Example sentences of "can [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 175g/6oz can evaporated milk |
| 2 | How can high-bay warehousing be classified in order to identify different degrees of risk which result from equipment layout and complexity over and above the question of differing degrees of combustibility ( this aspect being adequately covered in the Fire Offices ' Committee Rules ) . |
| 3 | Nowhere can economic autonomy be separated from political autonomy , and least of all in the Soviet Baltic states , where separatism stalks every debate . |
| 4 | Firstly , it is widely accepted , though admittedly not conclusively established , that major ice ages may result from the siting of large continental masses in the polar regions , because only in such circumstances can extensive ice sheets become established , with significant consequences for world climate ( Frakes , 1979 ) . |
| 5 | Can strong habituall custome Work with such Magick on the mind , and manners In spight of sex and nature ? ( ii.ii. 140 — 2 ) |
| 6 | 500g ( 1-lb 2oz ) carton or can ready-to-serve custard |
| 7 | Can low blood pressure be a risk ? |
| 8 | Can Spanish hero Carlos Cardus go one better in 1991 , or has he missed his biggest chance of winning the title ? |
| 9 | 4 Regulatory bodies , which can pre-censor material whenever there is a possibility that transmission might infringe the law . |
| 10 | where you can old furniture . |
| 11 | It can be regarded as private ownership at least as readily as it can public ownership . |
| 12 | Can public transport , therefore , even if available , fill the gap , in view of the low incomes of many of the elderly and rural poor ? |
| 13 | How can British Rail have an adequate link ? |
| 14 | Given the current technical framework and the likely developments in the future , how can British broadcasting be financed in such a way as to brine the greatest enjoyment and pleasure to as many viewers and listeners as possible while at the same time fulfilling the public service obligation ? |
| 15 | Not only can marked variation in embryonic development be observed even within litters but , during such a dynamic phase of morphogenetic change , embryos only a few hours apart in age may be significantly different in their developmental state . |
| 16 | Oh we can High Road at er ten past five . |
| 17 | Can high tech help ? |
| 18 | Can social work do anything to improve its image ? |
| 19 | The problem here is how can social cohesion and civic virtue be promoted ? |
| 20 | Researchers themselves are bound to adopt one social construction of the phenomena they are investigating rather than another and however objective their methodology , the chosen perspective can not be completely neutral , nor can social research be entirely value free . |
| 21 | Nor can generalised criticism be justified if it is based on one isolated incident . |
| 22 | The object of this chapter is to show how the ideas presented in the earlier chapters can be used to collect and collate information on a specific question : ‘ Can smoking cause lung cancer ? ’ |
| 23 | Silt can mechanical stability to prevent plants from being blown out of the ground . |
| 24 | Can mechanical engineering be a growth industry when few can name one significant UK- owned example ? |
| 25 | You can visible marker your goods , but that 's even less attractive , but would you want an engraved mark across one of your prize possessions ? |
| 26 | Only if this price can be paid , the penalty taken , the sentence borne , can sinful man hope to be forgiven and come again into God 's presence . |
| 27 | Can outside pressure play a role in influencing the course of events ? |
| 28 | To what extent can global politics be separated from domestic politics ? |
| 29 | We have a standard for children which assumes they can either send very strongly amplifies the distress , and therefore , we are not going to taken them terribly seriously , or at least they can actual reach much higher intensities before we do take them seriously , whereas for adults we have a different standard which , which assumes that even slight expressions of distress in adult could be serious . |
| 30 | How can future cash flows be predicted with sufficient accuracy for a qualification ? |