Example sentences of "can [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intel Corp rates the 66MHz version of the Pentium chip at 112 MIPS — well it is claimed to execute two instructions per cycle — one for each of its parallel arithmetic-logic units — two five-stage execution units , and claims that it is five times more powerful than the original 80486 microprocessor and over 300 times faster than the 8088 ; it contains 3.1m transistors , compared with 1.2m for the 80486 ; it is manufactured in Intel 's 0.8 micron three-metal layer BiCMOS process technology ; it has two 8Kb on-chip caches and a fully compatible floating point unit that is up to five times faster than the one on the 80486 at the same clock speed ; to get around the problem that the thing can squeal to a halt when it comes to a branch that stalls the instruction stream , it includes branch prediction , where the chip remembers prior instruction pathways and predicts the correct pathway for a new instruction . |
| 2 | To get around the problem that the thing can squeal to a halt when it comes to a branch that stalls the instruction stream , it includes branch prediction , where the chip remembers prior instruction pathways and predicts the correct pathway for a new instruction . |
| 3 | It 's still not widely appreciated that men can want to be objects , as much as agents , of desire . |
| 4 | For aquifers with a high carbonate content this is of little consequence , but in other aquifers the acidity of the subsurface water resulting from its sulphate content can persist to depths of several metres and can result in metals such as aluminium being leached into shallow groundwater . |
| 5 | Horses certainly do n't instinctively like being patted : a pat is the closest gesture we can make to a kick . |
| 6 | While our sports leaders recognise the contribution they can make to providing a ‘ healthy outlet ’ , they are concerned that , although government looks to them to play this role , it is often not prepared to assist them . |
| 7 | Talk about the contribution that facial expressions , gestures and tone of voice can make to a speaker 's meaning , eg in ironic and sarcastic uses of language . |
| 8 | She needs to unburden , and good listening is not only good therapy , it is probably the most important contribution anyone can make to the happiness of the elderly who live alone . |
| 9 | And it 's amazing the difference a few more pounds can make to the quality of a guitar . |
| 10 | The difference a good compressor can make to vocals , drums , bass , drum machines and even final mixes should never be underestimated . |
| 11 | This is the main contribution that the linguistic sciences can make to the teaching of languages : to provide good descriptions … |
| 12 | The Church has not always recognised their rights to spiritual growth nor the contribution that they can make to building up the body of Christ . |
| 13 | The ability to be ‘ productive ’ is a powerful element of individual status within our society ; according to our particular scale of values , to work and contribute to the national wealth is the largest single contribution anyone can make to their society . |
| 14 | One should therefore be cautious about generalisations which do less than justice to the contribution which friendship can make to the well-being of specific groups of old people . |
| 15 | It is surprising the difference such a relatively small decorative touch can make to an ordinary room or staircase . |
| 16 | Perhaps the greatest contribution that fictional novels can make to human rights and changing attitudes is in giving us a timely reminder that all the statistics we 're constantly bombarded with actually constitute human lives , just as valuable as our own . |
| 17 | He points out that we need to distinguish between the contribution that research can make to policy and that which it can make to social work practice . |
| 18 | He points out that we need to distinguish between the contribution that research can make to policy and that which it can make to social work practice . |
| 19 | Publishers will be wise to emphasise the contribution that good levels of book provision can make to limiting the need for special help for school children at a later stage . |
| 20 | Editor , — Roger Smith underestimates the contribution that biochemical markers of bone resorption can make to the diagnosis and monitoring of Paget 's disease . |
| 21 | The contribution which adults other than teachers , both employers and trade unionists , can make to the school curriculum has gained widespread recognition over the past ten years , through the activities of the SCIP , the Royal Society of Arts Industry Year ( 1986 ) , and the more recent DTI initiatives . |
| 22 | The aims in that review have been : ( i ) To improve the quality of policy formulation and decision-taking in government by presenting ministers , collectively in Cabinet and individually within their departments , with well defined options , costed where possible , and relating the choice between options to the contribution they can make to meeting national needs . |
| 23 | With these points in mind the next section will return to the contribution that liability rules can make to increased management efficiency . |
| 24 | The contribution that a good choir , singing or instrumental group can make to the worship of a parish can not be underestimated . |
| 25 | In this chapter , the discussion focuses on the contribution social policy can make to economic growth . |
| 26 | Generally , links with other services are poor and the contribution that doctors and nurses can make to specific treatment is entirely lost . |
| 27 | However , KPMG Head of Corporate Recovery Tim Hayward cautioned : ‘ Too much should not be read into one quarter 's figures , particularly given the distortion that holidays can make to the third quarter . |
| 28 | Regular maintenance is the most important ‘ improvement ’ you can make to your home . |
| 29 | There are , however , contributions that accountants can make to differentiated product strategies . |
| 30 | However , our discussion will concentrate on the contribution each can make to public sector accounting . |