Example sentences of "means [conj] we can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Branches should avoid merely asking the insured to obtain estimate(s) or quotation(s) unless the type of claim or the remoteness of the location means that we can not make use of our own local or national arrangements with traders . |
| 2 | However , although literature in general and certain works in particular would seem to support Derrida 's claims about the principle of différance in language , the very nature of those claims means that we can not regard literature as being a special kind or use of language . |
| 3 | Firstly , the divergence of function and form means that we can not rely upon teaching only form . |
| 4 | At the same time the poverty of our sources on this issue means that we can not come anywhere near making an informed guess at the extent of the estates of any one king . |
| 5 | As we have noted earlier , the lack of any data on transfers within the family means that we can not look at some of the interesting questions concerning the distribution between individuals ( e.g. , between men and women ) . |