Example sentences of "or [noun sg] can " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | What training or support can Christian Aid offer the job holder ? |
| 2 | Any one investor or writer can not hold or sell more than 1,000 contracts of any one series of a particular class or 2,000 contracts in all the series of any particular class . |
| 3 | The artists do not have to be able to draw , though it helps : they do , however , have to be able to ‘ visualize ’ a design or a film and be able to explain their ideas by words and rough pictures so that a specialized artist or photographer can produce the finished illustration . |
| 4 | Into the Unknown , another Tressell Publication , played on board or computer can allow pupils to examine different attitudes towards exploration in the sixteenth century . |
| 5 | Now , of course , the word processor or computer can take over much that used to be printed . |
| 6 | I take this to mean that there is an equality , a reciprocity between the aesthetic and the political such that an aesthetic dimension or response can give the lie to a political claim . |
| 7 | The visiting nurse or GP can also advise the patient about when it is safe to resume sexual intercourse ( usually by about four weeks after the attack ) and how much exercise they can safely be taking . |
| 8 | Contaminated food , water or milk can result in an epidemic outbreak and these infections , such as the salmonelloses and bacillary dysentery , are further spread by unwashed hands contaminated with faeces . |
| 9 | Many permutations do exist but as a general rule , the matching of items clause should apply where the remaining undamaged parts of a set or suite can still fulfill the role for which they were purchased . |
| 10 | Section 5(1) of UCTA 1977 states : 5- ( 1 ) In the case of goods of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption , where loss or damage ( a ) arises from the goods proving defective while in consumer use ; and ( b ) results from the negligence of a person concerned in the manufacture or distribution of the goods , liability for the loss or damage can not be excluded or restricted by reference to any contract term or notice contained in or operating by reference to a guarantee of the goods . |
| 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 | As it is put by the Department of Health Guidelines for Ethics Committee ( August 1991 ) : ‘ The giving of consent by a parent or guardian can not override a refusal of consent by a child who is competent to make that decision . ’ |
| 13 | A parent or guardian can always apply for a s8 order in the course of care proceedings . |
| 14 | The Church can no more acquiesce in being divided than Christ or baptism can ( 1 : l 3 ) . |
| 15 | The most fundamental criticism challenges the contention that productivity in the service sector must necessarily remain low , because human tasks such as cooking , nursing or teaching can not readily be replaced by machines . |
| 16 | Prices are usually based on the maximum number of persons a studio or apartment can accommodate . |
| 17 | A jammed hinge or latch can be freed with a penetrating oil such as Plus Gas . |
| 18 | Cars supplied for hire or purchase can be adapted to suit the needs of the individual , but the types of adaptation that can be made to hire cars is more restricted because they have to be returned to the general market at the end of the hire period . |
| 19 | Or is there any sense in which those who oppose and vote against a particular policy or decision can be said to assent to it , or can be said to be governing themselves when they have voted against the policy that has been adopted ? |
| 20 | Tony Abraham , chair man of Lansdown Conquest , says , to my mind quite rightly , that if you can draw a commercial accurately on a storyboard , it is a poor commercial , because the film camera should be able to do things no pen or paintbrush can . |
| 21 | One significant difference is when an ‘ illness ’ has a starting date , or when the decline in energy or function can be pinpointed to a particular time . |
| 22 | A contradiction in style during this change of éaulement or alignment can distort the design . |
| 23 | Nevertheless an unusual change of éaulement or alignment can add interest and draw attention to a dancer 's statement . |
| 24 | Nevertheless some form of indicator of performance must be laid down beforehand or progress can not reasonably be assessed later . |
| 25 | The point has been made that ‘ abusive ’ and ‘ insulting ’ are semantically very similar , and can be used more or less interchangeably ( the information or indictment can use the blunderbuss language of threatening , abusive or insulting without offending the rule against duplicity ) . |
| 26 | One is that , if there is going to be a high level of unemployment because productivity is rising faster than output , this means that the cost of goods and services is falling fast and either consumer demand is not increasing fast enough or industry can not gear up production fast enough to create the demanded extra output . |
| 27 | The plaintiff seeks an interim or interlocutory injunction , being an order of the court requiring the defendant to desist from his action in order to maintain the status quo until its legality or illegality can be determined at a subsequent trial . |
| 28 | This explains why resonance of the ions typically in water or blood can occur either at 50Hz or 60Hz . |
| 29 | A firm or college can change its culture quite markedly if the chief executive of either is replaced , and new priorities or new perspectives could kill off a partnership very rapidly . |
| 30 | Anyone familiar with electronic mail who have access to facilities at work or college can join us . |