Example sentences of "can the [noun sg] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if , for example , a feature like straight line at the top has excitatory connections with the letter detector for E , and curve at the top has inhibitory connections , how can the E-detector be excited by the stimulus e ? |
| 2 | Can the Union be involved in briefing and monitoring young people on Work Experience ? |
| 3 | So how can the church be effective in this situation ? |
| 4 | Nor can the performer be guilty of an offence by aiding and abetting the director ; the ordinary principles of complicity are expressed not to apply . |
| 5 | Griffin replies to such scepticism rather lamely : ‘ Allowing that an animal can be aware of outside events but denying that it can be self-aware becomes somewhat ridiculous — can the animal be aware of other creatures but not of itself ? ( 1984 : 205 ) . |
| 6 | Nor , in an atmosphere of reluctance , can the initiator be confident that a participator 's initial dependence on other people 's ideas and energy will in due course be turned into well-informed independence . |
| 7 | How can the Minister be complacent about pre-school provision ? |
| 8 | According to Howard , ‘ the public from the very beginning of the photodrama has centered its interests on the personalities of the screen ’ because ‘ only through personality can the multitude be satisfied ’ . |
| 9 | Can the death be due to academic greasy-pole climbing ? |
| 10 | Where a plaintiff claims in respect of the consequences of an injury caused to the foetus before birth , the following questions arise : ( 1 ) How can the defendant have owed the plaintiff a duty of care at a time when the law did not recognise the plaintiff 's existence ? ( 2 ) How can the defendant be liable for causing injury to the plaintiff when , at the time that the injury was caused , the law did not recognise the plaintiff 's existence ? |
| 11 | If not , can the workshop be available to the learners and be manned by teaching staff after 5 p.m. ? |
| 12 | Many Commonwealth leaders believe the movement in South Africa is the result of pressure already applied , and that only by turning the screw can the world be sure that there will be no turning back . |