Example sentences of "is that a [noun] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result of this relatively narrow income distribution is that a company can be truly multinational , doing business with a spread of nations with high levels of income , whilst confining its activities to a very small number of countries . |
| 2 | Their only hope now is that a buyer can be found who can afford vast sum , it will take to bring the building back to it 's former glory . |
| 3 | ‘ The benefit now is that a child can institute proceedings without having to wait for somebody else to do it , ' said Mr Kidd . |
| 4 | Bumble-bees do not have advanced knowledge of aeronautical science , yet some extremely complicated maths is required to explain why it is that a bumble-bee can fly . |
| 5 | The beauty of this system is that a stylist can show you how to set your hair before you buy . |
| 6 | PROPERTY-RELATED DEBT : A MAP OF THE MINEFIELD The good news about property-related debt is that there are many ways to deal with it ; the bad news is that a lot can go wrong in the process |
| 7 | Brockway had specifically rejected any proposal to reaffiliate to the Labour Party at the end of 1934 : " The decisive objection to this " , he wrote , " is that a Socialist can now only function through the Labour Party by giving up his Socialism " . |
| 8 | We have to produce some account of how it is that a belief can achieve this status and play this special role . |
| 9 | Jennie explained how crucial it is that a rider can use his aids independently of each other . |
| 10 | What is clear is that a business can not claim that its terms were accepted by a trading partner if they were accepted by an employee whom it knows has no authority to accept them . |
| 11 | ‘ The received wisdom is that a toff can not win a modern TV election . ’ |
| 12 | The problem , as many writers since Adam Smith have recognized , is that a market can be manipulated to give some of those involved greater economic power so that competition is distorted and economic efficiency impaired . |
| 13 | The first and obvious one is that a leaf can grow across the reference area . |
| 14 | Whatever the case , the number one lesson to learn is that a horse can not be prevented from pulling by merely pulling back at him . |