Example sentences of "we can [verb] that the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We can retort that the city has more miles of canals than Venice ; that it has more parkland than any other city in Western Europe ; that it has a world-famous symphony orchestra , a marvellous Art Gallery ; that it … the list goes on . |
| 32 | We can say that the problem being defined here is not so much that the pupils are getting the wrong education ( though they might be getting the wrong teachers ) as that industry is getting the wrong pupils ! |
| 33 | Similarly , we can say that the purchase of a new machine by a firm is investment — the machine itself will not yield utility to anyone in the current period but will produce ( or help to produce ) consumer goods probably for a long time into the future . |
| 34 | We can say that the purpose of knowing is truth ( however conceived ) and that the purpose of doing is effectiveness ( Horner 1985 ) . |
| 35 | In this sense we can say that the structuring principle of all discourse is dialogue ; but we will need to examine the relationship between the word order and this dialogue more thoroughly . |
| 36 | Leaving aside the problems of precise definition of revenues and costs , we can say that the profit accruing to an enterprise equals revenue minus costs . |
| 37 | More precisely , we can say that the manufacturer wishes to maximise the minimum of revenue and goal : |
| 38 | However , based on the results reported in this paper , we can say that the position effect seen in the Short transgenic mice , is probably due to the absence of the upstream regions containing DH III-V . |
| 39 | Since wealth is the source of the individual 's present and future incomes , we can say that the position of the individual 's budget line is determined by his wealth and its slope is determined by the rate of interest . |
| 40 | We can say that the relationship between marriage system and terminology is itself highly variable and so too is the way they interact on each other . |
| 41 | Therefore , we can say that the speaker 's ‘ knowledge ’ includes the knowledge that /k/ is palatalized in the dialect . |
| 42 | At the most general level , we can say that the electorate has not lived up to the hopes of those who looked to an active and informed public involvement in policies and elections . |
| 43 | The concept of discretion is a complex one , but for our purposes we can say that the essence of a discretion is choice . |
| 44 | As a preliminary statement we can say that the equation : is at best only ever achieved as a momentary or fleeting condition . |
| 45 | Similarly , in macroeconomics , we can say that the equilibrium level of national income has been reached when there are no economic forces operating to change the level of national income . |
| 46 | We can say that the instructor 's braking caused it , and it is natural to say that it was a cause of the stopping . |
| 47 | Schubert ( 1960 , p. 223 ) states that : This view is shared by Downs ( 1962 , p. 1 ) when he states : In more general terms ( see Held , 1970 ) we can say that the term ‘ public interest ’ is used to express approval or communication of policies adopted or proposed by the government . |
| 48 | Thus we can assert that the kingdom of Cunobelin ( Shakespeare 's Cymbeline ) , whose capital and mint we know was at Camulodonum ( Colchester ) , extended over most of Essex and Hertfordshire . |
| 49 | Consequently , we can assert that the solution of P3 is ( x 1 , x 2 ) = ( 0 , 6 ) . |
| 50 | We are prohibited from mentioning the manufacturer 's name/model in the ‘ National Press ’ — however , we can state that the list price of this slimline , state-of-the-art handportable cellphone is £1,695 ! |
| 51 | From the above , we can extract that the person doing the exercise values strong opinions , sociability , humour , assertiveness , charm , loyalty to people , thoroughness , self-discipline and intellect as strengths ; and sees loyalty to causes , lack of information and analysis , over-anxiety to please people , caution , lack of sensitivity , meanness and inflexibility as weaknesses . |
| 52 | Hence going back to ( 7–9 ) , we can see that the factor substitution effect ( first term on right-hand side ) and output effect ( second term ) work in opposite directions . |
| 53 | In both circumstances we can see that the caveman 's body must be prepared , following the initial fright or increase in anxiety , for fight and/or flight . |
| 54 | Comparing the commercial audit definition with this one , we can see that the Regularity Audit , the Economy and Efficiency Audit , and the Effectiveness Audit are clearly requirements over and above the attestation of financial statements by commercial auditors . |
| 55 | If emptiness , like passivity , is seen as an identifying characteristic of womanhood , we can see that the anorexic recognises and even values her own ( potential ) womanhood , while at the same time denying it . |
| 56 | In Table 3.3 we can see that the ratio of banks ' holdings of ‘ base money ’ to total assets/liabilities is rather less than 1 per cent . |
| 57 | He is an accomplice , in the sense that everyone who joins another in decoding a linguistic sign co-operates with them in the establishment of its meaning ; but we can see that the sign Iago offers him is just the opposite of what Othello wants to believe , or has believed till now . |
| 58 | Thus we can see that the sentence ‘ The window is open ’ can have many different functions , depending on who says it , to whom , and in what situation . |
| 59 | We can see that the Government law and order policy has been irrelevant to all crime , including upper-world crime , and indeed that its social and economic policy has caused the crime rate to rise . |
| 60 | We can see that the Government 's action is another nasty step towards privatisation , and I hope that both sides in Northern Ireland will unite against it . |