Example sentences of "system [conj] can [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 In recent years the generative linguistic community has recognised this failing and made efforts to produce more general systems that can form the basis of further research .
2 ‘ The three year cost of a new system that can handle the load effectively is often cheaper , pound for pound , than the three year cost of supporting an old , slow , ineffective machine , ’ MacCormick said .
3 Dent explains : ‘ Our process seeks to provide a simple , yet robust , system that can feed the treated plastic waste back into the processing of chemicals and can easily be used alongside refineries or chemicals plants . ’
4 Whatever else we do tonight , we should reject the cruel illusion that the ERM is the great magic system that can give the people the stability they desire — in real life we can promise that to no one .
5 Like most nocturnal hunters , it possesses a highly developed optical system that can reflect the dullest ray of light through the pupils .
6 We offer a decent finance system that can sustain the functions that we give to local government , and a structure that is not piecemeal , but is based on identifiable communities — that is geared not to numbers alone , but to the ability to provide a decent level of service .
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