Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] [adv] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his attempt to determine whether the methods and concepts of ecology and physical geography can contribute effectively to analysis of urban issues in the context of the city as an integrated open system of living things interacting with their physical environment , Douglas ( 1981 ) argues that an attempt must be made to link the city as a habitat or an ecosystem with the city as a social system and he develops an ecosystem approach to the study of cities . |
| 2 | Only a spectator with a truly aesthetic capacity can respond properly to myth . |
| 3 | What is certain is that inadequate diet can lead directly to ill-health . |
| 4 | The constant can apply equally to atoms , molecules , ions , electrons and even chemical bonds and equations . |
| 5 | Even the most peaceful fish can act aggressively to newcomers in their territory . |
| 6 | Furthermore , pH i can recover spontaneously to baseline within minutes after exposure of cells to acute acid and alkaline loads . |
| 7 | Although prosecution followed by a fine can bring home to parents the reality of their child 's non-attendance problem , a financial penalty is likely to be inappropriate when imposed on what is often a poor family whose financial problems are already one of the factors threatening family stability . |
| 8 | ‘ Pip can go freely to fortune and happiness , he knows that . |
| 9 | What we can actually do is suggest to the C , the C D or the computer shop your manufacturer can send directly to Peter via us , I then say via us . |
| 10 | However , since the same idea can occur simultaneously to people in different firms who have common interests , it follows that not all apparent spillovers really reflect a flow of information between films . |
| 11 | As regards the present argument , the law seems to be that a parent or guardian can consent only to treatment which is in his charge 's interest . |
| 12 | Hence societies with similar modes of production can respond differently to imprisonment . |
| 13 | TFIIF can bind directly to RNA polymerase II ( 22,24,25 ) and suppresses nonspecific binding of RNA polymerase II to DNA ( 24,28,29 ) . |