Example sentences of "the [det] [modal v] [not/n't] be [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Often , of course , these were different forms of the same general relations , though the latter can not be reduced to the former , in all or even a majority of cases .
2 This explains why the latter can not be used when there is no reference at all to something in the present which makes the infinitive 's event an impending occurrence as is the case in : ( 17 ) My babe-in-arms will be 59 on my 89th birthday .
3 At this biological level the evidence is unequivocal ; there are drives both to preserve self and to sacrifice self for others , and the latter can not be derived from the former .
4 Then , on 23 September , the 86th general congregation began debate on what had now become a Declaration on Religious Liberty , promptly attacked by Cardinal Ruffini who insisted the title should be ‘ Religious Tolerance ’ rather than Liberty , for the latter could not be justified theologically .
5 These Courts held that since the Arab Organization for Industrialisation had its own legal identity separate from the four member States and enjoyed financial , procedural , and administrative autonomy , the latter could not be bound by obligations entered into on behalf of the Organisation .
6 This did not necessarily mean that the churches opposed alleviation of pain , but it did mean that the ministrations of the pastor were much more important than those of the physician , and those of the latter should not be permitted to interfere with the spiritual task of the former .
7 Our previous work has shown that actinomycin binding to T 9 GCA 9 is different to ( AT ) n GC(AT) n since the footprinting with the former can not be detected at 4°C [ 25 ] .
8 The former can not be defined by any objective criteria and are largely a matter of personal taste , although if you wish to guarantee a reasonable resale value , it is crucial to make sure that your tastes coincide with more universally held views on aesthetic appeal .
9 If the former can not be allowed to happen because this spells an end to society , then external coercion must come to replace internal restraint ; and drives which can not be inhibited and redirected by the ego and superego must instead be mastered by agencies of social control .
10 Fortunately , the same ca n't be said of ‘ The Caterpillar ’ .
11 Fortunately , the same ca n't be said of ‘ The Caterpillar ’ .
12 For want of about £2 million , the same ca n't be said of the Vulcan Bomber .
13 Professor Rhys , of Cardiff Business School , points out that the Essex plant is in an area of low unemployment and that the same could not be said of the other big plants .
14 Erica herself was entirely honest , and worked hard for her causes , but the same could not be said of some of her associates .
15 Unfortunately the same could not be said of the bad weather ruling which reared its ugly head too often .
16 The Government 's policy on television in mainland Tanzania could be seen as anti-elitist ; the same could not be said of its policy on the press .
17 The same could not be said of his stenographer , seated in front of him .
18 Whereas a person involved in the American Mafia could say , quite reasonably , ‘ what 's all the fuss about , we only kill each other ’ , the same could not be said in defence of some corporate crimes .
19 If Mosley came to fascism as a result of the failure of the process of British parliamentary politics to create the new society , the same could not be said of others , like Chesterton and Williamson , who had little or no contact with high politics .
20 The food was very good , and when we ended the meal our stomachs were full , but the same could not be said of our wallets unfortunately !
21 The same could not be said of his companion — a tall , ravishing blonde with almond-shaped eyes and legs that went on forever , displayed to stunning effect in a little black figure-hugging dress that ended several inches above her knees .
22 The same could not be said , however , for the men appointed to the economic ministries .
23 The same could not be said for the pre-tournament favourite , Jose Maria Olazabal , who added a 75 to his opening 76 .
24 The Class 321 units ( of which the first was delivered in September 1988 ) , were an immediate success , but the same can not be said of the Class 442 ‘ Wessex Electrics ’ of which twenty-four five-car units should have been delivered in time for the May 1988 timetable .
25 Obviously , the same can not be said of Pound .
26 The same can not be said of Saatchi & Saatchi , once the darling of the stock market and counting the Conservative Party as one of its clients .
27 The same can not be said for many thousands of Palestinian houses in what is now Israel .
28 But the same can not be said of twentieth-century Christianity , which is why the type of doubt we are now considering is so prevalent .
29 The same can not be said of ozone , if used indiscriminately .
30 The same can not be said of the ruck/maul proposal .
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