Example sentences of "[det] can [not/n't] be [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can not be achieved by existing military contractors moving into civilian markets for which they have few skills , but by giving the market-oriented companies more access to ‘ front-line ’ technology . |
| 2 | This can not be done by the person alone , because help is needed in overcoming the amnesias and the emotional repressions , and this can not be achieved by introspection . |
| 3 | Other people need to be excited by new approaches and this can not be achieved by a dull and formal memorandum . |
| 4 | If Jones has outlived Smith this can not be explained by showing that he earlier had the higher life expectancy , and then arguing that this duly caused him to live the longer life . |
| 5 | In accounting for the curious distortion of the doctrine that has taken place in England , it is clear that this can not be explained by the mere presence of constitutional arrangements based on a separation of powers or it would be much more prevalent than it is . |
| 6 | I believe this can not be done by local authorities , however well meaning they are , nor by universities , however efficient , but only by voluntary bodies . |
| 7 | This can not be done by restricting attention to its formal properties , the relations and regularities which make up the internal mechanism of the device . |
| 8 | This can not be done by the person alone , because help is needed in overcoming the amnesias and the emotional repressions , and this can not be achieved by introspection . |
| 9 | The developer may , for example , be very happy to improve a road junction as an essential prerequisite to his proposed development , but often this can not be assured by a condition . |
| 10 | This can not be taught by means of a sequence of graded exercises . |
| 11 | This can not be resolved by distancing , repression and short cuts … the specificity and individuality of the observer are ever present and must therefore be acknowledged , explored and put to creative use ( my emphasis ] . |
| 12 | Like children and families , social workers also need support and this can not be guaranteed by Act of Parliament alone . |
| 13 | For many reasons this can not be attained by all patients though most can be helped some of the way back , to former states of better health . |
| 14 | The welfare of all can not be promoted by dubious means because means and ends are convertible terms . |
| 15 | The former can not be defined by any objective criteria and are largely a matter of personal taste , although if you wish to guarantee a reasonable resale value , it is crucial to make sure that your tastes coincide with more universally held views on aesthetic appeal . |