Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm if words can resolve the problem , then at the end of the day , there 's no need for a man or a body of men to lose money . |
| 2 | It 's strange that two quite different words can mean the same thing . |
| 3 | It 's strange that two quite different words can mean the same thing . |
| 4 | Tone of voice and stressed words can change the sentence to a command , a request , a question , an invitation . |
| 5 | Repetition of words can create the same sort of chain as pronouns , and there are sometimes good reasons for preferring it . |
| 6 | If two words can summarise the experience of the HNC , they must be ‘ practical ’ and ‘ intensive ’ . |
| 7 | The prime reason for this non-appearance is that , in English at least , many words can sound the same but have meanings dependant on the context that they appear in . |
| 8 | The Teenager 's Vacation Guide to Work , Study & Adventure , by Victoria Pybus , has plenty of good ideas about how teenagers can get the most out of their breaks , both in Britain and abroad . |
| 9 | Elsewhere , the Malla Park near Kilpisjärvi is famous for its flora , and walkers can reach the three-countries stone , where the three Arctic Scandinavian countries meet at a single spot . |
| 10 | Walkers can enjoy the Wye Valley walk covering 34 miles , and Offa 's Dyke path which runs from the Severn Estuary to Prestatyn — 168 miles north . |
| 11 | The co-ordinator of the local pressure group , RATS ( Residents Against Toxic Scheme ) , describes the area as a " delightful valley where walkers can enjoy the wildlife and scenery . |
| 12 | Internal social considerations can govern the converse shift , from prose to verse . |
| 13 | Their infringement should not be serious , and some considerations can undercut the status , such as managerial instructions warning against this form of discretion , or knowledge about past contact with the police . |
| 14 | In the USA , legislation at both the State and Federal level often similarly defines the parameters within which schools can consider the curriculum . |
| 15 | How many of my readers can give the answer to ⅜ ÷ 15/16 but are unable to explain why the answer is ⅖ ? |
| 16 | For more information readers can call the RTPl on 071–936 9107 . |
| 17 | Sometimes such problems are tackled by putting the students to work in twos and threes , so that good readers can help the slower ones ; in the case of fairly lengthy work-cards , where more explanation is given , it is also helpful to record the text on a cassette , which the slower reader can listen to with the words before him , increasing his familiarity with the written word at the same time as giving him the information that he needs . |
| 18 | In the shops a bottle of eau de toilette , hand and body lotion and a toilet soap costs £9.15 , but best readers can receive the set of three for just £.99 . |
| 19 | NOTE TO EDITOR : IT IS VITAL THAT READERS CAN READ THE MACRO IN STEP 9 . |
| 20 | The Guardian newspaper , in partnership with the Royal Institute for the Blind and associates has launched a system that enables the entire editorial text of the newspaper to be transmitted nightly via Teletext on Channel 4 television 's frequencies to a personal computer , which can read the text in a synthesised voice to blind and partially sighted people : those that can afford an £8,000 Braille terminal can also read the text that way , and it can also be displayed in large print on the screen for those with poor sight ; the text is structured so that readers can scan the headlines and choose the items that interest them ; the paper will be marketed , serviced and supported by Electronic Text Networks Associates Ltd of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , a commercial venture one third owned by the Guardian and the charity ; the other shareholders , each with a third share , are Aptech Ltd , which specialises in computer aids for disabled people , and Intelligent Research Ltd , which made the hardware for the system ; the decoder board for the personal computer is £400 , plus about £500 for a speech synthesizer ; the annual subscription to the electronic paper is £160 and the partners hope that other papers will decide to go onto the system . |
| 21 | If it is important to avoid a meaningless intercept for any reason , one could add or subtract an appropriate constant from all the X s ; interested readers can follow the idea up in Mosteller and Tukey 's text ( 1977 : 58–61 ) . |
| 22 | He still believes that there are lots of ways dentists can make the world a better place . |
| 23 | Car owners whose main concern is to return to their parked vehicles will need to retrace their steps exactly to avoid steep cliffs at the south end , but others with no such inhibitions can extend the walk , and enjoy doing so , by following the crest of the ridge northwards until meeting the path coming up from Clapham Bottoms bound for Selside , here turning down east to join another path to Selside , this continuing the road along Crummackdale from Austwick . |
| 24 | The formation of intrusions can affect the landsurface in two ways . |
| 25 | Busy lifestyles can make the prospect of dealing with endless buckets of towelling nappies very daunting . |
| 26 | Although the frogs can spot the difference between day and night , they 're a bit hazy on the whole idea of Time . |
| 27 | If you can not find the cash , the beneficiaries can sell the shares to whoever they like — and , again , you could find yourself with an outsider on the board . |
| 28 | First , they by and large provide only aspatial or coarsely aggregated data , and second , the sample sizes needed to produce statistically meaningful data-sets mean that only national survey organizations can undertake the large surveys needed . |
| 29 | Finally , it is as well to recall the lesson which Philip Selznick derived from his study of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1940s about how public organizations can increase the security of their position viz-à-viz social forces in the environment by co-optation or the process of ‘ absorbing new elements into the leadership or policy-determining structure of an organization as a means of averting threats to its stability or existence ’ ( Selznick 1949 , p. 259 ) . |
| 30 | Further studies indicate that these hormones can control the nature of growth in these segments . |