Example sentences of "and [noun pl] can not be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind of God certainly blew on that man , Christian though he already was ; he has not become a paragon of virtue over night , but the manifest change in his disposition and attitudes can not be denied . |
| 2 | Collective bargaining institutions and rules can not be expected to function adequately when wrenched out of their original context and implanted elsewhere , since they are closely linked with the structure and organisation of political and social power in their own environment or habitat . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , weathering processes and products can not be understood simply in terms of the formation of stable mineral forms since many minerals are abundant on the Earth 's surface even though thermodynamic considerations tell us that they are unstable . |
| 4 | Writers and speakers can not be held responsible unless they authorise , or at least foresee , the publication which causes complaint . |
| 5 | But , unless legal services are provided , the full benefit of our legal rights and safeguards can not be realised . ’ |
| 6 | The first photographs required long exposures , and animals can not be expected to sit still as long as Victorian adults did ; but by the last quarter of the nineteenth century fast exposures were possible . |
| 7 | Skill in letter-writing is by no means evenly distributed among the population and letter-writers can not be said to be representative of the general population . |
| 8 | It follows that the difference between names and descriptions can not be defined in terms of " referential rigidity " . |
| 9 | Separate canteens for managers and workers can not be permitted and managers should really dress in the same way as workers , in standard-type overalls . |
| 10 | One of the reasons why Continental and American water fittings such as taps and showers can not be used in this country is that they are designed for use with high-pressure hot and cold water supplies . |
| 11 | But because they are listed , many of the more badly deteriorated buildings and terraces can not be demolished and rebuilt with more modern structures — and are left empty , because the zoo does n't have the funds available to repair them . |
| 12 | The student is unable to work methodically and priorities can not be set . |
| 13 | Integers , reals and strings can not be mixed in a multi-dimensional array ; you have to use one array for each type of variable you need . |
| 14 | Goals and dreams can not be separated . |
| 15 | The differences between objects and persons can not be recognised properly if they are conceived of as different ‘ bits ’ of God 's body . |
| 16 | An all-party group of MPs has called on the Compact Disc industry to cut its prices by two pounds per disc saying the price difference between discs and cassettes can not be justified . |
| 17 | However , as the NHBC risk is limited to 10 years and faults can not be detected easily in the early stages , that assurance should surely be backed by an increase in the period of guarantee to , say ‘ 25 years . |
| 18 | In fieldwork it is the details that matter and details can not be discussed in general terms . |
| 19 | Obviously tortoises and armadillos can not be classified together in spite of their similarities . |
| 20 | These too may be unrepresentative , since very expensive ‘ big science ’ projects make disproportionate demands on funding , and scientists can not be defined simply as those people in receipt of research grants . |
| 21 | How important these compromises were and to what degree they were amplified by Freemantle or her editors and publishers can not be judged precisely on the evidence available . |
| 22 | Likes and dislikes can not be put down to pure genetic inheritance alone . |
| 23 | For those who love labels , then , modern British literature in that aspect might conveniently be called Aristophanic — provided , that is , it is well understood that its novelists and playwrights can not be assumed to have taken any attentive interest in ancient Greek comedy , and that coincidence is all it is . |
| 24 | Lott quotes Grady : ‘ An awareness of the different social and economic conditions for women and men can not be left to sociologists if psychology is to maintain its integrity as a science ’ ( 1985 : 160 ) . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , Streibl recommended the Dietl biography as a ‘ highly interesting description of the life and personality of this general , whose excellent military abilities and achievements can not be doubted ’ . |
| 26 | Moreover , under section 11 and section 37 , a person aggrieved by a demand has a right of appeal against it and proceedings can not be brought until any appeal has been finally determined . |
| 27 | The scarcity is beyond words ; even the most basic materials such as gauzes , needles , and syringes can not be found . |
| 28 | And while the fact that the women were almost exclusively found on conversion courses , and in computing , the difference between men and women can not be explained by IT course type alone . |
| 29 | Over one thousand qualified , committed and underpaid young men and women can not be expected to exercise greater patience . |
| 30 | In any case , the amounts of the fees and expenses are still likely to be at large , because expert clauses never lay down the amounts , except in the case of fees by the use of a percentage of the amount at issue , and expenses can not be considered before a reference . |