Example sentences of "can [adv] [be] [verb] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can only be activated when a false statement actually damages a reputation . |
| 2 | This can only be done when you are sailing directly with the wind on a run . |
| 3 | To keep the family together must be the first aim , and the separation of the child from its parents can only be justified when there is no possibility of securing adequate care for that child in his own home . |
| 4 | For instance , the first rule can only be applied when x is C and y is A. It produces the state on ( A , table ) ∘ on ( B , table ) ∘ on ( C , table ) . |
| 5 | One problem with the above test of a set of restrictions is that , strictly , it can only be applied when the model is linear and the restrictions themselves are linear . |
| 6 | Oppression can only be overcome when the producers themselves manage production , when workers and peasants exercise self-management . |
| 7 | You 're soon drive round the bend by slippery blocks that wo n't let you stand still on them , electrical blocks that can only be crossed when the current 's off , blocks that crumble when you stand on ‘ em , others with gaping holes which you must fix by flicking a switch before you can cross … |
| 8 | The LIFESPAN ABLE program can only be run when LIFESPAN is shut down and should only be used by LIFESPAN Managers . |
| 9 | The LISTREL program can only be run when LIFESPAN is shut down and should only be used by LIFESPAN Managers . |
| 10 | The precise cost of a project can only be determined when the final account ( including any claims ) is settled . |
| 11 | An accurate cross-reference can only be written when the exact co-ordinates of the entry cross-referred to are known . |
| 12 | The argument suggests that the participation of the TNCs in Third World countries can only be assured when they have an ‘ acceptable ’ business climate in which to operate , and that BA regimes are more likely to provide such a climate . |
| 13 | It might sound like an impossible recipe , but this can only be achieved when the government is prepared to sit down and talk constructively and openly with all parties . |
| 14 | We welcome the emphasis on Communication as the main aim of language teaching , but we believe that real communication can only be achieved when there is a sound knowledge of linguistic structure . |
| 15 | Section 25 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 creates a significant exception to the Siskina rule that a Mareva injunction can only be granted when the plaintiff has a cause of action justiciable in England . |
| 16 | This cover is not available on its own and can only be granted when cover for Sudden and Unforeseen Damage/Accidental Damage also applies . |
| 17 | Before leaving randomizing algorithms , it should be made clear that the treatment of them here is based on the assumption that the file size , once created , can only be altered when the file is reorganized . |
| 18 | Such an impression can only be created when there are social norms . |
| 19 | As information transmitted in binary form is so much faster than analogue signals , the full benefits of computer-based communication systems can only be gained when nations convert their existing telecommunications networks to digital operation . |
| 20 | A licence can only be refused when a ground of refusal under 5.17 of the Act is present . |
| 21 | But a certificate can only be produced when the results have been received from presenting centres . |
| 22 | This type of debate can only be resolved when looking at the functions in some detail . |
| 23 | Politicians can only be trusted when they think that they are on the winning side and will ignore any democratic mechanism to prove that they are ‘ right ’ . |
| 24 | Oxfam 's greatest wish on their fiftieth anniversary is that they can put themselves out of a job.But in the meantime they believe the problems of the third world can only be solved when the developed world understands . |
| 25 | The chest has three different padlocks and can only be opened when all three keyholders , the vicar and the two hospital wardens , are present . |
| 26 | Hexamita can only be identified when moving , otherwise they can not be distinguished from the background debris . |
| 27 | This development can only be welcomed when it inspires more scrupulous , subtle and sensitive scholarship in our description and analysis of other cultures . |
| 28 | But their limitation has been that they can only be used when all the well data is available — after it has been drilled . |
| 29 | The technique is of limited value and can only be used when the polymer has an end group amenable to analysis . |
| 30 | Spontaneous speech consists of sequences , not just single sentences , and there are some properties of spontaneous speech which can only be appreciated when one examines language production above the sentence level ; hence this is the topic we next discuss . |