Example sentences of "can [vb infin] that [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 We can explain that they come from an age when theology and the natural sciences were not divorced from one another , when God was held directly responsible for disasters we would now call ‘ natural ’ , and for which we would have scientific explanations to hand that did not mention God at all .
2 ‘ But no one can know that who breathes upon the earth . ’
3 What is clear , though , is that the bereaved have a special place in God 's kingdom and this should be reflected in his church so that bereaved people can feel that they have at least one known place where they can feel at home .
4 Mr. Collins then points out that by rule 2.12(1) , Lautro requires its members to establish and maintain procedures by reference to which appointed representatives can ensure that they comply with Lautro 's rules .
5 ‘ A member shall — ( a ) establish and maintain rules and procedures ( ‘ compliance procedures ’ ) by reference to which each officer , employee , company representative and appointed representative of the member can ensure that he complies with these Rules and the Principles in his dealings with investors ; …
6 ‘ A member shall ( a ) establish and maintain rules and procedures … by reference to which each officer , employee , company representative and appointed representative of the member can ensure that he complies with these Rules and the Principles in his dealings with investors ; …
7 To avoid customers being prejudiced in this way , a firm must not effect a contingent liability transaction unless it can show that it believes on reasonable grounds that the customer understands : ( 1 ) The circumstances under which he may be required to provide any margin ; ( 2 ) Particulars of the form in which the margin may be provided ; ( 3 ) Particulars of the steps which the firm may be entitled to take if the customer fails to provide the required margin ; ( 4 ) That failure by the customer to meet a margin call may lead to the firm closing out his position after time limits specified by the firm , and that the firm will be required to close out the position in any event after a period of five business days ; and ( 5 ) That circumstances other than failure to provide margin may lead to the customer 's position being closed out with prior reference to him .
8 Logically , these latter producers can claim that they contribute to the value of exports , and are therefore entitled to part of the proceeds .
9 What the theist claims is that by observing the world as it is , not by attempting to look outside it , one can see that it bears within itself a fundamental self-insufficiency .
10 We can see that it coincided with the beginning of that period when society in Britain was to adjust to the absolutely new conditions of the Industrial Revolution , to develop the political thought that signalled the recognition of the need to adjust , and of the institutions to realise the adjustment .
11 This is excess male mortality in humans as a function of age and you can see that it peaks in the mid-twenties and the peak is mainly accounted for by violence and accidents and er things like that , risky behaviour on the part of males and er , as you 'll see , throughout the life span there 's a , there 's a positive percentage excess in male mortality .
12 Right , if you can leave your handset at the side , you can see that it matures after 75 seconds , brilliant .
13 RETAIL SALESPERSON : I can see that you appear to be interested in our stereo equipment .
14 ‘ But if one party has the power of saying to the other , ‘ that which you require shall not be done except upon the conditions which I choose to impose , ’ no person can contend that they stand upon any thing like an equal footing .
15 But if one party has the power of saying to the other , ‘ that which you require shall not be done except upon the conditions which I choose to impose , ’ no person can contend that they stand upon any thing like an equal footing .
16 But if one party has the power of saying to the other , ‘ that which you require shall not be done except upon the conditions which I choose to impose , ’ no person can contend that they stand upon any thing like an equal footing .
17 Slowed down to the frequencies that suit our ears you can hear that they differ in volume , length , pitch and frequency and include squeals and yelps , grunts and trills .
18 I can mention that I spoke to Maurin at his gallery . ’
19 Also , if your debtor is late in paying it can mean that he pays for financing his lateness instead of you .
20 The authority has the power to appoint the Chief Constable ( subject to the Home Secretary 's approval ) and can require that he retires in the interests of efficiency ( again with the Home Secretary 's approval ) .
21 Since we already know that unc is equivalent to ½'we; can say that we reduce to its lowest term ½ Do you remember from page 21 the quick way of doing this type of division question ? unc You can use the same method to reduce fractions to their lowest terms , by splitting each part into its factors .
22 The New Criticism began , as 1 said , with the work of Richards and Eliot ; more exactly one can say that it began with the publication in 1924 of Richards 's Principles of Literary Criticism , a radical , polemical programme for the study of literature that has had an enormous impact on British criticism and scholarship in the past fifty years .
23 Mr Watkins can say that he sympathises with green views on the need for conservation but has been overruled by the troika that presides over George Bush 's domestic policy : John Sununu , the chief of staff , Richard Darman , the budget director , and Michael Boskin , the chief economic adviser .
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