Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] can [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any person with parental responsibility can remove the child at any time ( s20(8) ) although parents are expected to make " sensible arrangements … for terminating use of the service that will not mitigate against the child 's best interests " ( Guidance , vol 2 , para 3.28 ) . |
| 2 | As Hannah Arendt has shown , in times of crisis the existence of a formless mass can become the basis for a totalitarian dictatorship ; in times of prosperity it can lead to an all-encompassing smugness and self-satisfaction and to the existence of a regime which knows no criticism , no control and , above all , no real opposition and thus no arguments which contain alternatives . |
| 3 | Hyper-transfusion or even exchange transfusion with normal blood can lower the proportion of HbS sufficiently to greatly reduce the incidence of sickling crises , but this is most useful as a short-term measure , for example in pregnancy or as prophylaxis before and during major surgery . |
| 4 | The patient 's pre-operative condition can indicate the likelihood of breathing related problems arising post-operatively . |
| 5 | Tests conducted by Apple during the development of the Lisa showed that a completely unfamiliar user can grasp the rudiments of the mouse-driven software in as little as 15 minutes . |
| 6 | Gore ( 1978 ) , and Bolton and Oatley ( 1987 ) have shown how various kinds of social support can cushion the impact of unemployment . |
| 7 | No , because the magnetic field can penetrate the wires . |
| 8 | A high-tech battleground 's been built where the meekest would-be gunfighter can become the new Arnold Swarzenegger . |
| 9 | Providing you understand clearly the rationale for whole group work , it is often much less complex than small group work ; a simple narrative thread can keep the drama alive . |
| 10 | We know that for people who can already read , the first sight of a foreign script can give the impression that all the words look alike . |
| 11 | A patriotic feeling or the witnessing of a noble or generous action can evoke the same emotion . |
| 12 | But in some cases the having a different isomer can affect the three dimensional properties in such a way that it will no longer function efficiently as an enzyme as a catalyst to the reaction it 's supposed to catalyse then you start to get problems . |
| 13 | Why is it that German competitiveness can stand the social chapter and British competitiveness can not ? |
| 14 | The best hope is that the effect of the recession on pay bargaining coupled with prudent fiscal management can preserve the competitive advantage for a considerable time . |
| 15 | The best hope is that the effect of the recession on pay bargaining coupled with prudent fiscal management can preserve the competitive advantage for a considerable time . |
| 16 | A change of bit ( not necessarily a stronger one ) often works wonders and this combined with correct suppling work can transform the way of going of many horses . |
| 17 | This is to help ensure nutritional balance in your diet and , in particular , to supply calcium , because dietary fibre can hinder the absorption of calcium to some degree . |
| 18 | History , indeed , tends to show that public intervention can have the effect of reinforcing rather than curbing market excesses . |
| 19 | Detailed costing can make the difference between an excellent idea and a ruinous one . |
| 20 | Your faithful housekeeper can have the day off . |
| 21 | It adds weight to the idea that plastic surgery benefits many young children , in that improved appearance can help the relationship between mother and child . |
| 22 | Any member or interested group can obtain the syllabus and further details from Pat Palmer , 39 Newstead Avenue , Orpington , Kent BR6 9RJ ( telephone 0689–225534 ) . |
| 23 | British people are , generally , deeply suspicious of ‘ with profit ’ companies who operate in the health and social care area and it remains to be seen whether free enterprise can win the hearts and minds of authority members and staff and make a profit at the same time . |
| 24 | Only a government which really works to promote free enterprise can provide the right conditions for that dream to come true . ’ |
| 25 | Does that not illustrate that no amount of tacky red plastic roses or glossy image-making can disguise the fact that , far from progressing , Labour policy is regressing ? |
| 26 | In the midst of hand to hand combat his high leadership can bolster the warriors ' morale . |
| 27 | If we were to backtrack in the area of supporting composers , commissioning new work and putting it on as public a stage as possible , that would be close to admitting : ‘ Look , a classical commercial station can do the job just as well . |
| 28 | A judge of one division of the High Court can order the transfer of any proceedings against the bankrupt from any other division of the High Court or the county court to his division of the High Court ( r 7.15(2) ) . |
| 29 | Finally , instrumental doubling can impoverish the tone of a singer , especially if the instruments used have thin tone , such as the oboe or upper strings . |
| 30 | For example , a patient with disabling rheumatoid arthritis can teach the learner the best way to perform a procedure with the minimum of discomfort . |