Example sentences of "and can not [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 Many of these anxieties arise because women do not understand and can not control the physical changes which they experience at this time .
2 The socialist , the feminist , or the worker who picks up a cheap print of the Memorial Sheet to Karl Liebknecht ( 1919 ) , is not prioritising the formal elements which attracted Max Lehrs as writing , ‘ It would be very regrettable if ( Kollowitz ‘ etchings ) found approval from the public merely because of their social content … = Art should not and can not serve the changing goals of parties . ’
3 The fact is we remain an island power and can not ignore the sea however close we may be to the Continent .
4 MISSING three of their better players , Chelmsford were over-run by Rochford and can not ignore the possibility of being relegated from the London Division Three North East .
5 Such an attitude can not be morally valuable and can not validate the consent .
6 He said , ‘ I have learned that hatred and bitterness are destroyers , and can not build the future .
7 The painting , which was classified an historic monument in 1988 and can not leave the country , had an estimate of FFr50–80 million .
8 At a meeting of the Party 's Central Committee yesterday , a Politburo member , Leszek Miller , said that a nationwide plebiscite also showed that more than half of the Party 's two million members agreed that ‘ the present form of the party is outdated and can not face the new conditions ’ .
9 The House will have noted that the right hon. Gentleman can not understand the facts and can not handle the questions .
10 However , we are not ‘ shareholders ’ and can not instruct the Council what to do ; and that is probably appropriate .
11 ( 1 ) If there is a residence order in force relating to a child and the " residential parent " agrees to the provision of accommodation , anyone else with parental responsibility is powerless to object and can not remove the child .
12 It is a sad comment on our society that the Government can not see what they have done to young people and can not see the relationship between what they have done and the crime rate .
13 Some people are unable to make choices because they feel they must have everything and can not accept the loss that is inherent in exercising choice .
14 Note that once you have put some commands into LIFESPAN_SHUTDOWN , your system shutdown procedures should always specify YES for site-specific shutdown procedure ( parameter number 4 to SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN ) , unless you are performing an emergency shutdown and can not allow the system the time to execute the LIFESPAN_SHUTDOWN commands .
15 ‘ From a practical point of view , they are still dependent on their company for career progression and can not have the independence an external auditor would have nor would they necessarily have the technical expertise if they conducted a statutory audit only once a year . ’
16 They insist that planners do not and can not have the scale and quality of knowledge and foresight to regulate prices and output effectively .
17 And can not taste the apple —
18 The view is also heard that the suburban bureau staffed by middle-class middle-aged women wearing twin-sets and pearls can provide no more than a signposting agency and can not provide the in-depth advice , casework and tribunal representation that full-time paid staff can .
19 It has to privatise an entire industry and can not run the risk of the City picking up only the most attractive pieces .
20 It has so far only managed to produce a sample P5 running at 40MHz — just two thirds of the 66MHz speed Intel intended — and can not get the thing to work at a faster rate .
21 It may be that the cold pipe to the hot water cylinder is too small and can not fill the cylinder fast enough when the bath tap is being run , with the result that the water level in the vent pipe falls and allows air into the system .
22 They moved mostly in the early morning or the evening , for they dry out easily and can not withstand the full tropical sun .
23 Saruman the great wizard uses his Palantir too often and can not withstand the power of Sauron and becomes evil .
24 The holder is locked into the old , lower rate of return and can not enjoy the superior returns now available .
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