Example sentences of "can [adv] [be] [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , the vacuous character of ( 14 ) and ( 15 ) can apparently be reduced or even made to disappear by various means without changing the elements or touching the intensional relations which bind them together . |
| 2 | It gives a good sense to the idea that a weakly verifiable statement can only be confirmed or disconfirmed , and never conclusively verified . |
| 3 | … These rights , resting substantially upon contract , can only be lost or curtailed by such inequitable conduct on the part of a mortgagee … as may amount to a violation or culpable neglect of his duty under the contract . |
| 4 | The Hindus have discovered that the Absolute can only be realized or thought of , or stated through the relative . |
| 5 | It may be that there is a special rule for reservation of title clauses : this is examined below ( Chapter 10 ) but subject to that possible exception , once a contract has been made , its terms can only be altered or supplemented by a variation , and such variation will only be effective if it is supported by consideration . |
| 6 | There 's an important element in this crisis and , in a sense , the government 's reaction , belated as it is , shows a recognition that the crisis , as it affects gay people , can only be stopped or delayed , deferred or whatever through involvement with the gay community — and that 's an odd recognition in this climate . |
| 7 | It is however deeply embedded in English law and can only be removed or moderated by Parliament . |
| 8 | For example , business liability for death and personal injury resulting from negligence can not be excluded or limited at all by section 2(1) and , in the case of other loss or damage , liability can only be excluded or restricted where the term or notice purporting to do this satisfies a test of reasonableness ; section 2(2) . |
| 9 | The sweeping driveways , thickly foliaged gardens and imposing façades underline a privacy that can only be bought or inherited . |
| 10 | Like the colour of the great shades in the saloon , they can not be replaced or even exactly reproduced . |
| 11 | Buildings — and not just historic ones — represent energy , labour and materials , which either can not be replaced or can only be replaced at enormous cost . |
| 12 | If you can not be contacted or do not make acceptable repayment proposals within a reasonable time , we may commence or continue procedures to enforce repayment . |
| 13 | Corrigan points out that the delinquency of these boys can not be explained or understood outside the context of their leisure activities ( or lack of them ) . |
| 14 | Some of these aspects may well combine in complex and inexplicable ways in the learning process and clearly the teacher can not take the chance of depriving learners of effective learning conditions on the grounds that they can not be explained or controlled . |
| 15 | The changed nature of business — the shift to corporate organization and the break between the location and ownership of industry — means that old , more or less direct methods of incorporation on the Victorian model can not be sustained or renewed . |
| 16 | This liability , under Part I of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 , can not be limited or excluded at all — see paragraphs 9–6 to 9–14 above . |
| 17 | Furthermore , liability can not be limited or excluded by virtue of s7 of CPA 1987 by any contract term , notice or otherwise . |
| 18 | In recognising that fact , as well as the reality that this package can not be amended or the entire community ratification process goes back into the melting pot , it was the pressure point likely to offer the greatest temptation to the Tory anti-Maastricht brigade . |
| 19 | The analysis which follows in the succeeding five chapters attempts to show that they are irksome ; and indeed many are immovable without other deep-seated changes in society ; and that these can not be advocated or struggled for on the grounds of soil conservation alone . |
| 20 | Tickets can not be exchanged or money refunded . |
| 21 | Tickets can not be exchanged or refunded |
| 22 | TICKETS CAN NOT BE EXCHANGED OR MONEY REFUNDED . |
| 23 | ‘ Because if morality has a status which can not be challenged or transcended then the search itself is under judgment . ’ |
| 24 | An appeal can not be withdrawn or the grounds amended without the leave of the court . |
| 25 | The ‘ bleep test , ’ the faceless , metronomic PT Instructor which can not be cursed or cheated , has honed the squads to a peak of measurable athletic performance , suggesting that our cricketers are fitter than our rugby players . |
| 26 | If you have seen kitchens where the doors refuse to hang correctly , where shelves can not be adjusted or where drawers refuse to open the chances are it 's because ‘ savings ’ have been made and lower quality materials have been used . |
| 27 | These figures can not be tolerated or justified , either in cost terms or in terms of the most efficient use of police resources . |
| 28 | In each case the land has been exploited far beyond its true potential — out of dire necessity during the Wars , and now for blind greed and short-term gain resulting in vast surpluses which can not be eaten or sold . |
| 29 | Their Lordships held that such consent can not be given or implied by a course of conduct over the years as it is important in the interests of both the local authority and the public that consent should not be accidental or informal . |
| 30 | The theoretical explanation of the universality of electric charge is that the electric current of the charges particles involved in an electromagnetic process must be conserved so that charge can not be created or destroyed . |