Example sentences of "can prove that " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , therefore , a person can prove that the statements or criticisms complained of went beyond reasonable or forceful debate and were defamatory ( as for example , a torrent of defamatory invective ) , and were influenced by indirect or ulterior motives , he might well be justified in issuing a writ . |
| 2 | If he is and if he can prove that Luke and Sonny and the other three were the guilty ones , then he wo n't be goin' to prison alone . |
| 3 | Lawyers are worried about the rights to compensation that those who appear on computers will have if they can prove that they suffered damage by wrong information being stored about them . |
| 4 | But if she can prove that you and I … ’ |
| 5 | And if you get an interview you are more likely to succeed if you can prove that you are a positive person who has made demonstrable efforts to counteract the ill-effects of being unemployed and have managed to put your time to constructive use . |
| 6 | It can prove that it has secured additional revenue sources , while protecting our screens from unwelcome foreign imports . |
| 7 | Even married couples working for the same firm can be fired if the boss can prove that their relationship makes their employment impractical , or that it is against company policy . |
| 8 | ‘ We can prove that Holiday Inn management had knowledge of the peepholes and did nothing about it , ’ added Mr Summer . |
| 9 | The firms will be liable for poor work and other breaches of professional standards and requirements , unless they can prove that they had not contributed to the misconduct which was wholly attributable to some other individual ( including partners , employees or non-members ) . |
| 10 | Boat owners are worried that they may be unable to move their vessels freely in EC waters unless they can prove that VAT has been paid . |
| 11 | Note the defence where the accused can prove that his conduct was reasonable . |
| 12 | ‘ You can not expect to be in the national squad unless you can prove that you are good enough , so I just have to continue the learning process , equip myself fully for the task , get a bit fitter and that , hopefully , will be at least half the battle ’ . |
| 13 | Thus in the yellow part of the Sun 's rainbow band there are two dark lines which correspond exactly to the two bright yellow lines of sodium , and we can prove that there is sodium in the Sun . |
| 14 | Now , the local doctor says : ‘ By every statistic , I can prove that this is a village of excessive sickness . |
| 15 | If you can prove that the goods were defective when you bought them , you do have a claim against the seller and this is regardless of whether the guarantee has expired or not . |
| 16 | One can prove that the algebraic numbers form a field , but not so the algebraic integers : given ( algebraic ) integers α , β we find that α/; β need not be an integer . |
| 17 | Nor will confessions obtained as a result of anything said or done which was likely to render them unreliable , be admissible , unless the prosecution can prove that they were not obtained in this way . |
| 18 | Anyone who publishes a statement , which reflects adversely upon the conduct by a local authority of its affairs , risks liability to any individual councillor or officer of the authority who can prove that the publication defames him or her personally . |
| 19 | So if a man can prove that he has obeyed every law for six years , he receives a present of money from the King . |
| 20 | ‘ I can prove that you 're cold , and ill , and a fool , ’ she said . |
| 21 | If he can prove that it has been exercised for 20 years before the date of an action , it will be presumed that it has existed from ’ time immemorial ’ . |
| 22 | We can prove that Birmingham is a nice place ; we can embarrass ourselves by straining each nerve , adopting all blandishments to try and make its detractors like our city . |
| 23 | Any person charged with an offence under the section has a defence if he can prove that he took all reasonable steps for securing that the accounts were delivered in time . |
| 24 | So the heating addition that you , that you , that you erm been talking about , that 's the extra heating m money you can get if you can prove that y that your erm |
| 25 | The father replied , ‘ I am prepared to let you have ( the child ) and pay you up to £1 a week allowance for her providing you can prove that she will be well looked after and happy and also that she is allowed to decide for herself whether or not she wishes to come and live with you . ’ |
| 26 | Now he says that someone who does n't hold much property can prove that they 're educated they should get the extra votes too , but you do n't seem , you do n't have to prove that you 're er educated if you 're rich you just get the votes anyway because that 's a good . |
| 27 | Whether the NHS is meeting the needs of the patients and the community , and can prove that it is doing so is open to question " . |
| 28 | ( b ) If the producer can prove that the defect came about after the time of supply by him , this will provide a defence ( s. 4(1) ( d ) ) . |
| 29 | The landlord may sue if he can prove that actual harm has been caused to the reversion or in the circumstances illustrated in the next case . |
| 30 | It has decided that individual states can refuse imports of waste from neighbouring countries , but only if they can prove that the trade is dangerous to their health or environment . |