Example sentences of "[vb infin] that it can " in BNC.

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1 The current government must recognise that it can not continue to go down the line of an individualist anxiety- ridden state , of competitive individuals where the poor and disabled are left to starve on city streets .
2 I 've already said this morning that the District Council does not consider that it can accommodate any further dwellings within the Southern Ryedale area without adversely affecting the character of the settlements that are already there , or compromising greenbelt objectives , erm , so therefore to meet the Greater York total , the District Council considers it essential that there is a new settlement to take that amount of housing that can not be accommodated within the Southern Ryedale area .
3 ‘ I do not consider that it can be said that at the moment of striking the child , he [ the father ] had the necessary evil intent or wilfulness to justify a finding either that he assaulted the child or that he wilfully ill-treated her .
4 To achieve the status of ‘ Preferred Supplier , ’ a company must demonstrate that it can provide products and services which are uniform , consistently meet requirements and show an on-going commitment to quality .
5 Moreover I do not think that it can be said that they succeed in righting the imbalance in the symbolism of Christianity .
6 I find this a difficult case to understand but I do not think that it can be said to support the Woolwich principle .
7 I do not think that it can be doubted either that he wrote , i.e. dictated , a fair number of the letters in the RNI .
8 If you have been a victim of a crime do not assume that it can not happen again .
9 That these implications of Moore 's methodology seem strange might only show that it can guide us to unexpected ethical truths .
10 A third party may claim that it can participate in a treaty either fully , by becoming a party , or partially , by becoming bound by certain sections .
11 I can not believe that it can be right that this late in the game Poetry is still a closed book .
12 Nor do I believe that it can be said that in no way can we disentangle ourselves from the religious myth which we have inherited .
13 I do n't underestimate the difficulty of the attempt , but I do believe that it can work .
14 He is ever confused and his confusion makes him angry and I can not see that it can be helped though it is hard to endure .
15 Now if we look at the first of these in terms of structure we can see that it can be defined as a dramatic exercise , fulfilling the principal requisite of exercise as outlined in Chapter Three — a commitment to a short-term task .
16 Think about it and you 'll see that it can not score more than its ‘ opponent ’ in any particular game because it never defects except in retaliation .
17 P1 is not a LP , but we shall see that it can be transformed into one by observing that criterion ( 10.1 ) can be rewritten as and , if we define deviation variables d 1 , e 1 , > 0 to satisfy then , provided at least one of d 1 and e 1 is zero , ( 10.2 ) is equal
18 I I can not see that it can have because it was n't actually put to him but he did mention twice in his judgement that he was aware of this new material and as Neil Bennet said , we 'll have to wait and see what that is .
19 ‘ People in warm offices in Brussels do n't understand that it can blow and snow for six weeks here ’
20 Although this proposition is unlikely ever to be falsified , nevertheless one can not maintain that it can not in principle be false .
21 P&P Plc has quickly found a buyer for its volume computer distribution business which should mean that it can reverse at least a part of the £8.9m provision it took against its most recent figures to cover costs of closure if a buyer could not be found .
22 It must always involve an excess beyond the totality without which the totality could never be totalized , which must mean that it can never in fact be closed .
23 Applying purely literary , cinematic , aesthetic or philosophical criteria to such work does not mean that it can not be located in terms to which value judgements may be attached .
24 The fact that the game itself is trivial , and , of course , in most ways it is , does not mean that it can not inflict real pain .
25 I am sure that West Yorkshire will welcome any assistance that the schemes can give , and will also appreciate that its rate support grant has increased by 16 per cent. , but that does not mean that it can bring its force up to the required standard .
26 It has recently become clear that an action becoming automatic does not necessarily mean that it can not be remembered .
27 save that it can be required by Matlodge [ the purchaser ] to give possession on not less than one quarter 's notice in writing upon Matlodge certifying that it is ready at the expiration of such notice forthwith to proceed with the development of the property and the neighbouring property involving , inter alia , the demolition of the property .
28 As it is now all the more important that Europe should prove that it can walk before it tries to run , may we look forward to a rigid application by our European partners of all those directives that they have so far chosen to ignore ?
29 I would add that it can only be Linguistics-based , and that successful professional experience as a teacher , however desirable , is not in itself a sufficient preparation for lecturing and organising responsibility .
30 While I would agree that it can only help your proficiency , it should not stifle creativity .
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