Example sentences of "can not be allowed " in BNC.
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| 31 | But you are concerned with precise and meaningful writing where the more relaxed habits of impromptu speech can not be allowed to creep in . |
| 32 | ’ — And so it can not be allowed to occur . |
| 33 | Mr. Wilson : The Minister can not be allowed to get away with that . |
| 34 | Similarly this ‘ new message ’ can not be allowed to go on for too long , as the mind will require yet another change . |
| 35 | Finally , we would stress that it is the musical values of vocal music which in the end have dominating importance , and therefore the musical form can not be allowed to weaken in favour of literary factors . |
| 36 | The re-emergence of feminism , which began as a flash of vision , and continued with an examination of the evils and gross distortions of patriarchy , and led to a whole variety of campaigns on behalf of women , now needs to concentrate on the differences between us as women which have divided us under patriarchy and which can not be allowed to divide us as feminists . |
| 37 | This doctrine ( the direct effect of directives ) results from the case law of the European Court and is based on the idea that a Member State can not be allowed to rely , as against the citizen , on its own failure to fulfil its Treaty obligation to implement directives . |
| 38 | ‘ As I was about to say , this situation can not be allowed to continue , trespassing as we are on my wife 's time and goodwill . |
| 39 | ‘ This can not be allowed to pass without redress ! |
| 40 | It is in my mind that this last outrage can not be allowed to pass , nor can I longer leave the handling of the affair to Prince Henry or his advisers . |
| 41 | Mayor Tom Bradley said that the ruling " can not be allowed to stand " and gave notice that an appeal would be lodged against it . |
| 42 | Holmes will not come back when he is called ( he does n't even turn round when you shout ) and he can not be allowed of the lead . |
| 43 | As a commodity , labour can not be allowed by management to participate in decision-making since this loss of control could endanger the private appropriation of profit ( Nichols 1980 , pp. 287–9 ) . |
| 44 | If the former can not be allowed to happen because this spells an end to society , then external coercion must come to replace internal restraint ; and drives which can not be inhibited and redirected by the ego and superego must instead be mastered by agencies of social control . |
| 45 | But the doctors ' lawyers augue the case can not be allowed to go ahead after such a long delay . |
| 46 | Mr Devine could face up to 300 lashes for the offence , his MP says that can not be allowed to happen . |
| 47 | ‘ We do not want to bypass the elected representatives , but they can not be allowed to hold up progress . |
| 48 | ‘ Had we let this one pass without action it would have set a precedent for others to follow and that can not be allowed to happen . ’ |
| 49 | Their long-term viability can not be allowed to be compromised . |
| 50 | So far , I have managed to restrain myself from putting pen to paper to put a balance to the view emanating from the media and their very well-paid political hacks that Tom Clarke can not be allowed to continue as the parliamentary leader of the Scottish Labour Party in Parliament . |
| 51 | That is where our freedom lies and it is that freedom which the fatwa threatens , and which it can not be allowed to destroy . ’ |
| 52 | But he told the Legislative Council : ‘ We do recognise that the current uncertain situation can not be allowed to continue for much longer and that we will need to gazette the bill if a decision on talks ca n't be reached imminently . ’ |