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

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31 This criticism can not be applied to the results for 1984–90 .
32 ‘ Realism maintains that universal moral principles can not be applied to the actions of states in their abstract universal formulation . ’
33 This rule can not be applied to items from the newer weaving countries ( Pakistan and the Balkans , etc ) which produce workshop versions of almost any type of design .
34 He argues that the ‘ local state ’ is not simply the national state writ small , and that a general theory of the state can not be applied to the local level .
35 First , the models are one-dimensional only and can not be applied to a real solid .
36 The general technique for converting an equation valid for SR into one valid in all frames , namely replacing normal derivatives by covariant derivatives , can not be applied to gravitation .
37 Data analysis techniques were largely developed to cater for the implementation of database systems , although that does not mean that they can not be applied to non-database situations .
38 I said that ROM can not be written to except when it is first manufactured , and that is true also of the DNA in cells , except for occasional random errors in copying .
39 The statute can not be referring to the interests of all those individuals because they may differ and the interests of the majority are not necessarily the same as the interests of the State .
40 Mr Fuchs has made it clear that he can not be called to task for the museum 's deficit and has blamed two principal factors .
41 If balance is important it can not be limited to public television .
42 The article shows that the interpretation of a text can not be limited to a purely linguistic analysis and advocates the case for the " bibliographical and productive histories of the poems we read " ( p. 205 ) .
43 The question of criminal liability can not be relegated to a matter of medical consensus .
44 The Kingdom is not and can not be relegated to an appendix which follows the turning of the last page of world history .
45 On flat surfaces this action is minimised by laying a carpet of light-reflective white limestone chippings on the asphalt , but this treatment can not be extended to sloping sections or to roofs carrying regular foot-traffic .
46 As safety in shared spaces is currently sought by short sight lines , this variant of the principle can not be extended to residential roads in general .
47 ‘ Whilst there may be sanctuary men and sanctuary women — ’ he pointed out , producing as it were his trump card , ‘ — since children can commit no crime for which asylum would be needed , the privilege of sanctuary can not be extended to them .
48 For instance , in the eight queens problem , the position Q can not be extended to a goal because no queen can ever be put in the left file .
49 The most common criticism of HARPY is that its approach can not be extended to larger vocabularies and/or more habitable grammars .
50 For the moment , it means that recently completed properties can not be connected to the sewage system in 43 towns and suburbs .
51 Art can not be raised to a pure effusion at a single onset . ’
52 Victim 's interpretations and memories indicate that victim studies can not be assumed to accurately reflect the ‘ real ’ extent of crime ; and the search for more reliable and direct indicators has included the development of self-report studies .
53 Likewise they implicitly assume that over the medium-term ( 3-10 years ) , the supply side can not be assumed to be constant .
54 All suggestions are given in good faith and for general help and guidance but since detail may vary with different roofs they can not be assumed to be suitable for every application .
55 They can not be sent to prison — at least not yet .
56 Considerably lesser wines , however , are made from an isolated plot of vines around the south-western edge of Ambonnay — obviously these vines can not be compared to those situated north of the village .
57 And much as we can love our children , friends or pets , it can not be compared to sharing intimacy with a lover , especially when you have been used to the sounds , smells and physical qualities that brings .
58 It has also been suggested that rape in marriage can not be compared to other forms of rape , since the effect on the victim must needs be far less traumatic .
59 It applies to all those thoughts of the human mind which are real enough to the thinker , but which can not be converted to physical things and detected by the five senses of sight , hearing , touch , taste and smell .
60 A surplus can not be refunded to the company except by dissolution of the scheme in accordance with the rules of the scheme and relevant legislation .
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