Example sentences of "[noun] it can not be [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But to test , for example , the assumption about item difficulty being independent of the student requires assuming that ability is unidimensional ; in other words it can not be tested !
2 All the rest depend on this being present , for if a procedure is not appropriate to a particular patient 's condition it can not be judged quality care ( Shaw undated ) .
3 Once we play the card of the threat of recognition it can not be used again .
4 The counterpart is that by its nature it can not be shared with those who by disposition or location are incapable of being represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom .
5 In an adult population it can not be excluded on the grounds of age alone .
6 Similarly , if a cancer is found at a screening colonoscopy in a patient presenting to a unit years after the programme entry date for example , colitis of 17 years duration or when referred from another centre it can not be counted a success becaue these cancers represent a selected group detected outside the regular surveillance protocol .
7 It may be argued that because the affective domain deals with qualitative differences it can not be planned for in the same systematic way that is applied to knowledge , and that it is best dealt with by providing suitable models , and by discussion when problems and student needs arise .
8 If that income is lawfully accumulated in an irrevocable settlement it can not be taxed on the settlor .
9 However , where such a term is used simply to define the consequences of breach of an express term in the contract it can not be regarded as an exclusion clause .
10 ‘ But given the nature of his activities it can not be excluded that this was a political attack . ’
11 The language presented to them may be a genuine record of native speaker behaviour , genuine , that is to say , as textual data , but to the extent that it does not engage native speaker response it can not be realized as authentic discourse .
12 Please ensure that all money submitted , whether as cash or cheque , by hand or by post is accompanied by a clear statement as to what it represents e.g. Q.T. fees , payment for music lessons , subscriptions to the Society , donations etc. etc — because , one an amount has been credited to a certain account it can not be transferred to another .
13 I 'm sorry Mr , I think we have to press you on this , can I can I take it from what you have said We have to press you because for the reasons we explained on Friday morning , we have to go through the sector sites , if only to find at the end it can not be done .
14 The conclusion derived from this is that if an object is such that in principle it can not be referred to directly and unequivocally with a simple symbol , only described , then it can not qualify as a fundamental ontological existent .
15 While the case may appear to support the Woolwich principle it can not be treated as a decision of any weight .
16 It is ‘ dirty dirt ’ and in epidemiology it can not be tolerated ’ .
17 When near maximum it can not be mistaken , and it is of course very red , but do not be surprised if you fail to find it , because for most of its period it is well below binocular range .
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