Example sentences of "can [not/n't] be [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The successes of molecular biology are sufficiently striking to show that whatever the true relation of biology may be to physics , it is certainly a subtle one that can not be encapsulated in a single word . |
| 2 | However , if untraceable shareholders ( plus dissenting shareholders ) exceed that percentage and the procedures can not be implemented by the offeror as a result , the offeror will have to make an application to court under s430C ( 5 ) for an order for leave to give notices under s429 , despite the fact the 90 per cent threshold has not been reached . |
| 3 | In a lake , photosynthesis is limited to the epilimnion , where the depletion of nutrients can not be replaced from the hypoplimnion until mixing occurs in winter . |
| 4 | Do so can not be replaced by a ‘ copy ’ of part of the first clause . |
| 5 | An identity and a history can not be obliterated with a switch of a name or the stroke of a pen . |
| 6 | It is a visible sign of Nizan 's recognition that abstract literary theories can at most act as general guidelines for the creative writer , and that the cultural specificity of the French national context can not be obliterated beneath a hegemonic Soviet model . |
| 7 | He seems to imply in this article that therapies such as acupuncture can not be tested within the context of controlled trials . |
| 8 | The view expressed by Lawani & Bayer , that self-citations are used as an ego-enhancement , can not be tested in the present case , and should be rejected in the absence of evidence , because it is essential for an author to be able to refer back to the unpublished parts of theses . |
| 9 | Above all , there was disappointment at Hitler 's remarks that he had made full provision for the coming winter — the logical conclusion being drawn ‘ that the struggle in the east , in contrast to the hopes entertained up to now by the overwhelming majority of the population , can not be ended before the next winter ’ . |
| 10 | Together with the credits provided by export credit agencies , much of it for military hardware , this policy has culminated in the late 1980s in the accumulation of a mountain of debt which can not be serviced on the original schedule of payments . |
| 11 | The defendants accept that , in relation to any costs which are ordered by the court to be taxed , the taxation can not be conducted on a basis more favourable to themselves than the indemnity basis . |
| 12 | Clearly , the work of such agencies can not be conducted in the full glare of the political process , but there are enormous risks also in leaving such agencies uncontrolled and unaccountable , as is graphically illustrated by reference to the recent history of the FBI . |
| 13 | The onset of puberty may occur as early as eleven or twelve and can not be reckoned as the sign of having reached adult status . |
| 14 | " X exists " evidently can not be treated on a par with " x is green " , or " is fat " , or " runs " , for all their surface similarity . |
| 15 | The balance of payments in the period immediately after the Second World War can not be treated as a simple economic constraint , imposing inescapable policy responses . |
| 16 | And the confrontation with Germany and Austria-Hungary , which triggered the upheaval , can not be treated as a purely extraneous catastrophe unrelated to Russia 's social , economic and political development . |
| 17 | While the case may appear to support the Woolwich principle it can not be treated as a decision of any weight . |
| 18 | Until I hear from Bessie , or see for myself , that you are really trying to behave better , you can not be treated as a good , happy child , like my children . ’ |
| 19 | Bodies or groups of human beings may have legally recognized rights and duties , which can not be treated as the rights and duties of the members . |
| 20 | They were told that the underlying constipation can not be treated in a short period of time . |
| 21 | The role of the team leader is to support the village health worker in her activities by providing consultation , treatment that is beyond the skill of the village worker , and referral of patients who can not be treated in the village to the main health centre ( the third tier ) in Jamkhed which has facilities for diagnosis , acute care , in-patient treatment , and training . |
| 22 | ’ I must repeat my warning that the South Wales Constabulary can not be treated like a sponge and continually expected to absorb an ever-increasing workload without an inevitable decline in the quality of the service we provide ’ . |
| 23 | But if an alliance can not be made with the parents against what feels uncontrollably bad inside them , they may defect and identify with the ‘ bad ’ . |
| 24 | It 's a tragedy that more commercial use can not be made of the waterways . |
| 25 | Although differential diagnoses can not be made on the evidence of a postal survey alone , an attempt was made to identify factors that aid diagnosis . |
| 26 | The differentiation between patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and those with omeprazole treatment for reflux oesophagitis can not be made on the basis of the pepsinogen A:C ratio , although a low ratio may suggest treatment with omeprazole and a pepsinogen A:C ratio greater than 4.7 Zollinger-Ellison syndrome . |
| 27 | Although changes in global policy can not be made on the basis of the present study alone , the results suggest that a supplemental dose of IPV or OPV administered at the time of measles vaccination might increase a population 's immunity against poliovirus types 1 and 3 . |
| 28 | ( 3 ) A requirement under this section to provide a specimen of blood or urine can only be made at a police station or at a hospital ; and it can not be made at a police station unless — ( a ) the constable making the requirement has reasonable cause to believe that for medical reasons a specimen of breath can not be provided or should not be required , or ( b ) at the time the requirement is made a device or a reliable device of the type mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) ( a ) above is not available at the police station or it is then for any other reason not practicable to use such a device there , or ( c ) the suspected offence is one under section 4 of this Act and the constable making the requirement has been advised by a medical practitioner that the condition of the person required to provide the specimen might be due to some drug ; but may then be made notwithstanding that the person required to provide the specimen has already provided or been required to provide two specimens of breath . |
| 29 | New services or changes in information can not be made until a complete revision of the guide the following year . |
| 30 | An entry can not be made by an instrument used to make an entry such as a key or piece of wire used to pull back internal bolts . |