Example sentences of "can [verb] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It is now clear that the powers the Lord Chancellor was granted under the Legal Aid Act are wider than anyone had previously thought and that he can restrict access to justice simply by cutting or restricting lawyers ’ fees .
2 BUSINESS Expansion Schemes share issues may appeal to those who can forego access to part of their savings for five years in return for sheltering these funds from tax .
3 Over half the subjects interviewed ( 57% ) believed that people with positive purified protein derivative ( PPD ) tuberculin test can transmit TB to others .
4 If we walk , I can deliver Ludo to Suzie in twenty minutes .
5 The last section sets out ways in which teachers can relate theory to practice in their own teaching by carrying out small-scale classroom research tasks .
6 These can include modification to products , changes to packaging , etc .
7 I believe that Wales is much better placed to ride out the worldwide recession than it has been and I can give the hon. Gentleman this pledge : I and my ministerial colleagues will continue to do everything that we can to attract investment to Wales .
8 As Fig. 24 illustrates , the basic pattern can give rise to others by changes in the phase difference between the stepping sequences of right and left sides .
9 Guarantees in favour of third parties given by the vendor on behalf of Target , which Target will wish to transfer to Newco , can give rise to problems .
10 Defamations which endanger the peace by being couched in threatening , abusive or insulting language may be prosecuted under the Public Order Act , and most poison-pen letters can give rise to charges under the provisions of the Post Office Act 1953 or the Malicious Communication Act 1988 .
11 In other cases quite different processes can give rise to topography superficially resembling true karst , an example being the creation of ‘ underground drainage ’ through the formation of lava tunnels in volcanic terrains .
12 For example , leakage of charged particles into the upper atmosphere of a planet can give rise to emissions of em radiation called aurora .
13 A basic sense of wonder ( a ) to foster their capacity for imagination which can give rise to vision , realizing that reality can be greater and other than it often seems — so that they appreciate that a flat two-dimensional approach to life is not the only option available ; ( b ) to understand that religious faith expresses itself in a variety of forms , many of which are close to the arts , and to realize also that religious language is mostly used in symbolic or metaphorical ways ; ( c ) to appreciate the emotional power of religious commitment and how this can be beneficial or harmful .
14 This can give rise to errors which will affect the amount of material and consequently the cost of the job to the customer .
15 The division of the insurance money in the event of termination can give rise to uncertainty if not provided for in the lease .
16 They show that the field can be strong at the core surface during transition , that longitude-confined VGP paths are consistent with strongly non-dipolar fields , and , most important , that blocking at the Pacific rim ( as observed in the SV ) can give rise to VGP paths through either of the two longitudes favoured by the data .
17 Windy weather ( as opposed to a gentle breeze ) can give rise to edginess and irritability in a large proportion of the population .
18 It is found that the former can give rise to convection even when the latter is sufficiently strong that the net effect of the two is a decrease ; i.e. lighter fluid overlies heavier .
19 A relaxation of the ligaments in your spine combined with the effect of your changing shape on your posture can give rise to backache .
20 This can give rise to confusion since +1 is considered to be TRUE and NOT(+1) is -2 , which is also considered to be TRUE .
21 A trivial slight , a threat to self-esteem , which might cause you a moment 's irritation , here can give rise to resentments which may fester for centuries . ’
22 If not paradoxical , however , arms races can give rise to situations that strike the economically minded human as wasteful .
23 Although mayonnaise can give spice to sandwiches , pancake fillings , dips , jacket potato toppings as well as salads , dieters usually resist as just one tablespoon ( 15g ) of ordinary mayonnaise contains 108 calories .
24 Even the noblest savage can give way to deviousness , should the occasion arise .
25 " Women can give attention to detail and because we were not married we used to devote ourselves to the place .
26 Sport is just one avenue , and a narrow one at that , through which a young person can achieve access to resources , prestige , wealth , feelings of self-adequacy .
27 But the thing is that your er particular area you know , if you wanted to do one and not save it , you do n't have to save , you know , you know you can print it off and it 's done , but you can send mail to Tracey or headquarters C A , you would n't have to print it out once it 's what you want you just press a button and it goes .
28 No brief article can do justice to Sir Charles ' many contributions and the influence he has had .
29 No road-building scheme can bring relief to London in the foreseeable future .
30 Called the ’ Helikite ’ , it 's designed to frighten off peckish pigeons , rooks and crows that can wreak havoc to crops .
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