Example sentences of "this [noun sg] can [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ASB still takes the view that appropriate disclosures of this kind can assist users of financial statements , but in the light of the responses to FRED 1 concluded that the concept can best be developed within the ASB 's proposals for an Operating and Financial Review to support a company 's annual report — ie as part of a wider discussion of a company 's performance . |
| 2 | This technique can create difficulties for the reader , since the introductory simile is often some distance from the underlexicalised term . |
| 3 | This technique can provide information to assess reflux in terms of frequency and duration of both acid and alkaline reflux and allows the validation of current theories as to the development of complications in this disease . |
| 4 | In older patients this effect can cause bone loss and loosening of alumina based implants . |
| 5 | From the fruits of this investment can stem finance for health and the social services . |
| 6 | Only within the last few years have doctors begun to realize that this microbe can cause disease . |
| 7 | This equipment can measure freon concentrations down to just a few parts per trillion . |
| 8 | In the central area of the visual field distance vision can be surprisingly good , and this disparity can give rise to some particular problems in the use of vision in classroom activities . |
| 9 | Clearly , art and design education of this sort can provide adults with a great deal of stimulus and pleasure , thereby enriching their lives . |
| 10 | Evidence of this sort can provide clues to the history and origin of the magmas themselves , and of the processes which are acting deep below the volcano . |
| 11 | Before this sorting can take place , however , each object must be classified . |
| 12 | This enzyme can transform 6-oxo-prostaglandin F&sub1α ; , the stable hydrolysis product of prostacyclin , into 6-oxo-prostaglandin E 1 which does possess antiaggregatory effects ( Quilley et al , 1980 ) . |
| 13 | This knowledge can direct decisions to attempt or to abandon a particular opportunity . |
| 14 | This procedure can minimise costs , e.g. where the alternative would be to transport witnesses to the United States , but , as the French authorities have pointed out , where the request is a straightforward one , it is sometimes cheaper to use a Letter of Request , rather than appoint a commissioner . |
| 15 | This arrangement can become part of a reproductive grouping , but it is also frequently observed in non-breeding groups , where a hierarchy develops in relation to food sources . |
| 16 | With large groups , however , this method can cause chaos at the reception desk . |
| 17 | This approach can foster dependency and feelings of incompetence on the part of the parents . |
| 18 | The speed at which this bus can pass data ( typically 10MHz ) is restricted to make it easier for card designers to achieve compatibility . |
| 19 | This information can assist individuals in developing an awareness of the areas of strength on which they can build , and areas of relative weakness which need to be developed . |
| 20 | As well as regular seafood barbecues , the hotel features dancing to live music in the evenings to get those toes tapping , and because of its own protected lagoons , this hotel can offer watersports all year round , even in the monsoon season ! |
| 21 | It is wholly admirable that this country can provide research facilities and educational expertise to overseas students , but the value of their work to this country may consist solely of the funding which they bring with them , the esteem in which they hold this country 's institutions when they have returned home , and their subsequent contacts and consultancies . |
| 22 | It is wholly admirable that this country can provide research facilities and educational expertise to overseas students , but the value of their work to this country may consist solely of the funding which they bring with them , the esteem in which they hold this country 's institutions when they have returned home , and their subsequent contacts and consultancies . |
| 23 | I can not understand how individuals with this problem can gain authorisation to give a opinion . |
| 24 | This system can present difficulties for animals which spend much of their life underground . |
| 25 | This option can accommodate package structures up to 20 levels deep , and the scrolled area can display up to 20 package names . |
| 26 | It can be seen that this view can give rise to a substantial increase in the dependency . |
| 27 | chose with the highest volume in this market can control price , negotiate from a position of strength with retailers , and so build market share , which in turn increases the volume sold . |
| 28 | This restriction can give rise to some pretty unreadable names . |
| 29 | This is linked with particular concern over toxocariasis , since this disease can cause blindness in children . |