Example sentences of "that a [adj] [noun] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the best that a virtuous woman can hope for is that she be reborn as a man . |
| 2 | They consist , for the most part , of demonstrations that a certain procedure can abolish latent inhibition but will leave habituation intact . |
| 3 | It is manifestly clear from a reading of the case law that many believe that a real division can be drawn in analytical terms . |
| 4 | It is hoped that the work of this new department will soon be supported by other deaf youth leaders so that a real impact can be made on improving the quality of life of young members of the deaf community . |
| 5 | A central part of my argument , then , is that a major step can be made simply by relocating the issue of child abuse into the mainstream of child care research , policy and practice . |
| 6 | From the unlikely beginning of an extreme and unremitting egocentricity , Hobbes has thus explained how it is possible that a civil society can come into being . |
| 7 | The legal defence was that a civil servant can pass on information if it is in the interests of the state so to do . |
| 8 | We find in that dialect alternation between standard and non-standard patterns of number agreement , so that a plural subject can co-occur with a singular verb : |
| 9 | Dr Tyrell stressed that the results do not mean that a similar vaccine can be made for HIV ‘ but at least the road now does not look like a dead end ’ . |
| 10 | All that they would be tendering for would be to actually run the facility , and there 's no reason to suppose that a private contractor can do that any more cheaply , if they deliver the same quality of service , as the Local Authority can do , so it would n't actually save money , all it would do would mean that control of the level of service that was being delivered at those facilities was lost from the Council to a private contractor . |
| 11 | Still on finance , Carl Mason discovered that a light-hearted gesture can be expensive . |
| 12 | Although having worked as a contract systems analyst for ICI , Matthew believes that a small company can operate much more efficiently than a large one . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's good to see that a small amount can achieve so much . ’ |
| 14 | The emphasis for the future is heavily on decentralisation in the hopes that a devolved management can be more efficient and responsive to local needs . |
| 15 | It must never be thought that a convicted criminal can buy his way out of imprisonment . |
| 16 | It is clear then , that a multi-service firm can easily find itself in a position where the duties it owes come into conflict . |
| 17 | Another advantage is that a hooked bream can be persuaded — with a little not-too-gentle pulling and guidance — to fight it out in the shallower water and therefore not disturb the remainder of the feeding shoal . |
| 18 | A second and important strategy is WACC Animation Programme , it underlines the fact that a regional association can not operate in a vacuum but is part and parcel of the wider world of communication , both regionally and internationally . |
| 19 | The most that a traditional student can hope to save is a 50% reduction if he or she lives alone . |
| 20 | The PRS tremolo proved that a free-floating system can hold its tune and feel great . |
| 21 | The scatter at the high end — small numbers of authors publishing large numbers of papers — is so large that a straight line can not be fitted to this graph with any degree of confidence . |
| 22 | The scatter at the high end — small numbers of authors publishing large numbers of papers — is so large that a straight line can not be fitted to this graph with any degree of confidence . |
| 23 | The tradition stems from long familiarity of the conductor and singers with the opera in hand and with each other 's performance , so that a unified approach can be felt on all sides . |
| 24 | In other words the employer 's conduct is so bad that a reasonable employee can not be expected to endure it any longer . |
| 25 | Qualified engineering and software support staff should be available so that a suitable person can attend the OUP site , as necessary , within eight hours of a call for help . |
| 26 | One pharmacist belonging to a national firm contacted the head office , which said that a suitable product can be made by special order at £100 for 100 . |
| 27 | The University is sympathetic to applicants who wish to take a year out between leaving school and entering University and recognises the advantages that a well-planned year can offer students . |
| 28 | As it is I can hold conversations of about the standard that a three-year-old Parisian can manage ( well , a slightly retarded three-year-old ) so I can understand the problem a young horse has . |
| 29 | I can hold conversations of about the standard that a three-year-old Parisian can manage . |
| 30 | Accordingly the law insists that a former employee can not be prevented from turning to his own account his professional skill and knowledge even though it may have been acquired whilst in employment and at the employer 's expense . |