Example sentences of "[pron] can [adv] be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If my servant , acting bona fide within the scope of his authority , procures or causes me to break a contract which I have made with you , you can not sue the servant for interference with the contract ; for he is my alter ego here , and I can not be sued for inducing myself to break a contract , although I may be liable for breaking the contract . |
| 2 | The skier carries a new model transceiver , the F1-plus , which can either be used for avalanche rescue , or switched to a lower frequency to receive the signal of the buried ski . |
| 3 | These should include mild and hot peppers ( the jalapeño pepper is not for the faint hearted ) , and tomato sauces for tacos which can also be used for many other dishes . |
| 4 | daysack large enough to hold climbing gear which can also be used for lightweight weekend walking/backpacking . |
| 5 | Most notable was the small but marked increase in delivery time between 13.15 and 14.00 which can probably be accounted for by the gradual build-up of demand at a time when lunchtime rosters have effectively halved the number of bookfetching staff on duty , while a similar increase in delivery times for books requested between 16.45 and 17.00 ( when demand is falling ) is probably attributable to the change in shift and reduction in bookfetching staff which occurs at 17.00 . |
| 6 | holds a qualification in hotel and catering management which can not be accepted for complete exemption from the Association 's education criteria . |
| 7 | Earlier yesterday , the Court of Appeal refused an application by Mr Goodwin 's employers , the publishers Morgan Grampian , to revoke the order forcing him to hand over notes containing confidential financial information concerning a company , which can not be named for legal reasons . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman spoke for himself , which can not be said for the hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth ( Mr. Pawsey ) , who is not in his place , the Back-Bench chairman of the Conservative party education committee . |
| 9 | It is precisely this weighting which can not be observed for art works . |
| 10 | The problem of how to accommodate , in a theoretical framework , the existence of two miscibility gaps requires a new approach , and a more elaborate treatment by Prigogine and co-workers encompasses the difference in size between the components of a mixture , which can not be ignored for polymer solutions . |
| 11 | Goyigamas were substantially over-represented , a fact which can not be accounted for entirely by their agricultural pursuits . |
| 12 | Some constructs may reflect pre-verbal bases of organization which can not be accounted for by rational explanation . |
| 13 | Changes in output which can not be accounted for by changes in the input of capital and labour are assumed to be accounted for by autonomous shocks in technology . |
| 14 | It causes the differences between individuals which can not be accounted for by intelligence or learning . |
| 15 | There is a three-month time limit , which can only be extended for good reasons . |
| 16 | ‘ This represents a constant haemorrhage of money from the business which can only be sustained for so long , ’ he said . |
| 17 | The law should prohibit : the export of military , security and police equipment and training where these can reasonably be assumed to contribute to human rights abuses ; the manufacture of equipment which can only be used for torture or other cruel , inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners . |
| 18 | This state is characterised by a full differentiation of the individual as a person ( through the ego process ) from objects which can then be valued for their own sake and can be related with in both a giving and receiving fashion . |
| 19 | The storage building blocks are packaged to slide into modular shelving which can then be configured for anything from the desktop to the data centre . |
| 20 | Data and information gained from empirical observation and experience are necessary for explanations which can then be used for the building-up of theory . |
| 21 | It is the advice of Consultant Psychiatrists at Banstead and Horton that while there may be a ‘ small number of patients in other categories who might be suitable on an individual basis for transfer to appropriate alternative facilities , there is only one category of patient which can seriously be considered for transfer . |
| 22 | If your child is over 16 , he or she can not be tested for HIV without his or her permission . |
| 23 | Having spent many years arguing for government support for the British fashion industry — and getting nowhere — she can not be blamed for opting to manufacture and show abroad . |
| 24 | The power is wide enough on the one hand to allow the statement of an eye-witness to an accident to express an opinion ( eg that one of the drivers was going too fast ) and on the other hand to allow a party to put in a medical report from a doctor who has died or who can not be called for any other reason . |
| 25 | In this country a hospital accepts and cares for any person who can not be cared for in their own home , but to step into their admission halls is not always the loving experience needed . |
| 26 | The customer 's brother — who can not be named for legal reasons — came into the shop a little later and started an argument . |
| 27 | The woman , who can not be named for legal reasons , denied assault but was found guilty and given a conditional discharge . |
| 28 | While on bail , the 44-year-old machine operator — who can not be named for legal reasons — attacked his wife 's boss believing they were having an affair . |
| 29 | The child , who can not be named for legal reasons , was staying with her grandparents in south Devon . |
| 30 | A full care hearing about the girl , from Rotherwell , Leeds , — who can not be named for legal reasons — will be heard on February 23 , Leeds County Court decided . |