Example sentences of "can not [vb infin] [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option , however you can not send mail to yourself .
2 We can not abandon people to the horrors of primitive siege warfare , so the ramshackle institutions of the United Nations will have to be drastically overhauled to cope with this crisis and others like it which are festering in an increasingly unstable world .
3 Mr Parkinson told representatives : ‘ Railways can not deliver goods to Britain 's high street shops .
4 On one hand we know that the employees can not make changes to contacts without agreements .
5 Milton can not lift Satan to such great heights and put such great speeches in his mouth and then snatch them back denying in his authorial intrusions what he has just proclaimed through his character .
6 Interestingly , previous studies have shown that site-specific dephosphorylation in the C-terminal region of c-Jun in response to mitogenic stimuli converts the protein from a form that can not bind DNA to a form that can ( 15 , 16 ) .
7 A brief summary of the arthropods can not do justice to all the fascinating specialized groups — sea spiders and mites for example — that have an incomplete fossil record .
8 Indeed , so diverse are the pleasures awaiting you at Craigendarroch , I feel a letter alone can not do justice to them …
9 Although this brief outline can not do justice to the complexity and detail of Poulantzas ' work , it does convey enough of its character and aspirations to form the basis of a critical discussion , and in this part of the chapter I shall focus on three connected questions , all concerned with the explanatory power of the theory .
10 I can not do justice to the disagreeable impression that this man , one Broadhurst , had upon me …
11 ‘ She may be articulate but feel upset that she can not do justice to herself .
12 These few pages can not do justice to the array of benefits which a partnership with AEA could bring .
13 He is known to have favoured that , but it is rejected by the report as a ’ a crude device which can not do justice to the different abilities a pupil may show in different subjects and contexts ’ .
14 The past three months have seen almost daily developments , and a 15-minute speech and 15-minute reply can not do justice to the huge amount of information that must be shared and analysed .
15 This brief note can not do justice to all the facts and arguments involved .
16 Inevitably a brief account can not do justice to individual writers and exaggerates the extent of agreement within each broad perspective , but it does emphasise central points of similarity and difference .
17 This section can not do justice to the body of literature on the new public management which has emerged , but will focus on two critical themes .
18 A landlord who retains control over common parts of a building such as the stairs and puts an exclusion clause in the lease , can not exclude liability to the tenant 's visitors by virtue of this clause .
19 Mosquitoes can not transmit HIV to people ( and the same applies to lice , fleas , ticks and bed bugs ) .
20 So while your book is in the early malleable stage , remember form and see if you can not arrange things to good advantage .
21 Again , it has been held that the Prison rules are merely ‘ regulatory ’ and that breach of them can not give rise to a cause of action for damages although it may found an application for judicial review .
22 A general term can not give rise to zeugma in this way :
23 It must be stressed that although a natural condition can not give rise to liability under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher it may still constitute a nuisance for which an occupier may be liable if he has knowledge or means of knowledge of its existence and if it is reasonable to require him to take the necessary steps to abate it .
24 With regret , I can not give way to the hon. Gentleman on this occasion .
25 The guardian must continue to perform his other duties but can not give instructions to the child 's solicitor .
26 I can not give credence to the 17 per cent .
27 Two separate people are essential for any exchange to take place : you can not give presents to yourself , just as you can not give yourself to yourself .
28 Notwithstanding , the firm has backed all the way , and has continued to work for Bell Lawrie , even if he can not give advice to clients .
29 I obviously can not swear allegiance to the principles of equal opportunities then justify the exclusion of some students purely because of the severity of their disability .
30 Note however , that you can not copy mail to yourself .
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