Example sentences of "[conj] can [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is then an attempt to generalize and move towards a universal ‘ myth ’ that can stand for all the utterances of a similar type in their various discursive contexts . |
| 2 | The results of a long-term study presented at the annual conference of the British Institute of Geographers have shown that the use of sewage sludge as a fertilizer can have damaging effects on the soil that can last for thousands of years . |
| 3 | Covenants and bequests form an essential part of the hospice 's income and staff are gratified that can care for more patients and support bereaved families through this sort of help . |
| 4 | The bluefin — a giant predatory fish that can live for 30 years and weigh up to 1,000 pounds — has declined in number by 90 per cent . |
| 5 | Many of these reports should be interpreted with caution in the light of several factors that can account for misleading results . |
| 6 | The aim of the research is to develop a scientific theory of the processes involved in face and person recognition that can account for normal performance , and will help in understanding the different types of difficulty in recognising faces experienced by patients who have had strokes . |
| 7 | Features of language that interest theoretical ( academic ) linguists include linguistic competence ( the way in which people decide whether a sentence is grammatical or not ) , language universals ( grammatical principles that apply to all natural languages ) and in finding the simplest , computationally most restricted theory that can account for natural language . |
| 8 | Set up through a partnership between the NHS and private industry , the centre cost half a million pounds to build and can care for fifty patients . |
| 9 | Activity-dependent synaptic potentiation occurs within milliseconds and can persist for many hours in the anaesthetised animal or in the in vitro hippocampal slice preparation , and for days when induced in the freely moving animal . |
| 10 | We use much of our own organic produce and can cater for most diets . |
| 11 | Tours and reception manager Lorraine Keeling added : ‘ The centre is designed to accommodate the needs of all visitors and can cater for large or small groups . |
| 12 | Tribology technologies are ready for application , and can account for substantial savings to industry . |
| 13 | Food is the most important item in the expenditure of most households in the Third World and can account for more than three-quarters of the budget of a poor urban family . |
| 14 | But they do n't eat much and can live for 15 years . |