Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [verb] [is] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the maximum value a coeffic correlation coefficient can obtain is plus one , and that would be when there 's a total positive correlation Conversely , the minimum value it can obtain is when this expression on top is minus N minus one , so it goes down to minus one for a complete negative correlation and it 's zero if there 's no correlation and then there 's the values in between That 's just saying what I 've said . |
| 2 | Well one of the greatest qualities a fisherman can have is of course patience . |
| 3 | One area where inconsistency can arise is in the coding of various attributes . |
| 4 | A ‘ god ’ which mankind can worship is in no way identical to that power which created the universe , if indeed it were created at all within humanity 's understanding of that word . |
| 5 | Indeed , the greatest praise an innovation can receive is for people to say : ‘ This is obvious ! |
| 6 | The only ultimately effective way the worker can resist is through collective class action to overthrow the capitalist mode of production . |
| 7 | If a baby is expected to be born mentally handicapped , the only method by which secondary prevention can operate is through abortion . |