Example sentences of "can not be [vb pp] without [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is so , for example , if its inclusion is not material for the purposes of giving a true and fair view or if , in effect , the parent is not able to exercise dominance over the subsidiary or holds its interest in the subsidiary exclusively with a view to resale , or the information necessary for group accounts can not be obtained without disproportionate delay or expense . |
| 2 | The pastoral work of the church can not be done without adequate financial support and I am afraid the support we are getting at the moment is simply not enough for all we are doing . ’ |
| 3 | He suggests that parents and child should draw up a contract between them , with both making promises which can not be altered without joint agreement . |
| 4 | Liberal Democrats know that this can not be achieved without fundamental reform . |
| 5 | In a few instances the loss of someone close can propel the survivor into an overwhelming emotional whirlpool that can not be contained without expert help or hospitalization or treatment or a combination of all of these . |
| 6 | Qualities , therefore , can not be predicated without general names ; nor , consequently , without classification . |
| 7 | If an object can not be removed without serious damage to , or destruction of , some part of the realty , the case for its having become a fixture is a strong one . |
| 8 | This reactive approach is exemplified by realising , at the time when problems arise , that they can not be solved without adequate information . |
| 9 | The argument about whether God exists can not be settled without prior agreement as to who or what God is . |