and another hears of the many global efforts towards love , peace and harmony . |
| 28 | Two people can read the same magazine article and one of them will get far more information out of it than the other . |
| 29 | One problem that remains is to explain the recurring dream — if the stimulation from the hindbrain pontine structures is truly random , how is it that people can have the same dreams repeatedly ? |
| 30 | Hotel guests and staff can use the same keycard for many applications throughout the property . |