Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A basic interest in questions about the meaning and purpose of life ( a ) to challenge secularist assumptions and to appreciate that religious truth-claims can not be easily dismissed ; ( b ) to understand what is distinctive about religion , that is , what it essentially concerns , and be able to distinguish between that and features of it which can vary and perhaps be dispensed with altogether ; ( c ) to realize in particular in how many different ways religion can masquerade as something else , and fail to be what it claims to be ; ( d ) to appreciate the highly controversial nature of religion and of almost everything that is said about it by anyone , whether religious or not ; ( e ) to have a firm grasp of criteria by which to evaluate precise examples and manifestations of religion in practice ; ( f ) to appreciate the force of the question-mark with regard to the ultimate divide between religion and non-religion , and to appreciate the reality of the dilemma , and the ways in which religion needs to be questioned for its failures , negative attitudes , hypocrisy and externalism . |
| 2 | It has shown what organized action can achieve and , in comparison to the situation of the common prisoners , has won a surprising degree of autonomy . |
| 3 | The lifeworld both provides the basis of meaning on which communicative action can draw and it is also a product of the exchange of meaning that constitutes communicative action . |
| 4 | To this framework people may add their own memorials to their loved ones , while the Association can ensure that memorials can benefit the living through undertaking projects such as Eagle Lodges and providing homes for the sick and elderly . |
| 5 | Aerospatiale in France will be in charge of developing a small missile that an individual soldier can carry and use to attack tanks up to 2 km away . |
| 6 | Hence , dilating the nostrils may indicate anxiety , but may also indicate great interest in another horse , or , more simply , the nostrils may be dilated so that the horse can smell and learn something more of its environment . |
| 7 | The more that a young horse can see and do , therefore , the better . |
| 8 | On the issue of abandoning the guaranteed communist monopoly Gorbachev announced : " The party in a society undergoing renewal can exist and play its role as vanguard only as a democratically recognized force . |
| 9 | Labour can succeed because our concerns are those of the majority . |
| 10 | Without having suffered the turmoil of a leadership contest , Labour can boast that it is better prepared for an election than the Conservatives . |
| 11 | The Datapath Magician is a very impressive piece of equipment and must rate as an absolute must either for those users wanting more colours than their 512K card can manage or for those who find the screen redrawing speed of Windows too slow . |
| 12 | Installation of the card is relatively straightforward , the card can detect whether it is installed in an 8 or 16-bit slot and how much memory is present . |
| 13 | The prohibitions in the CSA 1985 are rendered ineffective where the defendant can show that , notwithstanding the fact that he fulfilled all the conditions mentioned in ss.1 and 2 CSA 1985 , the dominant purpose of his trade was not with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss for either himself or another person . |
| 14 | This means that such extracts are protected provided the defendant can show that they were published in good faith and without malice . |
| 15 | This did not however imply that recovery would follow in every case where a mistake had been shown to exist : ‘ If the defendant can show that the payment was made in settlement of an honest claim , or that he has changed his position as a result of the enrichment , then restitution will be denied . ’ |
| 16 | Thus where , for example , the defendant owns a chain of stores he can rely upon the acts of a store manager provided that the defendant can show that he ( the defendant ) took all reasonable precautions to avoid the commission of the offence . |
| 17 | For a Part B mark , no injunction or other relief is available to a plaintiff if the defendant can show that the use complained of is not likely to deceive or cause confusion or taken as indicating a connection in the course of trade between the goods and the person having the right to use the mark ( section 5 ) . |
| 18 | ( c ) Where the defendant can show that : " the state of scientific and technical knowledge at the relevant time was not such that a producer of products of the same description as the product in question might be expected to have discovered the defect if it had existed in his products while they were under his control " ( s. 4(1) ( e ) ) . |
| 19 | Stephen refers to a crime being excusable if the defendant can show as one of the requisites that what was done was done to avoid a consequence which could not otherwise have been avoided , and which , if not done , would have inflicted harm on him or on others he was bound to protect . |
| 20 | Aggression and violence can escalate when jealousy and envy grow in a competitive atmosphere . |
| 21 | The problem is to determine how far this shaped perception can go before it becomes deceit or manipulation . |
| 22 | Using the check-point copying facility a lexicographer can ensure that no more than fifteen minutes of work are lost through processing error or power failure at any stage . |
| 23 | Strictly , the Revenue can argue that s343 does not apply until the hive-up agreement has become unconditional and been completed in accordance with its terms ( for example , the novating of liabilities and obtaining of third party consents ) , since s343 requires Newco to carry on the trade in succession to the transferor , not merely beneficially own it . |
| 24 | The income arising overseas with respect to the transfer of the asset would not be chargeable until the individual becomes ordinarily resident ( and resident ) in the United Kingdom and until such time as the Revenue can say that had the income been received by the individual in the United Kingdom it would have been chargeable to income tax . |
| 25 | But now even members of the swamp can see that following the chairman leads to political oblivion . |
| 26 | The Graduate Enterprise Programme can change that by helping you jump each hurdle , rather than letting you in for the high jump . |
| 27 | It is , rather , the example of what a robust and subtle mind can do when it comes to shifting British planning policy around the table a bit . |
| 28 | A legal quandary can arise if the contraceptive is requested by a girl under 16 years of age . |
| 29 | Thirdly he should be loved devoutly ( 113.171f. ) and sweetly and that is when the soul feels overcome with joy , burning in the heat of the Holy Ghost — a Noah 's ark of security in the love of God that nothing can destroy : On the question of how the lover can recognise whether he is loving , Rolle warns that apart from the overwhelming assurance which accompanies the gift of the experience of singular love , man can not live by certainty , but faith , since that is the nature of the game ; but he does suggest a do-it-yourself questionnaire which is really designed to reveal to the user where his heart is fixed . |
| 30 | And the Echo can reveal that he has already opened legal proceedings against Saunders and Liverpool FC , as his employers at the time . |