Example sentences of "[noun prp] can [not/n't] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problems of Kashmir can not be resolved by violence . |
| 2 | States can not be controlled with pieces of paper . |
| 3 | The groundmass mineralogy of lateritised Permian volcanics from Devon can not be determined by optical petrography but is clearly shown by chemical mapping with an automated electron microprobe . |
| 4 | The future of the NHS can not be considered in isolation from policies relating to prevention , public health and ‘ care in the community ’ ( Labour Party 1989 ) |
| 5 | As the RSFSR can not be put at risk by being surrounded by non-obedient or independent and sovereign republics in Ukraine , Belorussia , Lithuania , Armenia , etc. , so the security of the USSR as a national state can not be put at risk by non-obedient and sovereign countries in east central Europe ( and possibly elsewhere ) . |
| 6 | That is why the treaty on political union at Maastricht can not be seen as some troublesome adjunct to the treaty on monetary union . |
| 7 | A counter-balance for Satan can not be found for Milton has gone too far in his wonderful description and characterisation so that even his portrayal of God can not even hope to rise to the same level . |
| 8 | But investment at Bristol can not be isolated from the wider national context and large questions such as what is the role of higher education in national life , how may it be expanded , who should pay and how ? |
| 9 | As he said , it makes some criticism of the European dimension , but in paragraph 8 headed ’ Europe ’ it also says : ’ While local government structure in the UK can not be determined by the nature of European structural funds and the case for regional authorities with power over service delivery has not been made out , the European dimension must nonetheless be considered in the longer term . ’ |
| 10 | Losing the potent force of Murdo MacLeod can not be used as an excuse , either . |
| 11 | A fortiori , the requirement for all owners to reside and be domiciled in the United Kingdom can not be justified in the light of the aims of the quota system . |
| 12 | Israel , having bent on other matters , continues to insist that the future of the settlements and Jerusalem can not be discussed before the negotiations on the final status of the territories , which are not due to begin until the third year of self-government . |
| 13 | But the twists and turns of Currie 's political career are simply a graphic illustration of the fact the SDLP can not be regarded as the Labour Party in Northern Ireland . |
| 14 | ‘ UDCs can not be regarded as a success if buildings and land are regenerated but the local community are by-passed and do not benefit from regeneration ’ . |
| 15 | Assessing or predicting the economic performance of UDCs can not be viewed in isolation from the area 's market potential . |
| 16 | Thus while the reality of God can not be proved by ‘ pure reason ’ , it can reasonably be believed in the context of ‘ practical reason ’ . |
| 17 | If God can not be identified with man as a product of evolution , and thereby given a credible definition , then any effort to create a new and successful conception of God will founder on the same rocks of contention that have wrecked every religion that was ever believed in . |
| 18 | Just as the will of God can not be known without the revelation of the Spirit , so the service of God can not be carried through without the equipment of that same Spirit . |
| 19 | Although the overall prevalence of moderate to severe dementia for those aged 65 and over in Britain can not be stated with accuracy ( because the several studies conducted in this country took place in different locations , at different times , with different types of sample , and using different measures and methods of assessment of dementia ; see for example Akhtar AM et al , 1973 ; Clarke et al , 1984 and ; 1986 ; Bergmann , 1971 ; Bond & Carstairs , 1982 ; Gruer , 1975 ; Gurland et al , 1983 ; Kay et al , 1964 & 1970 ; Maule et al , 1984 ; Williamson et al , l964 ) , it can be estimated as somewhere between one per cent and seven per cent of those aged 65 and over . |
| 20 | Oxford can not be thought of . |
| 21 | The Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 prescribes certain minimum periods of notice and Peter can not be deprived of this protection no matter what Frank Fairbrother says . |
| 22 | But for that very reason , the differentiation achieved by Boyle can not be equated with separation . |
| 23 | In July 1981 the Secretary-General of the GCC specified that ‘ the neutrality of the Gulf can not be separated from the neutrality of the adjacent areas — the Arabian Sea , the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea ’ . |
| 24 | The great and life-long affection many have for the books of Enid Blyton can not be explained in ‘ pure ’ literary terms . |
| 25 | But anger is growing that the success of the Skerne Park Neighbourhood House project in Darlington can not be repeated in the town 's other council estates . |
| 26 | HIV can not be transmitted through sharing a toilet seat |
| 27 | HIV can not be transmitted in this way . |
| 28 | HIV can not be transmitted in this way . |
| 29 | HIV can not be caught from food prepared by someone who has the virus . |
| 30 | While Dawkins can not be blamed for it , modern enthusiasm for the ‘ enterprise society ’ may explain why his parable of selfish genes has commonly been elided with the selfish intentions of individuals . |