Example sentences of "[noun sg] can not be ruled " in BNC.
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| 1 | A theory can not be conclusively falsified , because the possibility that some part of the complex test situation , other than the theory under test , is responsible for an erroneous prediction can not be ruled out . |
| 2 | Andrew Benson , an analyst at BZW , believes a postponement of the demerger can not be ruled out . |
| 3 | While some genetic influence can not be ruled out , just what is inherited remains very unclear . |
| 4 | However , the nature of the social structures and processes which affect the drug-taking behaviour of the population continue to undergo great changes , and , in the final analysis , the possibility that the prevalence of heroin use in Wirral will peak but not fall can not be ruled out . |
| 5 | To date the ecologists have refused to be drawn , but a last-minute pact can not be ruled out . |
| 6 | The urge for an independent central bank and a proposed Euro central bank comes at a particularly dangerous time , when recessions , depressions and even a slump can not be ruled out . |
| 7 | The possibility of suicide can not be ruled out . |
| 8 | A violent struggle for economic and political control can not be ruled out . |
| 9 | However securely based on observation a statement may seem to be , the possibility that new theoretical advances will reveal inadequacies in that statement can not be ruled out . |
| 10 | The outstanding historical and artistic significance of the costume makes it an obvious target for acquisition by a British museum : the possibility of a serious bid by the Victoria and Albert Museum , perhaps with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund can not be ruled out . |
| 11 | It is intended that the system of Special Discounts should continue in subsequent years , although the percentage discount and the rules by which policies will qualify may vary from year to year and the possibility can not be ruled out that circumstances may arise which would make it inappropriate to grant any Special Discount at all . |
| 12 | Indeed , the possibility that he may actually have known Rodrigo can not be ruled out , and offers a tantalizing possibility that we may be reading a first-hand account . |
| 13 | Some of the gold , however , was clearly derived from an ultrabasic source ; local higher-level epithermal mineralisation can not be ruled out , but seems unlikely . |