Example sentences of "that [noun] can [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think Arsenal/QPR & Newcastle can leap us … lets hope Lee can grab a brace & that Swindon can stop the rot vs QPR & ALSO ( ! ! ! ) the Blades can stuff Kevin ‘ cocky twat ’ Keegan . |
| 2 | It has consistently been assumed that Parliament can abolish the House of Lords , though in order to do so , a Bill to this effect would have to be passed . |
| 3 | The train is booked to be hauled by visiting former GWR 2-8-0 heavy freight engine No. 3822 so that shareholders can attend the company annual general meeting . |
| 4 | AY has admitted negligence in relation to the stock over-statement , provided that WG can prove the fraud took place , but the firm is claiming that it only owed a duty of care to Alkar as its auditor , and not to Walker Greenbank , even though it audited the group accounts . |
| 5 | In the prisons , formal education is available in the subjects taught in Nicaraguan schools , so that prisoners can complete the six grades of elementary schooling . |
| 6 | A recent experiment , however , confirms that birds can learn the habit by imitation , and also adds another side to the story . |
| 7 | To this one might add the comment that racism can compound the difficulties where Afro-Caribbean or Asian care assistants receive racist comments in their work from residents ( Norman , 1987b ) . |
| 8 | But did you realise that smoking can impair the blood which carries oxygen to the brain and therefore decrease mental efficiency ? |
| 9 | The effect of undirected heat energy of 40 000 degrees being achieved by the directed use of a mere 4 volts illustrates the ‘ efficiency ’ of the technique ; they also realised that electrochemistry can induce the effects of high pressures-high temperature and pressure being two of the conditions for achieving fusion . |
| 10 | NOTE TO EDITOR : IT IS VITAL THAT READERS CAN READ THE MACRO IN STEP 9 . |
| 11 | The Guardian newspaper , in partnership with the Royal Institute for the Blind and associates has launched a system that enables the entire editorial text of the newspaper to be transmitted nightly via Teletext on Channel 4 television 's frequencies to a personal computer , which can read the text in a synthesised voice to blind and partially sighted people : those that can afford an £8,000 Braille terminal can also read the text that way , and it can also be displayed in large print on the screen for those with poor sight ; the text is structured so that readers can scan the headlines and choose the items that interest them ; the paper will be marketed , serviced and supported by Electronic Text Networks Associates Ltd of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , a commercial venture one third owned by the Guardian and the charity ; the other shareholders , each with a third share , are Aptech Ltd , which specialises in computer aids for disabled people , and Intelligent Research Ltd , which made the hardware for the system ; the decoder board for the personal computer is £400 , plus about £500 for a speech synthesizer ; the annual subscription to the electronic paper is £160 and the partners hope that other papers will decide to go onto the system . |
| 12 | You must find a space in the text so that pictures can do the work . |
| 13 | One important practical benefit of this rule is that journalists can approach the subject of their investigation for a response to an article in draft , without fear that they will receive a pre-publication injunction instead of a quote . |
| 14 | Setting intermediate goals and providing an assessment of them is another way that feedback can help the student adjust her learning . |
| 15 | Yeah but I , I think that youngsters can abuse the system as well . |
| 16 | Critics of the idea argue that companies can achieve the same purpose by paying out good dividends , but Laing questions whether much of this money finds its way back into the community . |
| 17 | The key factor in enhancing children 's progress in reading is adult attention , most schools encourage children to take reading books home so that parents can have the opportunity to give help and encouragement . |
| 18 | He has also earned the respect of the players who know that Nigel can hold the key to them returning to the side quickly . |
| 19 | The hotel has a gorgeous pool , glassed all around so that bathers can watch the peaks turning pink in the evening sun . |
| 20 | Some of them offer the beguiling idea that skill can influence the odds in our favour , but acquiring that skill usually means spending more time and money . |
| 21 | The American researchers find that planners can improve the noise reduction of an earth mound ( around 15 decibels ) by up to 5 decibels by planting trees on or around it . |
| 22 | So you 're confident that intelligence can withstand the spotlights unwithered , untrivialized ? |
| 23 | In British patent application 2 101 060 the company acknowledges that pilots can reduce the nuisance value of aircraft noise by reducing the thrust of their engines while flying over densely populated areas near airports . |
| 24 | Any action which contradicts these laws — whether it is the working class believing that parliamentary reform can eradicate the exploitative nature of capitalism or capitalists believing that reform can eradicate the ultimate demands for fundamental and revolutionary change from the working class — is defined merely as an expression of false consciousness . |
| 25 | He 's not so sure that ideas can make the difference between the two . |
| 26 | Reform ( or ‘ rehabilitation ’ ) is the idea that punishment can reduce the incidence of crime by taking a form which will improve the individual offender 's character or behaviour and make him or her less likely to re-offend in future . |
| 27 | There 's no way that shaving can stimulate the hair roots to work harder . |
| 28 | ‘ Be it also known that mutation can twist the rune-signs written in gene-seed . |
| 29 | A few hundred metres off-shore we congregate so that Tor can explain the best way of going ashore . |
| 30 | A customer might buy a large quantity of identical ‘ standards ’ to fit into its products , confident that customers can alter the exact function of the components by programming . |