Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] can [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 The artists do not have to be able to draw , though it helps : they do , however , have to be able to ‘ visualize ’ a design or a film and be able to explain their ideas by words and rough pictures so that a specialized artist or photographer can produce the finished illustration .
2 I take this to mean that there is an equality , a reciprocity between the aesthetic and the political such that an aesthetic dimension or response can give the lie to a political claim .
3 A contradiction in style during this change of éaulement or alignment can distort the design .
4 The point has been made that ‘ abusive ’ and ‘ insulting ’ are semantically very similar , and can be used more or less interchangeably ( the information or indictment can use the blunderbuss language of threatening , abusive or insulting without offending the rule against duplicity ) .
5 No one person or department can resource the company 's marketing effort .
6 There are many different ways in which death or divorce can alter the family pattern and there are no ground rules to help us know how to behave , as there are in the case of the traditional nuclear family .
7 Once basic definitions have been established , individual groups or companies can take the work forward and do specific implementations — for a Motorola Inc processor , a DEC user or an SVR4 file system , for example .
8 By arranging ‘ forward ( or sideways ) creep ’ gates between paddocks , calves or lambs can graze the best , cleanest grass ahead of their dams .
9 The only way past this into the egg-chamber beyond is through a small hole high in one corner and neither your fingers nor an intruding paw or beak can negotiate the bends and reach through it .
10 Events like bereavement or retirement can increase the pressure .
11 Events like bereavement or retirement can increase the pressure .
12 The price includes dinner , bed and breakfast or guests can take the full board option offered at a supplement .
13 He answers that first God should be loved with the humility and strength which makes all labour light so that no shame or anguish can destabilise the delight ( 111 – 12.99 – 137 ) .
14 But , no man or woman can attain the ultimate in relation to such virtue .
15 If there is a problem the client or assistant can contact the manager who will mediate .
16 The advent of microcomputers with word processing programs now means that the school librarian or teacher or pupil can have the facilities of the stand.alone word processor without the expense .
17 This may not be the obvious preferred option … but I think the quality is there , I also think that Strachan & McAllister can provide the balls accurately & fast enough for Deance/Wallace with Speed & Rocky providing a pretty good ‘ second line ’ .
18 As a result of investigating unsolved problems in biology , including how a seed or egg can contain the essence which grows into the new individual member of the same species , he postulated ( something which has long been familiar to those with a spiritual or esoteric background ) the existence of what must , by implication , be a non-physical mould or pattern , what he calls a ‘ morphogenetic field ’ , which survives the death of the physical form , and which shapes the individual tree , animal and flower of each species , just as the individual field around a magnet can create a pattern in a scatter of iron filings .
19 No synthetic chemical or compound can reproduce the vibration or pattern of the ‘ stuff of life ’ .
20 First , a strike by even a proportion of core workers such as train drivers or signalmen can paralyse the network .
21 Changes in sea temperature or salinity can cause the algae to leave , causing white blotches to form .
22 While the sound of the doorbell or knocker can trigger the dog to start barking , this can be followed by aggression towards the caller .
23 But they would agree that anxiety , tension or depression can make the physical symptoms worse .
24 Any small businessmen or women can attend the open day or participate in two discussions entitled What Is Marketing ? and Things To Think About .
25 Cut flowers should last longer as the stems are cut under water , so that no air or bacteria can enter the stalk to create a blockage .
26 The official receiver or trustee can require the sheriff to tax his costs where the sheriff is entitled to costs as a result of insolvency overtaking an execution ( r 7.36 ) .
27 Neither industry nor farming can absorb the population of working age .
28 Instead of musical chairs play musical hats , and hats can distinguish the teams in games such as ‘ criss-cross quiz ’ [ p.44 ] .
29 Grilled sardines , garlic mushrooms and snails can start the meal , followed by a choice of half a dozen entrées plus blackboard ideas and choices of grilled steaks .
30 Where Parliament imposes a penalty for an offence , Parliament must consider the penalty is adequate and Parliament can increase the penalty if it proves to be inadequate .
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