Example sentences of "for [pron] can [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simply to decide upon the basis of what we think is best for them can be a form of prejudice . |
| 2 | Since all goods are donated , most of them of high quality coming from the more affluent within and outwith the parish , charges for them can be minimal so providing a social service as well as a subsidy towards the hall expenses . |
| 3 | This is the pot of gold at the end of every interviewer 's rainbow ; the quest for it can be so tempting that he will abandon normal argument to hammer away a la Walden at one single point until the politician gives up and gives in . |
| 4 | In the penny oracles of the press , however , there were bolder accusations as when The Daily Graphic ( 16 November 1900 ) confidently asserted that ‘ the pistol is the ideal weapon of the Hooligan … his love for it can be traced directly to the influence of the ‘ penny dreadfuls ' ’ ’ . |
| 5 | If the food-crisis peaks of 1795 , 1800 – 1 and 1812 – 13 are disregarded — for it can be firmly concluded that in those years , as in 1739 – 40 and 1766 – 7 , the living standards of wage-earners must have been substantially , though temporarily , reduced — then the general real-wage trend of the war years suggests no marked movement either way . |
| 6 | This is what does the damage — not religion — for it can be seen in all walks of life wherever people are emotionally involved . |
| 7 | In Britain , American experience is commonly cited as setting a precedent both for what can be done and for the policy strategies necessary for success . |
| 8 | It is blatant , undisguised opportunism by management , showing preference for what can be done , rather than what should be done . |