Example sentences of "it can [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The NRPB now intends to begin an epidemiological investigation across Britain to see if it can spot any increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer in areas under the night path of the radiation cloud that spread south-east from Windscale 25 years ago . |
| 2 | But do you think that there 's some way that the NEA can be reformed or changed so that it can serve that purpose ? |
| 3 | PR must then be a reasonable autonomous unit so that it can serve all departments equally . |
| 4 | Even if it can estimate potential market demand in a country , actual demand will not materialise unless a similar situation applies to product availability , pricing , quality etc in both countries . |
| 5 | LET YOUR MONEY DO THE WALKING The number of new residents a tax haven can accommodate is limited , but it can hold any amount of companies , trusts and offshore funds |
| 6 | Barton is part of a regional development area and as such it can offer new companies a wide range of financial incentives . |
| 7 | Well , I 've got to be honest , if you actually ask and negotiate with the company , it can offer reduced benefits and reduced premiums to the client 's circumstances , but it 's not generally advertised . |
| 8 | Unless it can pull some rabbits from a hat , the losing consortium , led by Northrop and McDonnell Douglas , will see the YF-23 ( which resembles its sleek and costly stablemate , the B-2 bomber ) consigned to a museum . |
| 9 | Open-market operations ( the purchase and sale of money market securities by the Bank of England ) can have a number of effects : in the short term it can have the effect of tilting the yield curve both upwards and downwards ; in the longer term , by leading to changes in the money supply , it can influence inflationary expectations which in turn can affect the level of the yield curve . |
| 10 | It projects a laser dot onto the front of approaching vehicles and even in a stream of traffic it can isolate offending vehicles , with a read-out of speed and range . |
| 11 | On the other hand it can isolate quiet pupils from the action , and very quick pupils can ignore slower ones without intentional cruelty . |
| 12 | No account of science can be regarded as anywhere near adequate unless it can accommodate such factors . |
| 13 | All forms of the disease begin as tuberculosis of the lung although it can affect other organs including the membranes encasing the brain and spinal cord , the bones , joints and kidneys . |
| 14 | Men are n't taught about testicular cancer , yet it can affect any man between the ages of 15 and 45 . |
| 15 | ‘ Interesting , but I do n't see how it can affect this case . |
| 16 | To be fair , the government of Hong Kong has such pressing social problems on its hands that it can spare little time either for passing or , equally important , enforcing conservation laws . |
| 17 | On the other hand , a corporation can own property ; it can acquire rights and make itself liable under a contract ; it can be a trustee ; it can incur civil liability for wrongful acts , and even for those which involve a definite state of mind like fraud or malice . |
| 18 | It can detect sudden increases in water consumption , such as leaks . |
| 19 | It can confer certain powers and responsibilities upon regional and local authorities , and it can also remove those powers . |
| 20 | If the water is frozen , and shifts as a glacier , then it can carry entire boulders , as big a h or as big as a hotel , hundreds of miles , and gouge great scars . |
| 21 | It can carry three divers . |
| 22 | With the help of a tanker It can get to the Falklands and back and a stretch version , means it can carry larger loads and go further . |
| 23 | Any form of mental disorder is a serious problem for the individual , since it can involve great suffering and prevent him or her from living a full and satisfying life . |
| 24 | It can develop as fast as a Charolais if fed appropriately and under ideal circumstances it can achieve similar weights within the same time span , especially if breeders are selective in their choice of stock . |
| 25 | If the new leadership of the Labour Party decides to put greater equality at the heart of its policies , huge questions remain to be answered about how it can achieve democratic support to bring this about . |
| 26 | If the court does not wish to intervene it can achieve this result by saying that there was no error at all , by characterising the error as one within jurisdiction , or by defining jurisdiction itself more narrowly than in Anisminic . |
| 27 | Ian Rock , the chief executive , said yesterday : ‘ The group 's position is more stable than for some time , but it still requires a substantial improvement in the economy and a solution to the group 's gearing before it can achieve satisfactory returns on shareholders ’ funds . ’ |
| 28 | Even more importantly , it can achieve dramatic reductions in the amount of energy used . |
| 29 | In Safrane , the engine has been deliberately tuned to favour torque output with the result that it can deliver 115 lb-ft from 1,500 rpm upwards — so producing an extremely flexible power curve . |
| 30 | No traditional formula could compete on value-for-money with a well-run guesthouse where , as the public has begun to realise , it can expect cheaper prices coupled with modern levels of comfort . |