Example sentences of "can [not/n't] be taken [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | It seems clearly to describe something about our culture , yet can not be taken as an absolute . |
2 | But in any case , her prominence in the preparations for the 5 October march , and her leading part in it , did not mean that she intended that it should lead to a violent outcome , and the mere fact of her CPNI membership can not be taken as evidence for the existence of a violent conspiracy . |
3 | However , the continuation of a tradition of appointed local boards can not be taken as a vote of confidence in their predecessors . |
4 | It , of course , can not be taken as scientific fact . |
5 | Bacon 's case , occurring as it did after eighteen years of Stuart rule , can not be taken as evidence for judicial corruption under the Tudors . |
6 | For the moment , however , it is sufficient to note that the formation of interest groups is a problem of the highest order ; the group world can not be taken as a given but needs to be explained ; and we have to attend to the determinants of individual consciousness and awareness , and the part they play in the development of groups and political conflict . |
7 | In effect , they argue that the governmental agenda can not be taken as a given . |
8 | First , if the action must be taken very urgently , it can not be taken as part of a full corporate strategic analysis ; there would not be the time . |
9 | Yet , in my opinion , the only two continuous accounts of the events — the First and Second Books of Maccabees — can not be taken as contemporary witnesses to the facts . |
10 | But Ward re-asserted BAF 's belief that ‘ ignorance on the part of an athlete can not be taken as a plea of not guilty . |
11 | As has already been noted , the number of foreign-language publications read can not be taken as a direct measure of the success or otherwise of the Library 's foreign purchasing programme ; however , in 1973 the then level of demand for such items was described as ‘ disappointingly low ’ , and the hope that the external circulation of lists of foreign accessions would have increased it was recognised to have been vain . |
12 | ( The ILEA figure can not be taken at face value in its last , incomplete , year . |
13 | There are claimed benefits in academic progress and in social and emotional maturity , but the solution to the basic problem of the language and learning environments can not be taken to be solved in the mainstreaming option . |
14 | The metabolic concentrations can not be taken to be representative of analgesic ratios . |
15 | This is because the apparent uptake at one hour can not be taken to be the true uptake in view of the high level at time 0 , which must represent adherence to the cell wall ( Fig 4 ) . |
16 | This is not so much a matter of transaction costs as of the unpredictability of offer and counter-offer : it moves economics into the realm of game theory , where efficient outcomes can not be taken for granted ( see box ) . |
17 | But the difficulty with this discussion is that it lacks a firm point of reference because it can not be taken for granted that there should be two levels of offence , rape and procuring sex by threats . |
18 | Lord Whitelaw and John Biffen come into the category of influential ministers whose views can not be taken for granted . |
19 | This is something that can not be taken for granted , as with the best will in the World , even the most expert goldfish keeper will suffer equipment failures etc. in his or her absence which can , during hot weather for example , lead to loss of fish or triggering off disease . |
20 | This can not be taken for granted , however , and it is worth fending off inevitable disappointment by making enquiries before signing any contract of employment . |
21 | He can not be taken for granted as simply ‘ there ’ in our religious sense , our spiritual depth , or our moral awareness , for he transcends , he stands over against all of these . |
22 | The meanings that these categories come to have for people in given situations can not be taken for granted , but is a subject for sociological study . |
23 | From this position , sociologists of deviance have argued that the ‘ societal reaction ’ to deviance can not be taken for granted , but is itself a problem to be explained . |
24 | According to David Downes , Dutch elites have ‘ a distinct appreciation of the extent to which community tolerance can not be taken for granted , but needs active elicitation and encouragement ’ . |
25 | The sentence , however , can not be taken for granted , as we shall see . |
26 | What it means to ‘ hold an attitude ’ can not be taken for granted , but the rhetorical dimensions of taking a stance need to be considered . |
27 | It can not be taken for granted . |
28 | But to contend , as does Mr. Wall , that the consideration of their interests can not be taken into account at all unless the criterion to be found in paragraph ( b ) of article 13 is satisfied is , in my judgment , unwarranted by anything in the language of the Convention and unwarranted in principle . |
29 | 34 ) , but this can not be taken into account . |
30 | ( Logs can not be taken of negative numbers . ) |