Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question thus with which we are confronted is that of whether this religion can contain the new consciousness of women . |
| 2 | As we have seen , Gandhi recognizes that no single religion can embody the whole truth , and that all particular religions contain errors since they are human constructs or formulations , but does it follow necessarily that when he speaks of Religion underlying all human constructs , or at the heart of all religions , he is referring to an ‘ essence ’ of an ‘ entity ’ or a ‘ primordial form ’ of religion after the fashion of Schleiermacher ? |
| 3 | The shortest priced favourite can stumble and fall at the very first fence while the 100–1 outsider can achieve the ultimate glory . |
| 4 | The bright colours of the new leaves in spring can make the old ones look rather untidy , so neatly cut these off at their base . |
| 5 | Under s 36 of the Administration of Justice Act 1970 , where a possession order of a dwelling house is made , then if satisfied that the defendant can pay the current instalments and the arrears in a reasonable time ( or remedy other defaults ) , the court has wide powers of suspending a possession order . |
| 6 | It will be looked back upon by history as one of the remarkable achievements of the human spirit to have discovered how a very little violence can destroy the good conscience of the major institutions of society , and interchange the positions of sense and nonsense , right or wrong . |
| 7 | But fans of the programme can savour the below-the-belt humour of two of its stars David Baddiel and Rob Newman during a 40date British tour which includes Newcastle 's New Tyne Theatre on April 21 and Middlesbrough Town Hall on April 28 . |
| 8 | In some cases , however , the exigencies of timetabling for examinations and the demands made on students by applications for courses of further study can reduce the effective time available to the one-year foundation courses to as little as twenty or twenty-four weeks . |
| 9 | ‘ Industry can seize the new opportunities , safe in the knowledge the Government will play its full part . |
| 10 | Messages prints out to both dot matrix and laser , where its four-up format and the use of coloured paper stock can deliver the normal message slips , whilst the original data resides safely on the PC . |
| 11 | Like the corrosive effects of steady doses of pessimism , the constant injection of a note of optimism can alter the whole tenor of a meeting . |
| 12 | Spring daylight can influence the biological equilibrium of a marine tank . |
| 13 | It is concluded that pure alcohol injection after an epinephrine injection can improve the harmostatic rate in patients with spurting haemorrhage and shorten the hospital stay for patients with active ulcer bleeding . |
| 14 | The application of such an effect can change the intracellular structure of a cell that has been transformed by a cancer-causing agent , even in its latent stage . |
| 15 | Erm , I 've endorsed the comments that 've been made I think the er congratulations , and can I say I 've got a sneaking feeling originally , this paper was put on the agenda to embarrass me so that the records department can get the new shelves I originally blocked . |
| 16 | If a request for transfer is refused the applicant can ask the appropriate county court care centre to review the decision and the application may be dealt with by a nominated care district judge . |
| 17 | An easterly wind can produce the unusual bird , an off-route ‘ accidental ’ , an ‘ over shooter ’ or ‘ drifter ’ . |
| 18 | Similarly , even in that most abstract of arts , music , the playing of a musical instrument can inscribe the peculiar energy of the act of plucking , blowing or striking into its sound such that it is rendered unique or concrete . |
| 19 | Finally , the existence of the preceding distinctions between differing types of employment relationship has caused considerable difficulty in determining whether an employee can use the new procedures for remedies . |
| 20 | AIDS research , neither exploitation nor homophobic and insensitive reporting can help the increasing number of AIDS victims . |
| 21 | The council-owned green is open to the public and the club can provide the necessary equipment for anyone to have a casual game . |
| 22 | We have shown how a good idea and some hard work can provide the ideal opportunity to bring jobseekers and businesses together . |
| 23 | There is now evidence that the basement membrane-like matrix of the liver can change the phenotypic characteristics and growth of lipocytes , endothelial cells , and hepatocytes . |
| 24 | Prior to the experiment , the experimenter can make the following deduction . |
| 25 | The chicken can imitate the thermal characteristics of foods kept in refrigerators and detects temperature changes . |
| 26 | Secondly , asking relatives for help can undermine the moral base on which relations with kin are built . |
| 27 | The hint of functional justification for the reconstructed arcade is , like the Gothic arches incorporated into the Burrell Gallery , a sign that new architecture can respect the old without aping its style . |
| 28 | Pinnacle says copyright reasons forbid it from selling clones until Sun can get the real thing out of the door . |
| 29 | Why is it that German competitiveness can stand the social chapter and British competitiveness can not ? |
| 30 | Also a conservatory can improve the overall image and give an extra incentive to attract new customers . |