Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [not/n't] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Likewise they implicitly assume that over the medium-term ( 3-10 years ) , the supply side can not be assumed to be constant . |
| 2 | The statute can not be referring to the interests of all those individuals because they may differ and the interests of the majority are not necessarily the same as the interests of the State . |
| 3 | The base cost of the qualifying investment can not be reduced to less than zero by the rolled-over chargeable gain . |
| 4 | The catalytic inactivity of the mutant protein can not be attributed to a defect in overall folding since Dcm and Dcm/Cys177Ser show indistinguishable DNA binding properties ( see below : Figure 4 ) . |
| 5 | This rule can not be applied to items from the newer weaving countries ( Pakistan and the Balkans , etc ) which produce workshop versions of almost any type of design . |
| 6 | When considering the weight or strength of the reasons for an action , the reasons for the rule can not be added to the rule itself as additional reasons . |
| 7 | The complicated narrative of the emancipation can not be reduced to the proposition that Alexander sensed he was facing a crisis and believed that attack was the best form of defence . |
| 8 | The fault can not be attributed to a draughting error because the 2N3904 and BC546 are npn transistors and the circuit will pass only 5mA when 2.7V is between A and B. |
| 9 | An ageing labour force can not be expected to be a mobile one . |
| 10 | If the purpose of the law is to protect women from acts of sexual intercourse to which they have not in fact consented , whether by reason of force actually applied , physical or other threat , or fear induced by the accused or by others , then the relevant question would appear to be : Did this particular woman , in these particular circumstances , submit to this particular man ; or did she in fact freely consent to have intercourse with him ? … if the law deems the woman to have consented to the act despite ample evidence of threats which rendered her submissive but non-consenting , then the law can not be said to be serving its true function of protecting individuals from the imposition of non-consensual sexual intercourse . ’ |
| 11 | An ambivalence to assessment in Catholic schools rightly stems from the view that religious education in its entirety can not be submitted to formal and sharply focussed testing because of its very nature and its concern with personal faith and commitment . |
| 12 | In more recent work , Professor Stewart argues that , although the corporate approach retains its purpose as a challenge to the dominant functional perspective , the ‘ concern of the new management can not be restricted to the corporate centre ’ ( Stewart 1986 : 148 ; cf Stewart 1989 ) . |
| 13 | The traditional view is that there is no age below which a child can not be held to be guilty of contributory negligence . |
| 14 | The role of judge can not be left to the exchange prosecutors , but must be given to an independent adjudicator or tribunal . |
| 15 | The oral shield of A. bellis is slightly rounded triangular while in A. tritonis it is distinctly arrowhead-shaped and this disparity can not be attributed to differences in size . |
| 16 | It has also been suggested that rape in marriage can not be compared to other forms of rape , since the effect on the victim must needs be far less traumatic . |
| 17 | Indeed it does , and it seems the job can not be left to the mere television reviewer either , for criticism soon leaked from the cultural pages to the overtly political ones , even reaching as far as the editorial sections of some newspapers . |
| 18 | Unfortunately the mouse can not be used to actually enter notes and symbols , but keying the notes in is straightforward so this is no great hardship . |
| 19 | South Africa is a large and complex country where conditions in one place can not be generalized to those in another . |
| 20 | On substantive questions under the Convention , particularly whether the applicant has had a fair trial , matters of ‘ lawyer failure ’ generally do not result in a violation of the Convention because such failure can not be attributed to the State , which is the only respondent before the Commission or the Court . |
| 21 | It has been suggested that the rapid increase in the Muslim population during this period can not be attributed to the mass conversion of Bogomils , as the greatest increases were recorded in the areas where Bogomils were fewer in number , especially in the towns . |
| 22 | This difference can not be attributed to more enlightened guessing when subjects knew the title because recall of words closely related to the title and of words not closely related to the title was equally improved . |
| 23 | For example , if A tells B something in confidence and B ( without A 's permission ) passes the information on to C , who has not been told that it is confidential and the circumstances are such that an obligation of confidence can not be imputed to C , then C will be able to use the information freely although B himself can be prevented from using the information or divulging it further . |
| 24 | A surplus can not be refunded to the company except by dissolution of the scheme in accordance with the rules of the scheme and relevant legislation . |
| 25 | The operations of this central process can not be conveyed to another without employing some convention which allows a communicational interchange , whether it be by gesture , facial expression , or language . |
| 26 | ‘ Foreign ’ words can be heard but meaning can not be attached to them ; they can not be interpreted . |
| 27 | I said that ROM can not be written to except when it is first manufactured , and that is true also of the DNA in cells , except for occasional random errors in copying . |
| 28 | Truth can not be confined to traditional religions , nor can any particular religion claim to have a monopoly of Truth , for where that kind of particularization of the Ultimate takes place , we are face to face with what Tillich calls demonization . |
| 29 | Although it is tempting to do so , non-conservation can not be assimilated to the phenomenalist tendency shown up in Martin Braine 's experiment . |
| 30 | But the health watchdogs have countered that one person can not be expected to be on call all the time , and that person might also not be available . |