Example sentences of "we can [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There will be sources of error in participant-observation and in face-to-face interviews , but they are complementary ; by combining both methods , we can estimate the degree and direction of error in our final statement of the rules of the vernacular . |
| 2 | Given the data on b , w e , x 1 , x 2 , z and unemployment duration and the above assumptions on the functional forms , this technique allows calculation of optimal reservation wages across individuals , provided we can estimate the vacancy wage distribution f(w) a priori . |
| 3 | From such a snapshot study , we can estimate the prevalence of deafness in , for instance , different age/sex categories . |
| 4 | This type of approach to the analysis of discourse is based on the principle that , if we can identify the boundaries of units — where one unit ends and another begins then we need not have a priori specifications for the content of such units . |
| 5 | We can identify the connections with the bonding electrons . |
| 6 | Well we can identify the P M T posts anyway so there 'll be |
| 7 | This may be fine when we can identify the output in terms of manufactured goods but it may be more difficult to measure the output of a government official . |
| 8 | Provided that we can identify the regularities in nature , then we need nothing more in order to predict and explain what happens . |
| 9 | Furthermore , the individual speaker 's ability to carry out successful linguistic " acts of identity " is subject to a number of limitations : We can only behave according to the behavioural patterns of groups we find it desirable to identify with to the extent that : ( i ) we can identify the groups ( ii ) we have both adequate access to the groups and ability to analyse their behavioural patterns ( iii ) the motivation to join the groups is sufficiently powerful , and is either reinforced or reversed by feedback from the groups ( iv ) we have the ability to modify our behaviour ( Le Page and Tabouret-Keller 1985 : 182 ) |
| 10 | When applied to child abuse , then , it is assumed that if we can identify the characteristics associated with actual or potential abuse we will be able to identify and hence predict and prevent the problem . |
| 11 | Through the study of line we can identify the characteristics which differentiate one School from another perhaps not the hands , but the Schools certainly . |
| 12 | In these lectures we can identify the beginnings of BT . |
| 13 | ‘ To do our job we need the help of our tenants and I would urge anyone moving out of a council house or flat to give us plenty of notice so we can identify the property and allocate it to someone else , ’ he said . |
| 14 | ‘ To do our job we need the help of our tenants and I would urge anyone moving out of a council house or flat to give us plenty of notice so we can identify the property and allocate it to someone else , ’ he said . |
| 15 | We can rediscover the continuity of time only in the novels of that period when time no longer seemed stopped and did not yet seem to have exploded . |
| 16 | Now although we can differentiate the products er agricultural products , we can only do that at the very final stage in processing , by and large , where there 's much less scope after product differentiation right , at the er the raw material erm level , which is where most agricultural trade continues er , most trade in agricultural products is in the raw commodity , not the refined commodity the refining , there might be the processing and the manufacturing , tend to occur in the country of consumption and not in the country of production a number of complicated , erm political reasons erm alright , but the but because there is n't the scope for product differentiation alright , we have n't witnessed an increase in intra industry trade in agricultural goods whereas we have done for manufactured goods because there is scope for intra industry trade er yeah scope for product differentiation . |
| 17 | ‘ We can differentiate the evil from the good , ’ said Fenella , frowning . |
| 18 | ‘ Now we lease rather than buy on hire purchase so we can match the payments on equipment to its lifetime and its earnings . |
| 19 | We lease rather than buy on hire purchase so we can match the payments on equipment to its lifetime and its earnings . |
| 20 | Substituting the above approximate relation into eqn ( 3.56 ) we can perform the integration , yielding |
| 21 | Despite the difficulties , I am confident that we can finish the year on a successful note . |
| 22 | ‘ Perhaps we could have won in the end but I am sure we can finish the job this week . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Our well-paid spin-doctors must get off their backsides , Mr Chairman , and give us the tools with which we can finish the job . ’ |
| 24 | Let's see if we can locate the boundaries of the concept , as you yourself use it , a little more firmly . |
| 25 | Physiological psychology presents a range of major methodological challenges , and how well we meet these challenges affects the ease with which we can interpret the experiments that we carry out . |
| 26 | But even when we can interpret the signals , we can not predict whether they will fall in love at first sight , remain indifferent , or loathe each other . |
| 27 | So who 's going to be the next manager of Oxford United … the shortlist is being drawn up this weekend … the appointment will be made early next week … we ca n't tell you yet who it 's going to be but we can tell the Manor Ground directors who you want … |
| 28 | But more importantly we can tell the Vikings had sheep , okay ? |
| 29 | We are sophisticated people , and we can tell the difference between reality and myth . |
| 30 | ‘ Is n't there any other way we can tell the difference ? ’ |