Example sentences of "can [vb infin] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those of a pike have become elegant filmy sculls , rotating slowly back and forth from a joint within the body , so that the fish can compensate for the tiniest variation of current and hang above a rock as though it were suspended from an invisible wire . |
| 2 | She does not believe that day care can substitute for the one-to-one relationship between mother and child , and favours the introduction of greater financial incentives and other support for the family care of children . |
| 3 | each one of you have to be louder and also it also means that you can make , one person can make more than one sound , okay , work it like , just you can substitute for the other two |
| 4 | Whether their accounts confirm , coincide with , or can substitute for the psychoanalytic account of desire as lack is hard to say . |
| 5 | Finally we show that recombinant TFIIA from Saccharomyces cerevisiae can substitute for the human factor in pol III transcription in vitro which proves that TFIIA is also involved in the efficient expression of classical pol III genes . |
| 6 | Yeast TFIIA can substitute for the human factor in pol III transcription in vitro |
| 7 | You get plenty of choice with the memory-resident monitors — you can opt for the enhanced protection of VSAFE , part of which can reside in Upper memory , or you can go for the smaller VWATCH . |
| 8 | The amount they can borrow for the coming year is subject to approval by central government . |
| 9 | The trouble is that nobody can speak for the whole profession because of the various ways in which the profession is divided . |
| 10 | Do n't wait for it Appleton if you want to save your insipid self from being punctured or badly handled all you can Do for the Better of our ESTEEMED BURMA is GET OUT ! |
| 11 | And then , finally , look at what Equity can do for the successful plaintiff — the ‘ remedy ’ , the ‘ relief ’ which it can give him . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , of course , anything I can do for the poor girl — ’ she began . |
| 13 | Oi think of a project for me that I can do for the next seven weeks . |
| 14 | It is hard for parishes to know what exactly they can do for the unemployed . |
| 15 | And whenever you fancy a touch of the sun and sea air , you can head for the sandy beach , only 200 metres away . |
| 16 | If the person that has had , been made redundant to make the claim , can claim for the other person and there 's no red |
| 17 | Nicholson will be glad when he can remove for the last time the putty nose , hairpiece and false front tooth the make-up wizards gave him each day to make him a mirror-image of bully-boy Hoffa . |
| 18 | The teacher can now say , " We can plan for the worst , but we can never know what exactly will happen . " |
| 19 | I do n't see how they can work for the Royal Family , either . |
| 20 | A small apple tree , a garden pea or even a strawberry plant pass through various stages during spring and summer and children can look for the first appearance of leaves and flowers and fruit . |
| 21 | In daytime sleep , such an effect is not present and night-workers can vouch for the broken sleep produced by the more rapid filling of the bladder after lying down during the daytime . |
| 22 | It is not only the very large hotels which enter into this market : smaller hotels with twenty bedrooms upwards , a quiet fair-sized conference room , good bedrooms and adequate facilities can compete for the smaller trade exhibitions , training courses , seminars and conferences . |
| 23 | Moreover , it is now well established that an injured plaintiff can recover for the unpaid services of a friend or relative . |
| 24 | Aqib is ruled out of tomorrow 's ( WED ) decisive one-day game in Auckland — the series is now level at 1-1 — but can return for the solitary Test of the Pakistan tour , starting at Hamilton on Saturday . |
| 25 | It is a service we can perform for the Royal House . |
| 26 | The conference illustrated why so few doctors manage to reach a position where they can apply for the senior fellowships and professorships , but answers were less forthcoming . |
| 27 | ‘ Everything collapsed so quickly but things can change for the better in just as short a space a time . |
| 28 | You get plenty of choice with the memory-resident monitors — you can opt for the enhanced protection of VSAFE , part of which can reside in Upper memory , or you can go for the smaller VWATCH . |
| 29 | It can operate for the whole class , or for individuals , and can be used whatever basic approach to teaching spelling you prefer . |
| 30 | Overseas students requiring a longer course in English can register for the intensive language courses lasting from October to June each year . |