Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun sg] can not [be] " in BNC.

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1 Also , abdominal complaints in most of the symptomatic patients not taking NSAIDs have settled once their endoscopy was reported normal : irritable bowel ( or stomach ) syndrome , or non-ulcer dyspepsia can not be excluded in these patients .
2 Spotty or regimented planting can not be tolerated either .
3 A damaged or dirty item can not be sold .
4 A violent struggle for economic and political control can not be ruled out .
5 The importance of pre- and post-test counselling can not be underestimated .
6 A criterion of instant and obvious utility can not be the sole criterion for the inclusion of items in the school curriculum .
7 Just as bodily evolution and mental evolution can not be separated , neither can psychological structuralization and the social evolution of mankind . ’
8 Cantoris , who won the race in a blanket finish last year , looks sure to go well again and Double Blue can not be overlooked .
9 On the other hand , the contrast between market-originated and producer-originated work can not be made absolute , once market conditions have been generalized .
10 Whatever factors might have operated behind the scenes , the existence of an inverse proportion between economic development and ecclesiastical wealth can not be discounted .
11 This movement on account of its rapidity and small scale can not be observed directly
12 If , however , it is genuine , convinced , voluntary consent that is being sought , then free and open discussion can not be avoided , for what genuine consent needs is that people should feel quite free to voice their doubts and opposition , if only to create a situation in which there is the possibility of overcoming such doubts and hostility .
13 It should be noted , however , that the relationship between descriptive fact and pedagogic prescription can not be one of determinacy .
14 The association between duodenal deformation and slow healing can not be equated with previous reports since deformation in this study was noted after healing .
15 It is also inflexible in that the period of loan can not be altered and certain information can not be printed out .
16 The test therefore , from this and other evidence can not be relied on completely .
17 Now , according to Lorenz , the dichotomous distinction between instinctive and learned behaviour can not be made for development , but it can for adaptation .
18 Problems of a non-recurring and non-foreseeable nature can not be provided for in a book of rules and procedures .
19 Some elements , such as fluorine and phosphorus , have only one stable isotope , and isotopic substitution can not be used conveniently to identify vibrations involving them .
20 But serious conflict can not be managed by way of instant solutions .
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