Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] can [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er the only point I wish to make is that there is considerable variability we have found in the grading erm and the Ministry of Agriculture maps can not be relied upon for relatively small er or larger areas . |
| 2 | Without it chains of command and responsibility patterns can not be established . |
| 3 | One view is that successor States can not be regarded as third parties because of the continuing link between their territory and the treaty . |
| 4 | Because of interaction , component values can not be determined by a simple ‘ rule of thumb ’ and it is necessary to equate the response in terms of impedances with that in terms of time constants . |
| 5 | In market situations where the flexibility and responsiveness of work organization is crucial to competitive advantage , successful change strategies can not be premised on the simplicities of the structure-strategy paradigm . |
| 6 | Compadrinazgo ties can not be created between Buid and lowlanders because the Buid reject the Christian rituals on which they are based . |
| 7 | Four elements here are open to criticism : ( 1 ) the term batteur de mesure had become discredited and much less used by 1790 , because of its association with the bad old days ; ( 2 ) the ‘ large stick ’ whatever its size in 1750 , got markedly smaller by 1790 ; ( 3 ) there was no unified body of opinion which attacked ‘ woodchopping ’ over the decades : in fact Rousseau 's text , and those of his epigones , aspired to make musico-political points in favour of Italian opera as much as about beating time ; ( 4 ) audible stick signals can not be said , at least after 1781 , to have ‘ co-ordinated ’ chorus and ballet , if that implies ‘ heard as a matter of course ’ ; the evidence shows that no audible signal was thereafter heard as a matter of course . |
| 8 | The other problem is that common investment funds can not be tailored to suit your requirements . |
| 9 | The Sterling + 2 range is extremely powerful , and its accounting functions can not be faulted , from stock control right through to its reports . |
| 10 | In domestic cases appeals can be excluded only after the dispute has arisen ( s3(6) ) , and in both domestic and international disputes appeals can not be excluded in admiralty , commodity and insurance cases ( s4(1) ) . |
| 11 | One , that we ca that we only go when a clear brief from Brussels officers can not be established , and not a trip just for the lads which was reminiscent of the last hastily organised trips . |
| 12 | It is now accepted that new prerogative powers can not be created , but the scope of many established prerogative powers is unclear . |
| 13 | Obviously all claims not requiring the appointment of Loss Adjusters can not be inspected but certain categories require closer investigation than others . |
| 14 | Presently-available RDS radios can not be used for TMC , and can not be adapted . |
| 15 | It therefore follows that if car speeds can not be reduced , large residential areas can make gains in both their environmental traffic qualities and in their safety only by the dilution of the shared-space ideal by the provision of footpaths as pedestrian refuges . |
| 16 | The McKinsey-GE matrix also recognizes that in many businesses investment decisions can not be made simply upon information about market growth and the current share held . |
| 17 | If labour requirements can not be met through the more efficient or intensive use of the existing labour force , a great many employers ( almost half ) use temporary or casual labour including former registered dockers made redundant under the Dock Labour Compensation Scheme . |
| 18 | The clinical and biological profiles of Zollinger-Ellison sydrome patients who develop fundic ECL cell tumours can not be determined from the study of such a small number of cases . |
| 19 | Whilst the user companies can not be expected to make the necessary investment for themselves , this approach and its great benefits will remain unrealized . |
| 20 | For example , this particular entry , which is itself a text , coheres within itself , but its component elements can not be said to relate , or cohere , to the previous or following entries , except within the context of the whole handbook . |
| 21 | Social workers and doctors who wrongly diagnose sex abuse cases can not be sued for their mistakes , the High Court ruled last week . |
| 22 | Sir David said that in the last few days , the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , has written to say that NHS funds can not be used in this way . |
| 23 | Furthermore , as we will see , some actions in respect of public law wrongs can not be brought under Ord. 53 . |
| 24 | ‘ step-by-step ’ question responses can not be obtained because the respondent usually reads all the questions before starting |
| 25 | Lattice enthalpies can not be determined directly . |
| 26 | The balances on their operating statements can not be called profits or losses , rather they are called surpluses or deficits . |
| 27 | However , in some instances , private law rights can not be protected by an AJR . |
| 28 | Table 1.5 gives the figures for full-time , part-time and total degree enrolments in 11 subject groups between 1979–80 and 1986–87 , excluding the Open University where degree courses can not be grouped in this way because of the structure of foundation plus optional courses ( Open University 1989 ) . |
| 29 | Extrapolations for drug costs can not be made from the prescribing unit because of the age and sex related differences in costs per item that we have shown . |
| 30 | ‘ By the time the weary reader has plodded that far , it will be clear even to the uninitiated that writing this book was a labour of hate — for reasons reviewers can not be expected to discern and which are in any case of small interest . |