Example sentences of "we can [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can estimate this time by comparing molecular sequences in the two species . |
| 2 | So we can estimate this model although we 've got a couple of problems that we 'll come to later on , but nevertheless it 's essentially estimatable . |
| 3 | Accordingly we can identify two necessary conditions which must be fulfilled before macroeconomic policies are likely to be successful : |
| 4 | Broadly speaking , we can identify two types of normality — sentence-internal normality and contextual normality ( it is probably the case that the latter is the stronger determinant of sense selection ) . |
| 5 | Leaving aside here the more extreme version of the theory of elites as expounded by Pareto or by Ortega y Gasset ( 1930 , p. 49 ) in his distinction between the inert masses and ‘ the select men , the nobles , the only ones who are active and not merely reactive ’ , we can identify two types of political theory which , while accepting some aspects of modern democracy , are concerned to limit its significance . |
| 6 | But looking at the diagram in Fig. 8.4 we can identify two general methods of keeping the search space small : |
| 7 | If we consider how intonation may be studied in relation to discourse , we can identify two main areas : one of them is the use of intonation to focus the listener 's attention on aspects of the message that are most important , and the other is concerned with the regulation of conversational behaviour . |
| 8 | Looking first at expenditure flows , we can identify total expenditures within the economy as the sum of consumption spending by the personal sector ; investment spending by the industrial and commercial sector ; investment and current spending by the government , local authorities , and the public corporations , i.e. the public sector ; and the net position with respect to imports and exports ( ‘ net ’ since imports represent expenditure on output of another economy ) , i.e. the overseas sector . |
| 9 | Developing Ambrose 's ( 1986 ) excellent analysis of this problem , we can identify four major interest groups or agencies whose status has been substantially altered as a result of UDCs , and in particular the LDDC : central government , local government , developers and local residents . |
| 10 | Broadly speaking , we can identify four sets of pressures which serve to disable the media from meeting their own criteria of objectivity and balance in the coverage of public disorder . |
| 11 | We can identify six key sectors . |
| 12 | Although our understanding of the whole and individual elements of the recreation system is very imperfect , we do know the main activities which generate the greatest growth and demand for space and we can identify current and potential conflicts with other land use activities . |
| 13 | And I 'm not sure that we can identify that . |
| 14 | I was just going to make a quick comment if I may on Oxfam , because I noticed that they 're down for the street collections and for the flag day , now next year 's their fiftieth anniversary , so I think it 's quite appropriate next year , but I do , my own view is , that we will get , we ought to get one comprehensive list of all these organisations , for both the street collections and the flag days , with an indication in the column of whether it 's flag day they 've gone for or a street collection , so that we can identify that sort of situation . |
| 15 | We can identify three kinds of sentence which are considered wrong , in addition to those with writing errors of spelling and punctuation . |
| 16 | We can identify three categories of casual worker , each having very different characteristics . |
| 17 | If we look at the effects of corruption on program performance we can identify three broad categories . |
| 18 | The graphemes themselves are individual letters or small groups of letters such as " b " , " ou " , and " ght " , and when we can identify these graphemes and then pronounce them together as the sound represented by /bo:t/ ( which rhymes with " port " ) , we can be said to have used the GPC rules . |
| 19 | We can identify social mechanisms which secure the transfer of upper-class privilege across generations , transmitting both economic and cultural capital and perhaps also political influence . |
| 20 | However , we can identify different pitch possibilities in the head , though these are limited to two which we will call high head and low head . |
| 21 | We must also ensure that we can identify local variations from the national pattern ’ . |
| 22 | On the supply side we can identify long- and short-term influences . |
| 23 | We can identify some of its main characteristics and requirements . |
| 24 | Without claiming to treat the question exhaustively , we can identify some possible reasons . |
| 25 | ‘ If we can identify this Person Y … it seems the only thing to do . ’ |
| 26 | Turning to the third category , of strokes that serve to separate clearly a single note from a group of slurred notes that either precede or follow , we could call them ‘ separation strokes ’ We find strokes in such patterns as shown in ex.3a so overwhelmingly , that we can identify sporadic dots as shrunken strokes . |
| 27 | So if we let Q equal sine X we can find D Q by D X we can differentiate this side with respect to X and that side Q by D X when we differentiate . |
| 28 | So because we can differentiate manufactured products very easily , and because consumers want differentiated products , alright get increase in demand for manufactured goods right . |
| 29 | so we can differentiate both sides there with respect to U. |
| 30 | ‘ We can match any skin , and give any woman the exact combination of texture , weight and coverage that she wants ’ |