Example sentences of "the [noun pl] can not be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the research was mainly qualitative , the views can not be dismissed as merely those of a ‘ more able ’ or of an ‘ indoctrinated ’ minority . |
| 2 | Many reaction enthalpies can not be determined experimentally because the reactions can not be brought about in the laboratory . |
| 3 | The order of the keywords can not be changed . |
| 4 | It is equally important to banks that the rules can not be abused . |
| 5 | Item 4 of the same Schedule specifies the ‘ place where the property is situated ’ for an appeal where there is a dispute over a valuation , but this statement is only intended to apply to property within the UK — the authorities can not be compelled to travel to Portugal to hear the appeal ! |
| 6 | According to Pat Corrigan of Wildlife Fund Thailand : " The animals can not be reintroduced into the wild because animals raised by humans lack basic survival skills and are often infected with diseases you do n't find among wild populations " . |
| 7 | In the latter two cases the probe distances should be interpreted just as dissimilarities since the probes can not be considered as points in comparison with the clones . |
| 8 | Mr Corker said : ‘ Staff from the ministries can not be called as references but we do have letters of recommendation from them and the Department of the Environment has these in our appeal . |
| 9 | So the lists can not be drawn up . |
| 10 | The ions and many of the compounds can not be made by direct combination of their constituent elements . |
| 11 | That Saints managed to cause an upset with nothing more than direct running and honest endeavour , bodes well for Great Britain , though the Kiwis can not be expected to enter the Test arena in such a generous mood . |
| 12 | We therefore need a new table which shows the three-way table of age by income by attitudes to the law ( figure 13.5 ) ; the relationships can not be inferred from inspection of figures 13.2 , 13.3 and 13.4 alone . |
| 13 | In the former , Service departments are asked to list their lowest priority items , and to state the implications of their demise if the books can not be balanced by other means . |
| 14 | Under the SGA 1979 , s 17 property in the goods under a contract of sale generally passes when the parties intend it to pass ( although s 18 of the SGA lays down rules which apply if the intention of the parties can not be ascertained ) . |
| 15 | Since the games are played just once , with the firms making output or price choices simultaneously , the equilibria can not be rationalized by appeal to a process of action and reaction through time . |
| 16 | Taking age into account does not lead to estimates closer to unity , and hence the effects can not be attributed to confounding . |
| 17 | As the provisions are framed , they are not quite defences ; the section merely says that the offences can not be committed when they represent a fair and accurate report . |
| 18 | The introduction of a job-sharing scheme can be useful in two differing circumstances : first , where there are insufficient full-time posts to meet the number of applicants and , second , when the posts can not be filled due to insufficient numbers . |
| 19 | With Labour facing a period of confusion , the Liberal Democrats will seek to offer ‘ leadership ’ to demoralised anti-Tory voters who now fear that the Conservatives can not be beaten . |
| 20 | With Labour facing a period of confusion , the Liberal Democrats will seek to offer ‘ leadership ’ to demoralised anti-Tory voters who now fear that the Conservatives can not be beaten . |
| 21 | At some point , if the side-effects can not be contained , and bad feeling continues to mount , people begin to resort to another mechanism of self-defence . |
| 22 | The applications can not be processed by the Housing Executive unless they have been assessed by occupational therapists from the Department of Health and unless recommendations are made by the occupational therapy department . |
| 23 | However , if the buildings can not be used for such purposes ‘ other uses are preferable to allowing the buildings to remain empty or grossly under-occupied ’ . |
| 24 | Stinking out is impossible since the holes can not be blocked , and even really drastic measures like gassing fail for that same reason . |
| 25 | So the principles can not be regarded as being in any doubt . |
| 26 | Such is the fluid nature of the Hindu syncretism that the unifying power behind the gods can not be given a single name . |
| 27 | The questions can not be answered . |
| 28 | Yet the questions can not be avoided , least of all by students who are faced with a largely predetermined set of choices . |
| 29 | This process confirms the belief that many of the difficulties can not be resolved by teachers in their classrooms and so require specialist services in a specialist context . |
| 30 | Yet the problems can not be ignored . |