Example sentences of "[adv] can not [be] " in BNC.

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31 The argument is therefore an inductive one and so can not be used to justify the principle of induction .
32 Many marine organisms time their reproduction by the moon , and some land organisms also breed by the lunar cycle , particularly those living in equatorial regions where day length is virtually constant and so can not be used as a guide .
33 It is almost always a lack of storage space , or the fact that the file is dynamic and so can not be loaded in a single operation , that prevents self-indexing , and not the time taken to carry out the calculations .
34 One characteristic difference between phonological and syntactic systems has far-reaching implications for the study of variation : although phonological systems change through time and so can not be absolutely closed and finite , they are more closed and finite in character than syntactic systems .
35 It is to say that whether it has done so can not be determined by asking whether the statute requires a certain state of facts to exist before a decision is reached : all statutes always do this .
36 The lexical procedure works by retrieving previously learned information about the specific letter string being read ( and so can not be used for reading non-words aloud , since the reader has never seen these before ) .
37 The non-lexical procedure works by applying rules specifying how a particular letter or letter group is to be pronounced ( and so can not be used for reading exception words aloud correctly , since such words disobey the rules : if you apply the rules to read an exception word aloud , you will produce an incorrect pronunciation , such as reading pint as if it rhymed with mint , hint , lint , etc . ) .
38 This contrasts with Derrida 's view of différance which cuts across the distinction between diachrony and synchrony by including a temporal as well as a spatial dimension : elements are seen as part of a chain of relationships which can not be de fined as either diachronic or synchronic and so can not be reduced to the status of an object in the way that synchronically defined structures can .
39 Although in spreadsheets like 1-2-3 and SuperCalc you can type in an entry like Sep-11 this is just a text entry and so can not be used in arithmetic — which is the whole point of a spreadsheet like this .
40 They are not negotiable so can not be liquidated before maturity .
41 The deposits themselves carry a fixed interest rate related to LIBID and have a fixed term to maturity , so can not be withdrawn before maturity .
42 More fundamentally , the decision in Katsikas raises the issue of whether the employee can most effectively be safeguarded by legal provisions which are mandatory and so can not be contracted out of or whether the law must respect the employee 's freedom to choose .
43 The Prime Minister must be an M. P. ( or be about to take his seat as an M. P. after a general election ) , and so can not be a peer ( unless he can disclaim his peerage : see below , p. 504 .
44 3136 DC is not in state CREated , so can not be submitted :
45 3137 DC references no modules , so can not be submitted :
46 NMOD The specified version of this module does not exist within LIFESPAN and so can not be read out into your current VMS directory .
47 NMOD The specified version of this module does not exist within LIFESPAN and so can not be read out into your current VMS directory .
48 NOFL The filename for the module you wish to enter ( as specified in the package ) can not be found in your current VMS directory and so can not be entered .
49 SCAN This module is syntactically incorrect ( ie. fails to scan ) and so can not be accepted by LIFESPAN ( for details on resolving the errors , refer to error IFOR above ) .
50 NMOD The specified version of this module does not exist within LIFESPAN and so can not be read out into your current VMS directory .
51 NSUB This SPR has not yet been submitted and so can not be referenced on this SSR .
52 NSUB This SPR has not yet been submitted and so can not be referenced on this SSR .
53 Items abandoned and not owned by anyone no longer belong to another and so can not be stolen .
54 The tax is not in fact ACT , so can not be set against the company 's mainstream corporation tax liability .
55 Not only that , but they have fixed wheels , so can not be freewheeled along .
56 The algorithm is implemented in the program yacorder and is used for positioning contigs which do not contain any mapped probes and so can not be positioned directly .
57 I am convinced that pupil-profiling alone can not be the way forward , even if profiles may profitably be used in conjunction with other methods of assessment .
58 The results show that the geological map alone can not be used to predict radon hazard : soil-gas surveys must also be made .
59 Results of the surveys have shown that the geological map alone can not be used to predict radon hazard : soil-gas surveys must also be made .
60 However Constantine Giannaris is quick to point out that lack of funding alone can not be blamed for the paucity of cinematic output .
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