Example sentences of "is that [noun] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again the implication is that women can avoid rape through a display of courage when in reality other rather more fortuitous factors are much more important , as this woman actually recognised' . |
| 2 | Rather than only training women to take on roles that have been shaped by men over the centuries , would it not be far more interesting , more expansive , to look into the questions of priestesshood , to find out what mystery it is that women can touch on , and how they can communicate it to the human world ? |
| 3 | One advantage of the no-choice system is that Vaughan can write her menu late in the afternoon , around the dishes that she feels like cooking on the day , with the best ingredients available to her . |
| 4 | Hui says that because the source code is written under the assumption that the user knows both J and C , someone that knows APL and C will find J much easier to use than someone who knows only C. Another advantage is that J can run on a range of boxes , including the RS/6000 , Digital Equipment Corp VAX , Apple Computer Inc 's Macintosh and iAPX-86 personal computers . |
| 5 | A benefit of the course structure is that students can choose topics of special interest in their final year depending on their results in Years I and 2 and their experiences on placement . |
| 6 | The intention is that students can obtain and HNC after one year , an HND after two years and a general degree in EEG after three . |
| 7 | The implication from Hall 's research is that organisms can adapt their genes to suit their environment , and that the production of genetic mutations is not necessarily separate from natural selection . |
| 8 | The implicit assumption is that investors can borrow and lend at the riskless rate of interest . |
| 9 | But when a lawyer asserts that A can sue B , what he means is that A can sue B , successfully ; if he meant his words to be taken literally , they would not have been worth the uttering . |
| 10 | The assumption behind the Government 's imposition on London of a national band is that Londoners can afford to pay more , which is not true . |
| 11 | This arises from the essence of this type of system which is that patients can go anywhere for treatment , and their home authority must pay for such treatment , whether or not it is considered necessary for that particular patient , whether or not that type of treatment figures in the local priorities , and whether or not there are ‘ more deserving ’ cases within the authority . |
| 12 | One great advantage of oral history is that pupils can carry out interviews themselves . |
| 13 | One important practical benefit of this rule is that journalists can approach the subject of their investigation for a response to an article in draft , without fear that they will receive a pre-publication injunction instead of a quote . |
| 14 | The reason for guideline number two , ‘ keep to the very simple dishes ’ , is that fats can lurk in disguise in all kinds of sauce-covered dishes or recipe dishes . |
| 15 | A great difficulty with the community charge , which was a point of grievance among many of my constituents , is that people can move on and avoid paying it , with the inevitable result that the rest of the community is called upon to meet the shortfall . |