Example sentences of "can never [be] an " in BNC.

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1 It seems there can never be an absolute spectacle overpowering cowed spectators : some hair will always get in the gate .
2 This would mean that there can never be an authentic speech of the other as such , a position which certainly troubles Levinas ' fundamental argument .
3 If , as Parsons puts it , there can never be an id-impulse as such for the individual , since it must always be seen as part of the expressive symbolism of a common culture , then it is not possible to envisage the possibility of someone being in conflict with their society 's common culture .
4 Since 1st November 1990 , at the applicant 's discretion , the words , ‘ assisted by the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members ’ , can be added after their name in the title of proceedings , although the Commissioner can never be an actual party to those proceedings .
5 There can never be an excuse for what happened to James Bulger , but we should all hope that some day there will be a better understanding of why it happened .
6 Transport has so many social implications of one kind or another that there can never be an arm 's length relationship …
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