Example sentences of "it can [not/n't] be [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it can not be denied that incompetent side-slipping and sideslipping close to the ground can cause accidents . |
| 2 | It can not be denied that we need more resources to improve the quality of life of very frail older people . |
| 3 | Many of the shortcomings of the eastern type are similar to those of the western , but it can not be denied that it is the immensely complicated nature alone of the eastern Buddhism , Hinduism and their derivatives that is sufficient to make them equally useless as a basis of a religion of the character that mankind needs . |
| 4 | Tradition maintains that many of the Campbells warned Macdonalds in time for them to escape but it can not be denied that on that winter morning in Glencoe many of the Clan Campbell plumbed the depths of treachery and horror . |
| 5 | It can not be denied that air pollution needs to be addressed but we should n't be fooled into paying more of our hard-earned cash which will be used to pay for Mr Lamont 's bungles . |
| 6 | Professor James Torrance , I know , sees this as a weakness in Calvinism , and it can not be denied that , despite the Reformation , a great deal of this legalism passed over into Protestantism . |
| 7 | It can not be denied that there is a streak of ‘ wish-fulfilment ’ in The Lord of the Rings . |
| 8 | Whilst not wishing to create visions of the past as a ‘ Golden Age ’ ( it was certainly not ) , it can not be denied that the main social trends in family organization , particularly since the Industrial Revolution , have increasingly served to isolate ageing people . |
| 9 | It can not be denied that rock has always been the province of men , even if they have often aped the female . |
| 10 | Although there may be more or less rigorous ways of doing this it can not be denied that the central activity is the same . |
| 11 | Although many questions in parliament about aircraft accidents are put in a genuine spirit of inquiry , it can not be denied that others are merely tabled in an attempt to embarrass the minister or government of the day . |
| 12 | Notwithstanding the unbridled optimism of many such visions , it can not be denied that one source of the modern idea of progress was this millenarian theology of puritan reformers anxious to transform the world in readiness for Christ 's second |
| 13 | It can not be denied that it would be splendid to see Luckie Mucklebackit , Edie Ochiltree , Wizard of the Moor or any other member of the Class in action once more , but the purists might object to a D11/1 being portrayed as a D11/2 . |
| 14 | But it can not be denied that they had neglected their fixed charities . |
| 15 | Whether or not we accept their view , it can not be denied that groups are always an important part of any developed political system . |
| 16 | ‘ It can not be denied that in the face of recession , publishers have been exploring all possible avenues for book sales . ’ |
| 17 | However , even though the work described here is certainly concerned with grammar ( and not , for example , based on sociological data or on lexical classification ) , it can not be denied that it is remote from much of modern writing on grammar . |
| 18 | It can not be denied that Court–Country tensions did exist ; the question to consider is the extent to which they cut across party , and served to undermine the pattern of political allegiances mapped out above . |
| 19 | It may , of course , be reintroduced into the House of Lord ; and passed again in a later session , but it can not be enacted until the House of Commons passes it . |
| 20 | Infra-red may be regarded as a form of light to which the human eye is insensitive — that is , it can not be seen but otherwise behaves in practically the same way . |
| 21 | It can not be prescribed and controlled . |
| 22 | It can not be overstressed that in any particular circumstance most of the factors will be irrelevant and that one factor will tend to dominate the decision and determine the form of any particular sale . |
| 23 | It can not be overstressed that the purchaser and vendor should continue to consider the need for approvals and clearances throughout the course of negotiations as a change in the terms of the transaction may trigger the relevant legislation which regulates anti-competitive practices , mergers and the creation or expansion of monopolies . |
| 24 | It can not be overstressed that in every sale the reasonableness of the restrictive covenants must be considered in the particular circumstances . |
| 25 | The police and the Government can be proud of the police national computer because it fights crime , but it is important that they offer assurance to the general public that it can not be misused and does result in people being dealt with differently . |
| 26 | Most experts agree that it can not be done and that the poll tax will live on until 1994 . |
| 27 | Ireland may one day be a united nation , but it can not be done and should not be done from London . |
| 28 | Whilst , therefore , the criterion of the owner 's nationality is consistent with a fairly widespread international practice , it can not be regarded as forming part of customary international law . |
| 29 | ‘ After anxious consideration I have reached the conclusion that whatever Reg. v. Morris did decide it can not be regarded as having overruled the very plain decision in Reg. v. Lawrence [ 1972 ] A.C. 626 that appropriation can occur even if the owner consents and that Reg. v. Morris itself makes it plain that it is no defence to say that the property passed under a voidable contract . |
| 30 | ( f ) Parker LJ stated : " whatever R v Morris did decide it can not be regarded as having overruled the very plain decision in Lawrence 's case that appropriation can occur even if the owner consents and … |