Example sentences of "[that] we can do " in BNC.

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1 But we do not know the real essences of the substances of natural philosophy , so all that we can do is to observe and list their properties , and form only beliefs and opinions about them .
2 At least that means that we can do it our way .
3 One example , suggesting that we may be able mentally to rotate objects , was mentioned at the end of the last chapter , and a second , in this one , demonstrated that we do in fact recognize sets of similar markings ( note that a psychological demonstration that we can do something , and an account of a calculation which would enable us to do so , are quite different things ) .
4 It is clear , first of all , that we can do a great deal to restore damaged waterways by using common sense and good engineering .
5 But assuming for the moment that we can do better than fight over the trough , how do we do it ?
6 I thought of life as the Whirlpool of Corrievrikin , where all men struggle helplessly and eventually are sucked into the vortex of death I see that we men have nothing that we can do in this whirlpool except find another creature that will share the hopelessness .
7 The main point is that we can do nothing to change matters .
8 But I hope that we can do better …
9 ‘ Tell me , is there anything at all that we can do ? ’
10 Mallet said the high cost of entry into the market was precisely why CGI would undertake it through one of those two means because ‘ we do n't believe that we can do it all ourselves . ’
11 In other words we have to be able to demonstrate that we can do better by some sort of synergy in the group ; if we ca n't do that then the group is better broken up and the individual parts allowed to fly free and attract their own shareholding .
12 It is perhaps not too hazardous to say , despite this , that our capability is such that there is not much else that we can do better .
13 However , it must be stressed at the outset that we can do no more here than to indicate the basic principles involved , and give illustrations of a few of the almost innumerable variants of basic methods that exist .
14 and I think it 's perhaps important to start with that we go with something that 's a little bit open-ended that we can review in a years time er , perhaps a little bit later and say well look we have shown that we can do it valuably er the proof is in the pudding , it now beholds everybody to do it this way .
15 No they 're all tucked well in , now she needs it still to be up here , right , so what 's the best thing that we can do to make sure it stays up in the high position ?
16 All that we can do is to set the visitor in motion ; but having done so , we can not review his decision .
17 I do n't actually believe that that depression is normal , I believe that we can overcome depression , and I think there is some creative things that we can do out of a depression people can become stronger , they can tap into their resources inside with support and help , so I can believe it 's a positive experience .
18 like sixty quid just to make a logo that we can do ourselves .
19 This is highest the highest up up the list that we can do .
20 It is surprising how often we forget that we can do the same with video .
21 I have noticed that even people who claim that everything is predestined and that we can do nothing to change it look before they cross the road .
22 This should make all those involved with mathematics education question what it is that we can do to enhance and develop these talents .
23 I am extremely pleased to hear about the interest in our English qualifications in Poland and if here is anything further that we can do to support your endeavours please do not hesitate to contact me .
24 We 're nothing but a bunch of museum pieces : machines can do everything that we can do , only faster and cheaper .
25 We hope that there will be peace soon so that we can do still more effective work .
26 Anything that we can do within the context of European Community trade policy , we will do .
27 We can not sit idly by and watch Yugoslavia tear itself to pieces , watch people being killed in vast numbers , and watch the wonderful archaeological and architectural gems being destroyed , while saying that there is nothing that we can do .
28 There is something that we can do — we can give leadership , and we must play our part in trying to end this terrible spiral of despair and killing in the North of Ireland .
29 The first concerns something that we can do ourselves .
30 A spokesman for Telecom Eireann said : ‘ The law does not provide that we can do anything to stop this .
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