Example sentences of "that we can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kenny makes a similar point when arguing that we can talk of animal wants only to the extent that they are restricted to their conscious needs . |
| 2 | On the other hand we can get round these difficulties , so that we can talk ( loosely ) as above without fear of any difficulties arising , by doing something which looks very much like substitution . |
| 3 | The natural way to do this is as an N-dimensional rectangular array ; but all that matters is that there is some metric D on the set of nodes , so that we can talk about the distance |
| 4 | It is in this sense of ‘ cognitive perspective ’ ( as Peters puts it ) that we can talk of the transcendence which comes through the life of reason , without resort to the metaphysical world picture of heavenly spheres of intellectual existence . |
| 5 | It is in these higher-order achievements that we can talk of a logical correspondence , although not identity , between the roles of student and of researcher . |
| 6 | Notwithstanding that , there are seven things that we can talk about er when we say gifts of the Spirit . |
| 7 | Our relationship with India , especially with the present Government of India , is such that we can talk about what is on our minds , and on the minds of many of our constituents , without causing offence . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , right , there seems to be something that , that , that survives all of those changes er that we can talk about and still me . |
| 9 | Sometimes it 's worth having a word before you announce training to Mrs B say look , your role in this will be support me and have you got any ideas etcetera that we can talk to . |
| 10 | but there is literally no one that we can talk to like that . |
| 11 | It 's not something that we can talk about too widely , but we can say that we are very confident , that er we can move towards a sensible and fair resolution of this dispute in we hope the near future . |
| 12 | On the one hand , he rejects the idea that we can attain knowledge in the form of demonstrative understanding that certain things must be so , an understanding based on knowledge of the real natures or essences of things . |
| 13 | We patients must be told the unpalatable facts so that we can exert pressure on those who really are responsible for prolonging our pain . |
| 14 | The Social Democratic Party considers it to be its positive and principal task to further the self-determination of the proletariat in each nationality rather than that of peoples or nations … it is only in isolated and exceptional cases that we can advance and actively support demands conducive to the establishment of a new class state . |
| 15 | I suspect that two or three really close friends are all that we can manage if we are to give and receive all the important things that friendship offers . |
| 16 | Erm , our belief is that we can manage erm , in line with our , our practice , and give up that forty thousand pounds , but it is , it 's reducing your flexibility as , as a number of these changes effectively do . |
| 17 | But no , our belief is that we can manage . |
| 18 | We need a gay movement with international contacts , so that we can inform , stimulate and support each other . |
| 19 | When we are told there is a shortage of floppy disks , what they ought to be doing is sending out working printing saving and using versions of their programs that we can load 10–20 times then said software will commit Hari Kari . |
| 20 | I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree that what we are doing through the national curriculum , and especially in the testing of seven , 11 , 14 and 16-year-olds , will ensure not only that we can monitor progress on standards , but that pupils who are falling behind will be given the assistance that they need to improve . |
| 21 | It is only when we are weak and ‘ poor in spirit ’ that we can experience the overwhelming power and wealth of God . |
| 22 | In our self-absorption , we may never have seen the fullness of joy that we can experience when we begin to know the character of God . |
| 23 | It is only when we reach old age , whenever that is , that we can experience and reflect upon an almost entire life cycle . |
| 24 | It is true that we can not observe or measure directly mental processes taking place in the brain in the way that we can measure , say , blood flow via a brain scanner . |
| 25 | But consider how the following additional constraints would make your task so much more difficult ( and relate these constraints to the problems of being unable to study the SCN directly , of being unsure of exactly how it then sends its information to produce the rhythms in , say , temperature or urine flow — things that we can measure — and even of not being certain that the SCN is the only area in the brain that is part of the body clock ) . |
| 26 | St Augustine came to the conclusion that we can measure time only if the mind has the power of holding within itself the impression made by things as they pass by even after they are gone . |
| 27 | These are things that we can measure ; we can make measurements of the welfare of an animal ; the term ‘ welfare ’ refers to its state , and its state in particular in respect of its attempts to cope with its environment . |
| 28 | After much deliberation by the judges , the winners of the best-named team was ‘ Teenagers Under Stress ’ ( if any of you teenagers are reading this can you please ring in with your address so that we can send you your prizes ) and the winners of the best-dressed team were ‘ Five Prunes Named Joe ’ . |
| 29 | Does he agree that all parties in the House should support its annual renewal , so that we can send the terrorists the clear message that they can never win ? |
| 30 | ‘ The kidnappers have just given us quite explicit instructions not to involve the police in any way , yet you claim that we can send a senior officer along on the pay-off itself without there being any risk ! ’ |