Example sentences of "can or [vb mod] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this may seem an obvious statement , there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved . |
| 2 | The basic question with regard to birth parents is first , whether they can or should be encouraged to release the child emotionally on the belief that this is the only way for the child to become attached to his new family . |
| 3 | But it is also emphasized that professional competence is not something that can or should be taken for granted , and that the intimate knowledge of the carer-counsellor can often be as useful as the most vaunted professional . |
| 4 | The point at issue is whether such affective , and essentially subjective , aspects of educational and personal development can or should be subjected to formal recognition in the certification process . |
| 5 | In this article I shall look at what has been proposed by the GMC , whether this can or should be implemented , what the interested parties think about the recommendations , and whether there are any other ways of ensuring that newly qualified doctors are not put off their careers completely before they have properly begun . |
| 6 | On the other hand , because the perfect answer is not always immediately available does not mean that the whole exercise can or should be abandoned as a foolish pipe-dream . |
| 7 | No matter how they are dressed up , modernized or staffed by well-meaning people , there is not a single prison in Britain that we can or should be proud of . |
| 8 | It is also simple-minded to assert that everyone can or should be involved in the complexities of designing universities or opera houses . |
| 9 | But it is doubtful if the problem can or should be solved with spending cuts alone . |
| 10 | But it is doubtful if the problem can or should be solved with spending cuts alone . |
| 11 | I believe the Chartered Institute of Transport , who launched TRANSAID , and all the sponsors can be well satisfied in the knowledge that the concept continues to fulfil a very valuable role in support of S.C.F. However it is clear that the need for help and guidance with transport management and operations in needy countries is much wider than that which can or should be tackled by S.C.F. Whether this has or should have any implications for the future status and role of TRANSAID is certainly an issue we shall be addressing with our parties as we enter our sixth year . |
| 12 | One particularly important design decision is the choice of word length , since this affects how instructions are stored , the number of bits which are used to specify operation codes and addressing modes , and what data formats can or must be provided ( for example , double-length working may be a necessity , if a short word length is chosen ) . |