Example sentences of "can not rely [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Obviously , you can not rely on a hard landing in the case of face punches , so other means must be employed . |
| 2 | Management decidedly can not rely on having its spokesmen on the spot in the shape of co-operative station staff . |
| 3 | Basically these problems attend many surgical operations , and the question resolves itself into whether the transsexual should be allowed to consent ; whether , in other words , the state has an interest in striking out such consent , and thereby rendering the surgeon who goes ahead liable in tort , on the ground that he can not rely on such consent . |
| 4 | Unfortunately the local historian can not rely on such proximation of tincture and style being always a sign of seignorial attachment . |
| 5 | You can not rely on the right questions coming to you on the spur of the moment . |
| 6 | However there is still a need for caution ; undertakings can not rely on the Commission adopting a rule of reason approach in every case and would therefore need to be prepared to appeal to the Court . |
| 7 | Kendall can not rely on the likes of Barry Horne , who has not scored since the first day of the season , and youngster Billy Kenny to ease the burden on his goal-shy strikers . |
| 8 | And here we can not rely on particular instances of shared knowledge and experience . |
| 9 | However , persuading companies to pay out in a worldwide recession is hard-going , and the IASC can not rely on such an uncertain source of funding . |
| 10 | The other reason most often given for government ownership is that government needs a voice of its own and can not rely on the privately owned press . |
| 11 | Because I can not rely on my conscious memory of my own earliest moments , I can do little to remedy this omission . |
| 12 | Characters can not rely on skills such as Magical Awareness and Magic Sense to show this , since the whole of this room radiates magic . |
| 13 | The Gulf war has shown that we can not rely on Governments or International Institutions acting on their own . |
| 14 | Although the Russian Museum is now responsible for the palaces , one can not rely on their meagre financial resources , nor on finance from the city authorities . |
| 15 | If a young animal is one of a litter or a clutch , it can not rely on such solicitude from its parents . |
| 16 | It is on this apparent oddity that Mr. Howell founds an argument that the school can not rely on section 6(3) ( a ) to disapply the duty if it has used criteria designed to preserve the ‘ character of the school ’ in making its selection . |
| 17 | The possibility of obtaining damages from the state is particularly essential where , as in the present case , the full effect of Community provisions is conditional on the state taking certain action , and , in consequence , in the absence of such action being taken , individuals can not rely on the rights accorded to them by Community law before national courts . |
| 18 | ‘ provided that … the rights of non-member countries are not involved , a member state can not rely on the provisions of a pre-existing convention of that kind in order to justify restrictions on the marketing of products coming from another member state where the marketing thereof is lawful by virtue of the free movement of goods provided for by the Treaty . |
| 19 | Treaty in relations between the member states does not jeopardise non-member countries ' rights under the Geneva Convention of 1958 , the United Kingdom can not rely on that Convention in order to justify infringements of those rules . |
| 20 | When there is a stay or a suspension of execution , he can not rely on the order for possession as giving him a right to possession . |
| 21 | This consists of a less affluent underclass of young males who , unlike previous generations , can not rely on the prospect of a steady job and membership of a well-integrated occupational community to nourish their sense of security and esteem . |
| 22 | Today in Britain there is no broad gallery base and , in the end , an artist can not rely on one person 's taste , that of the dealer . |
| 23 | Likewise , the presidents of at least some of the successor republics can not rely on firm support from their assemblies on all issues . |
| 24 | The seller can not rely on any exclusion clause , no matter what liability it claims to exclude , to the extent that he or his agent has misrepresented the effect of the clause . |
| 25 | ‘ We can not rely on virtue ; it is weak and equivocal , or hidden and unknown ; … we must thus take as our starting-point only the possible and even probable abuse of power , ’ wrote another two generations later . |
| 26 | What is the Attorney-General 's authority for saying that he can not rely on Crown privilege in relation to cross undertakings for damages ? |
| 27 | For instance the project will assess children 's understanding of the following situation : at a pedestrian crossing I can rely on the motorist stopping if I know that he has seen me , but I can not rely on it if I know that he has not seen me . |
| 28 | We can not rely on the erm land category maps which are produced by the Ministry of Agriculture , for areas I believe of less than forty hectares . |
| 29 | Even if the contract is terminated , the offending party can still rely on the clause if reasonable to do so , but even if the contract is affirmed , he can not rely on the term unless it is reasonable to do so . |
| 30 | A defendant can not rely on unpleaded defences or counterclaims , but must if necessary amend his defence . |