Example sentences of "can [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I am thirty-five years old , and married to a traditional observant Jew and living in one of London 's most Jewish areas , I can laugh at the mistaken ideas I had . |
| 2 | On this basis , one can plot in the tropical belt for most periods of geological time , though the margin of error is such that sometimes they fit in with drifting hypotheses and sometimes they do not . |
| 3 | ‘ Others more qualified than I am in these matters can comment on the economic sense or otherwise of the proposed pit closures . |
| 4 | You can also colour-code or underline parts of the word which might cause difficulty , and can comment on the tricky bit when you record . |
| 5 | I hope that this debate will be about the valuable contribution that Britain can make to the European community , rather than a sterile argument about whether the king 's prerogatives will be taken over by the Government and given away in the face of the people . |
| 6 | On that basis , we have asked the Health and Safety Executive and the Health and Safety Commission to consider what contribution they can make to the overall citizens charter initiative to ensure that companies or individuals — whichever are concerned — have the same rights with regard to those organisations as they have with regard to other government and quasi-governmental bodies . |
| 7 | The history teacher should not shy away from the contribution which the study of history can make to the vocational and technical education of young people . |
| 8 | Its principal aim is to address the contribution social anthropology can make to the public understanding of the impact of new reproductive technologies on the perception and definition of kin relationships . |
| 9 | Assume now that the group can not sell all it can make at the normal price of £120 but division B sees that it could win a large order if it were to offer goods at £80 each . |
| 10 | Is not that the best investment that we can make in the long-term future for that troubled area ? |
| 11 | The result is as many blank pages as Ventura can build into the current chapter and you ca n't get at the tagged block of text to de-select it ! |
| 12 | If we have 2 or 3 good results now I can see this as being a watershed for Leeds , and we can build on the renewed confidence and self belief to challenge again . |
| 13 | Collective bargaining is a flexible instrument and can build upon the minimum standards which the law lays down . |
| 14 | Among that most representative breed of ministers , Moderators , it is even closer to the mark , and without consulting the records I can think of the Very Reverends MacLeod , Fraser , Craig ( Archie ) , Craig ( Robert ) and Reid , as examples . |
| 15 | It is at its strongest when applied to production ; indeed , one can think of the Adornian picture of a totally administered , homogeneous , determining process as the ideal type to which the industry constantly aspires ( though , for reasons discussed above , this state is never actually reached ) . |
| 16 | Whether they do depends on how easily they can adapt to the relentless street cred , visual gimmickry and ubiquitous dance rhythms generally essential to the Street-Porter school of programme-making . |
| 17 | I repeat , however , my conviction that primary teachers can adapt to the new legislation without abandoning the good practice which they know is right for children . |
| 18 | This enables schools to build up a flexible resource which teachers can adapt to the varying needs of classes . |
| 19 | They will be monitored to ensure that they can adapt to the local climate . |
| 20 | And you can upgrade to the full-blown version through Delrina. ***** |
| 21 | ( You can upgrade to the full version for £79 , but I 'd go for WinFax Pro 3 for another £20 . ) |
| 22 | What the NEA and Frohnmayer 's troubles have made clear is that only leadership , intelligent , proud and committed , can explain to the American people what great art , validated by time and genius , can bring to heal a split society . |
| 23 | Nothing , of course , can compare with the haunting experience of visiting Pompeii itself , where the work of bringing the town back to life continues . |
| 24 | However , none of these can compare with the unbearable sense of dread felt by every golfer in the nation as they watched this year 's final Major — the US PGA Championship . |
| 25 | It is necessary to keep distinct two issues which can arise under the general rubric of review over findings of fact . |
| 26 | Conflicts between central and local governments are the only serious ones which can arise within the liberal democratic state , and are invariably resolved in favour of the centre , where the executive committee of the national bourgeoisie is located . |
| 27 | Margaret of Carlisle , 47 , was widowed two years ago and knew at first hand the financial problems that can arise from the sudden death of a loved one and the trauma of finding that her partner was inadequately insured . |
| 28 | I walk upstream ; upstream because I can wade to the other bank if I need to and any disturbance will not carry far against the current . |
| 29 | But do n't let anyone get away with telling you that IBM 's problems are all the fault of the world economy : if Hewlett-Packard Co can grow at 20% in the current climate , if ICL Plc can remain in the black , if that former corporate basket case Unisys Corp , which compared with IBM started out under its present management with no advantages at all , can return to profit , IBM 's woes have to be acknowledged to be primarily the fault of the company itself , and only exacerbated by the economy . |
| 30 | The light-bearing principle which they represent ( in Florence Nightingale 's case , she was known as ‘ The Lady with the Lamp ’ ) can remain in the public imagination long after the personality has been forgotten . |