Example sentences of "a [noun] can [adv] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it seems that such a provision can not be a contractual promise , and will only be effective if it gives rise to an estoppel ; it therefore will not exclude the implied term of fitness for purpose unless the seller believes it and relies on it ( Lowe v Lombank [ 1960 ] 1 All ER 611 ) . |
| 2 | When a regional secretary , acting on the advice of the solicitor , indicates that a case can not be won , and terminates legal assistance under rule twenty seven , should the member be able to appeal against that decision ? |
| 3 | A case can thus be made for energy flows as linkages between man and environment , both in terms of resource uses and environmental impact . |
| 4 | We have seen , then , that the historical reasons for charging in the social services are diverse and often contradictory , but a case can still be made for charging on a priori grounds . |
| 5 | Reacting too slowly and taking too long to make a decision can also be hazardous . |
| 6 | A decision can then be taken whether to revert to oral agents or continue with insulin . |
| 7 | A decision can then be made on genuine grounds of comparative suitability , not just who sticks in the interviewer 's mind most . |
| 8 | Where the points score is equal , a decision can still be given if the panel thinks that one contestant used better techniques , used a greater variety of effective techniques , or made more of the running . |
| 9 | The effect of changing the physical dimensions of a part can also be investigated by using a re-defined box to check for interference . |
| 10 | As we have already pointed out a number of times , the predicative position is the surface structure which marks assignment of the property of the adjective to the entity of the subject ; but it goes without saying that the subject of a sentence can not be merely a relation between two parts of itself ; therefore an adjective which is specialized to qualify the relation between entity and description is automatically excluded from predicative position for that reason . |
| 11 | But it is obvious that the sentences form part of some larger act of conversational interaction between two speakers ; the sentences contain several references that presuppose shared knowledge ( e.g. ‘ that meeting ’ implies that both speakers know which meeting is being spoken about ) , and in some cases the meaning of a sentence can only be correctly interpreted in the light of knowledge of what has preceded it in the conversation ( e.g. ‘ You ca n't be sure ’ ) . |
| 12 | ( vi ) Style is relatively transparent or opaque : transparency implies paraphrasability ; opacity implies that a text can not be adequately paraphrased , and that interpretation of the text depends greatly on the creative imagination of the reader . |
| 13 | It is fairly easy to demonstrate that the meaning of a text can not be constrained by reference to a writer 's intentions . |
| 14 | The article shows that the interpretation of a text can not be limited to a purely linguistic analysis and advocates the case for the " bibliographical and productive histories of the poems we read " ( p. 205 ) . |
| 15 | ( 1 ) a board can only be required to give reasons in connection with the types of decision specified in s.5(2) where the request for a decision is made in accordance with subs . |
| 16 | In such cases the Court of Justice has held that the requirements of Article 190 are satisfied if the statement of reasons given explains in essence the measures taken by the institutions and that a specific statement of reasons in support of all the details which might be contained in such a measure can not be required , provided such details fall within the general scheme of the measures as a whole . |
| 17 | if a cheque can not be endorsed or forwarded , a bank account should be opened in the name ‘ KPMG Peat Marwick as nominee for [ name ] ’ or ‘ KPMG Peat Marwick in trust for [ name ] ’ . |
| 18 | Although the depiction of an ancient building on a coin can not be taken entirely at face value , it would be equally wrong to conclude that the evidence of coins is worthless in reconstructing the architectural history of the ancient world . |
| 19 | Worse still it is the superstition that the Holy Mass or a sermon or a prayer can not be locked up on a roll of magnetic tape without being desecrated in some way . |
| 20 | The risks of a drug can not be treated in isolation from its benefits , from the risks of the disease being treated , or from the potentially deleterious effects of drug withdrawal . |
| 21 | In addition , as the efficacy of a drug can only be assessed accurately when viewed within the context of the associated placebo response , we also calculated the difference between the estimated proportion of patients who had relapsed on each treatment at 26 , 38 , 51 , and 55 weeks , together with the 95% confidence interval for this difference . |
| 22 | Above all , it is a fundamental principle of English law that a contract can not be varied unilaterally . |
| 23 | The duty to perform a contract can not be derived from the principle of respect for autonomy . |
| 24 | Again , therefore , we conclude that the right to enforce a contract can not be derived from the liberal principle of respect for individual autonomy . |
| 25 | Under the Industrial Relations Code of Practice , paragraph 62 , a contract can reasonably be expected to give information about : |
| 26 | Even here , unless the purchaser was expressly authorised to contract for the principal , such a contract can only be ratified if the purchaser , at the time of making the contract , professed to contract on the principal 's behalf . |
| 27 | The presuppositions of a modifier can not be pinpointed in this way , because a head which exactly duplicates them does not yield pleonasm . |
| 28 | If a buyer can not be found fast , rumour goes , the bank may lose hundreds of millions of dollars . |
| 29 | The most interesting example though is of a man whose name was probably Barathes ; he is described as a Palmyrene , from Syria , and also as a vexillarius , most likely a manufacturer or merchant of military standards , although the possibility that he was a standard-bearer can not be entirely ruled out . |
| 30 | ‘ A scientist can not be swayed by such fears and still remain time to science . ’ |