Example sentences of "can [conj] [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 ) . |
| 13 | I do n't think this means that there is no saying what he is getting at in these works ; opinions can and will be formed , and for the extent of the present discussion I have been attempting to express one . |
| 14 | All in all , then , the interview schedule must aim to ask a minimum of questions which can and will be answered . |
| 15 | It can and will be seen that the particular academic institution in which I was incarcerated , together with the pressures of my home life , was not conducive to the resolution of any such developmental crises . |
| 16 | However , I do accept that once an order for possession is made , the extent of his right as a statutory tenant can and will be curtailed . |
| 17 | If enough people care long and hard enough it can and will be done . ’ |
| 18 | If enough people care , it can and will be done ’ |
| 19 | I have been talking to the leaders in Medicine and Education and clearly there are many areas where we can and will be working together in telling the Government that they must support us in supplying quality services and that the Treasury is a support service , not the determinant of policy . |
| 20 | They can and will be called to account . |
| 21 | As in all significant campaigns , quality education has to be led from the front , with the manager showing the commitment and leadership which make others realise that things can and will be done as a result . |
| 22 | For example : to move from one foot to two in any glissade , it can and should be when first studied a smooth gliding movement as it is when Albrecht gently draws Giselle to sit on the bench before telling her of his love . |
| 23 | For that violation they can and should be made to pay . ’ |
| 24 | But he showed no sign of carrying out his threat that ‘ they can and should be made to pay ’ . |
| 25 | Other factors , such as oxygen supply and the concentration of other nutrients , can and should be adjusted both in the aboveground reactors and the subsurface to enhance the overall process . |
| 26 | At this point , the ventilator , along with other forms of treatment , can and should be discontinued . |
| 27 | A classic way of finding out how much of your own job can and should be delegated is to put someone in charge while you are away . |
| 28 | Preventing accidents — in the home , at work , at play and while travelling — can and should be everyone 's concern , both for their own personal safety and for others . |
| 29 | I would submit that these are all value-adding activities which librarians and information scientists can and should be involved with in the transformation process , from when information originally appears in the public domain to when it appears on the executive 's desk . |
| 30 | Pearce et al. ( 1989 ) have argued that the effects of government , commercial and other actions on the environment can and should be assessed on a cost/benefit basis and this seems likely to be the basis on which at least the UK government will proceed . |