Example sentences of "[noun pl] can give [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Each overseas application is considered individualIy and faculty offices can give guidance to potential applicants who are uncertain whether their qualifications are suitable .
2 Analysis of d-d spectra of transition metal complexes can give information about three parameters of structural importance : the symmetry of the species ; the magnitude of Δ ; and the magnitude of the Racah parameter B. Identifying the symmetry and coordination number of a complex is obviously important in determining its structure .
3 Severe refractive errors can give rise to visual defects of this sort .
4 Social workers can give advice on financial help and may arrange for a Home Help to visit .
5 Since the images are slightly different , particularly for nearby objects , a comparison of the two versions can give information about distance .
6 Unless great care is taken such provisions can give rise to difficult problems of interpretation .
7 Field or core studies can give information on some of these features and thin section petrography can aid further evaluation , but care must be taken to avoid diagenetic fabrics in any such analysis .
8 Such foetal abnormalities can give rise to a wide range of handicaps , both mild and severe , physical and mental .
9 Since these situations can give rise to different fee arrangements the relevant sections of the guidelines should be read before quoting fees for providing international assistance .
10 Each of these situations can give rise to different forms of fee arrangement , examples of which are :
11 The analysis of such spectra can give information about the sample , but for our present purposes we are concerned only with the unperturbed signal , which must be derived from atoms near the surface .
12 In other cases quite different processes can give rise to topography superficially resembling true karst , an example being the creation of ‘ underground drainage ’ through the formation of lava tunnels in volcanic terrains .
13 Above that age children can give consent to medical treatment , whereas children below 16 require their parents ' consent .
14 Defamations which endanger the peace by being couched in threatening , abusive or insulting language may be prosecuted under the Public Order Act , and most poison-pen letters can give rise to charges under the provisions of the Post Office Act 1953 or the Malicious Communication Act 1988 .
15 If not paradoxical , however , arms races can give rise to situations that strike the economically minded human as wasteful .
16 The species difference between animals and human beings can give rise to quite different reactions , as in the case of penicillin , digitalis , and aspirin , and with drugs which were thought to be safe after pre-clinical tests upon animals , such as thalidomide , clioquinol , osmosin , opren , and eraldin , the results were human death and tragedy .
17 Since only adults can give consent , he is bound logically to admit that a child " is born a Subject of no Country or Government " .
18 Nevertheless , the algebraic laws can give rise to complex and unexpected interactions , leading to a danger that too many programs will be equated .
19 However , even after excluding these infective causes and any anatomical reasons ( it has been suggested , for instance , that a ‘ pouting ’ urethral meatus in women can give rise to recurrent urethral symptoms , and a urethral caruncle , a tiny button of sensitive flesh at the urethral opening , can certainly cause a similar discomfort ) , there remain a few women for whom no predisposing factor can be elicited .
20 " Women can give attention to detail and because we were not married we used to devote ourselves to the place .
21 Jobclubs can give guidance on how to apply for jobs , interviewing techniques etc .
22 In the same way , the electronic spectra of molecules can give information about their electronic structures , and have helped to establish our present understanding of chemical bonding in molecules .
23 However , local testing programmes can give information on individual schools .
24 The hon. Gentleman 's views can give comfort only to the farmers outside the United Kingdom on whom the Leader of the Opposition wishes to spend our money .
25 Extra roots can give support , as with the stem roots of tall lilies .
26 Two points to bear in mind throughout the discussion are that the same facts can give rise to more than one offence and that the crimes are defined in terms both of the fault element of the accused and the harmful consequences , but the relationship is not perfect .
27 This sequence of events can give rise to several explanations depending on how we view the phenomenon .
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