Example sentences of "this [noun sg] can [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | This support can take many forms . |
2 | Arguments of this kind can provide effective defences to enforcement proceedings . |
3 | Either way , research of this kind can provide invaluable information , ‘ a way of evaluating the effectiveness of the organisation in conveying its goals , mission and code of conduct to the target publics upon whose support the organisation is dependent for continued existence . ’ |
4 | Those applicants who wish to follow a career in this field can find rapid promotion , often within one or two years , to the role of secretary ( the one with the pen ) or chairperson ( the one with the bad back ) . |
5 | Since all levels of the individual are interrelated and interdependent , treatment on these levels can also have an effect on the physical problems , and if the root cause of the problem is on the emotional or mental plane , then treatment at this level can offer speedy relief . |
6 | In the case of adolescents , this course can have important repercussions both for the individual woman and for the society though , in some countries , social policy moderates the incidence of the phenomenon and cushions its effect . |
7 | This effect can vitiate scientific observation , as when seventeenth century experimenters , familiar with the concepts of post-Galilean mechanics but not of electrostatic attraction and repulsion , regularly reported observing chaff falling as though by gravitation , or mechanically rebounding from the electrified bodies which attracted them . |
8 | Another , Flexibacter , causes the so-called ‘ mouth fungus ’ , although this condition can affect other parts of the fish 's body and its fins . |
9 | This programme can run direct from Mega Disk . |
10 | Now this act can take any form you like , I could go or I can go right , then I 'll go like this , and I want you all give me a great big round of applause . |
11 | This opinion can seem persuasive for a time , but we can not persist in it . |
12 | This may occur at the exposed soil surface as raindrops selectively erode fine clay particles , leaving heavier sand particles : with time this process can affect deeper parts of the soil profile , impairing its water-retaining capacity to such an extent that even after agriculture has been abandoned the forest may be unable to recolonise . |
13 | This process can follow many complex and varied paths depending on the type of virus involved , but , in general , two main tasks must be accomplished . |
14 | the body is able to adapt , though this process can take several weeks . |
15 | This period can last many years . |
16 | But it is known that this custom can have dire consequences both for the woman and her children . |
17 | As with acquisition searches , this service can involve sensitive issues . |
18 | This procedure can highlight both differences between lay thinking and professional thinking , and also cultural differences in the way the issues are conceived . |
19 | Muscles in this organ can produce massive air pressures , which could be concentrated into a sound beam with an intensity reaching 265 decibels . |
20 | It remains to be demonstrated that this theory can overcome such difficulties . |
21 | This argument can make little appeal to anyone not caught up in the artifices of philosophy . |
22 | This policy can produce further problems . |
23 | Whilst this method can handle extreme conditions or irregular bodies and oblique assemblies , the normal assemblies of objects of circular section can be quickly checked by a comparison of the diameters of their cylindrical surfaces . |
24 | If the problem of providing space for link fields can be suitably handled , this method can offer considerable savings . |
25 | This method can give all the nuances of a pencil drawing . |
26 | A good relationship in this area can mean extra coverage since the editor will be more inclined to ring your company for quotes or for filler items . |
27 | with its pots and containers , this area can provide constant interest throughout the changing seasons . |
28 | This word can convey several meanings but one of them expresses an inner state of mind so torn between various options that it can not make up its mind . |
29 | With age this gland can become sluggish , resulting in weight gain , dry , lifeless skin , lacklustre hair and poor circulation . |
30 | This bias can have several results : interpreter effect , observer effect , and intentional effect . |