Example sentences of "can [vb infin] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they get older they tend to have very thin skin and can bruise from the slightest injury . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Similarly , ‘ thank you ’ requires a response from them which can range from the cheerful to the stony silence . |
| 4 | One of the main achievements of this thesis is to show that , even with very good input , the search space of possible word strings can range from the large to the impossibly large . |
| 5 | The optimality theory states that an increase in a is good , as the subjects can always ignore the increased probability of lower prices ( as they should not be selling at those low prices anyhow ) and can profit from the increased probability of higher prices . |
| 6 | Perpetuation of this system would have meant , as we can predict from the above reasoning , that when the nation 's sewers finally collapsed , having been built in the last century , a huge financing requirement would have been forced upon the industry . |
| 7 | Therefore , a second thief can steal from the first : Meech [ 1974 ] QB 549 ( CA ) . |
| 8 | It is better to discuss realistically what each can expect from the other and how both can contribute to the good of the partnership , before major new changes are made . |
| 9 | If these complex changes over time in the relationship between general improvements in attainment , social bases of recruitment and expanded further educational opportunities are not taken into account , the general improvement can appear from the fixed position of an employer as a decline in standards . |
| 10 | Within this realm the stuff of dreams and nightmares can coalesce from the very air . |
| 11 | Customers can choose from the wide selection of knitwear on offer or have a design made specially for them in the style , size and colour of their choice . |
| 12 | ‘ Traders can choose from the daily menu which may include Chinese or Indian dishes , pizza or pastas , traditional English cuisine or healthy choices . |
| 13 | From here you can choose from the three program options . |
| 14 | The Stamp Office has issued a guidance note on which documents can benefit from the temporary higher threshold for stamp duty , where the documents are signed on or before 19 August , but relate to a sale that may not be completed until 20 August or later ( p 117 ) . |
| 15 | Mr Morrow said : ‘ I look forward to the challenge of leading the industry into a free market situation and to creating the right framework within which producers , processors and consumers can benefit from the increased competition which will inevitably affect all sectors of the industry . |
| 16 | They stress that the only farmers who can benefit from the immediate purchase of ewe premium rights are those who have submitted a 1993 claim for more sheep than they have quota and are buying or leasing retrospectively . |
| 17 | Christie 's will not be holding sales in Germany next year as it is our policy to centralise ‘ European ’ sales in London where the international range of buyers and sellers can benefit from the best marketing and auctioneering available . |
| 18 | Although while we are alive we can never return to Eden , we can benefit from the ever-flowing waters of Eden . |
| 19 | In response to the numbers of queries it has received , the Stamp Office has issued a guidance note on which documents can benefit from the higher threshold , in particular circumstances where the documents are signed on or before 19 August but relate to a sale which may not be completed until 20 August or later . |
| 20 | Solicitors can explain how VAT affects your business and whether you can benefit from the special rules for small businesses . |
| 21 | If the original payee is stumped for funds at maturity , the final holder can approach the last endorser for payment , who in turn can claim from the previous endorser , etc . |
| 22 | Or if in doubt , you can search from the last date of any registration disclosed ( of registration of the seller or of a mortgage , etc ) . |
| 23 | This means that multi-dimensional scaling has applications in many areas of work , as we can see from the following examples . |
| 24 | The reality is in fact much much broader than this , and as you can see from the following list , there are a wealth of opportunities providing care and comfort for all sectors of the population . |
| 25 | As you can see from the first diagram , the body of even the toughest fighter is covered with ‘ soft spots ’ ( or vulnerable areas ) which can easily be seen and reached . |
| 26 | But they do make sociolinguistic assumptions : in context it is clear that they also assume the early development of a socially elite variety , and we can see from the first sentence of the quotation that ‘ carefulness ’ is probably also involved . |
| 27 | We can see from the latter 's evocative landscape , Figure with Birds , that , in Britain at any rate , Surrealism served to refresh the romantic imagination . |
| 28 | But we can see from the nineteen eighty Act that . |
| 29 | As you can see from the second run , pressing |
| 30 | We can see from the annual average figures that sterling 's effective exchange rate has fallen since 1975 ( 1975 = 100 ) and in 1987 it averaged 72.6 — depreciation of 27 per cent . |