Example sentences of "can [adv] [vb infin] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foucault argues that just as there can be no general theory of history , but only particular answers to particular questions which make individual practices intelligible , so the intellectual can best hope to be specific rather than universal ( universal in the sense of proposing transcendent values , systems , totalities , narratives or teleologies ) . |
| 2 | This idea of type section for a particular stratigraphical division will be discussed in a later chapter ; all I must say here is that no type section known to me can possibly pretend to be representative of a whole unit of the stratigraphical column , however small . |
| 3 | In the case of a defendant who uses words , a person can hardly fail to be aware of what he is saying , although he may possibly not know that what he is displaying ( if it be a book ) contains offensive material of which others are aware but he is not . |
| 4 | Second , for any possible world we can reasonably expect to be able to find another which resembles the actual world to the same degree . |
| 5 | We can also fail to be angry about the right things , neglecting issues , say , of Justice and truth in our world . |
| 6 | These can turn out to be expensive , making the return to work unfeasible for many middle to lower paid people ; they can also prove to be unreliable , which means that working mothers can find themselves alienating their employers through no fault of their own . |
| 7 | Left to their own devices , the chances are the Trolls will go wild or become soporific , but if led by a more intelligent creature they can often prove to be dangerous foes . |