Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [noun sg] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That the arbitrageur can lend money at the riskless rate of interest appears sensible , but it is more questionable to assume that he or she can borrow at the riskless rate ( although if the marginal arbitrageur is a large financial institution , the assumption may be reasonable ) . |
| 2 | He said : it gives me hope for the future of the planet that people can work for a solution to poverty and problems and can enjoy life at the same time . |
| 3 | Not only are peak users paying for the high marginal costs they impose , but also those users who would not mind consuming at a different time ( e.g. households with night storage heaters , who can use electricity at a time when marginal costs are low ) are induced by cheaper prices to switch to consuming at off-peak times . |
| 4 | I would have liked to have done better in the League this season , but I can see light at the end of the tunnel now . |
| 5 | But Price Waterhouse say they are confident the original directors can run Dale at a profit . |
| 6 | Meals are served in the restaurant or guests can take lunch at the beach restaurant . |
| 7 | If the operating company is to be sold , the disposal can take place at the holding company level . |
| 8 | For the owner , it can mean heartbreak at the loss of a family pet . |
| 9 | The Bebington Club can clinch promotion at the final fixture in Wales in August by finishing in the top three . |
| 10 | To explain why the ozone hole exists , research now suggests that the Antarctic region offers an extreme situation in which chlorine molecules can scavenge ozone at a very fast rate ( Crutzen and Arnold , 1986 ) . |
| 11 | Crocodiles can lose water at a rate of up to half of that of amphibians ( which have a much more permeable skin , and would greatly suffer from desiccation on land were it not for the safety valve of a reduced urine flow , which passes much of its water content back into the body ) . |
| 12 | However , the difficulties involved in providing a safe and reassuring environment for staff working with this group of people are one reason why so many professional staff still clamour to retain the old asylums ; in such asylums staff know they can summon help at a few minutes ' notice from a neighbouring ward and from resident medical staff . |
| 13 | At a petrol station near Vigo , I got directions to Blackberry Hill , proving yet again that taxi-drivers are the only people who can get service at a garage without buying anything . |
| 14 | With large groups , however , this method can cause chaos at the reception desk . |
| 15 | The high energy plasma can cause damage at the semiconductor/insulator interface , which in turn gives rise to leakage currents and poor isolation ( this mechanism actually involves the creation of the surface states used to good effect in Jim Luck 's igfets ) . |
| 16 | You can find material at the surface which are samples from the deeper stratigraphy . |
| 17 | Whether they can increase production at a rate which allows urban markets to be fed and exports to be maintained depends on several factors . |