Example sentences of "can give the " in BNC.
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1 | Similarly , a good front-of-house manager can give the customer an insight and appreciation of the chef 's ideas and foods . |
2 | ‘ We think we can give the vegetables a clean bill of health , sir . ’ |
3 | ‘ Nonsense , ’ Veronica replied , ‘ we can give the place a good airing before we go . ’ |
4 | The pace is often dilatory and this , reinforced perhaps by the nineteenth-century costumes and setting , can give the proceedings an at times bizarrely Checkhovian cast . |
5 | I take this to mean that there is an equality , a reciprocity between the aesthetic and the political such that an aesthetic dimension or response can give the lie to a political claim . |
6 | Fit again Barnbrook can give the weight away . |
7 | You can give the bedroom its total co-ordinated look by flat , fitted and valance sheets , cushions and bolsters , choosing from the wide range of bed dressings available , the superb selection of window dressings , wall-coverings and light fittings . |
8 | You can now buy matching coordinates in most of the ranges that can give the room a total individual look . |
9 | The Government 's policy of keeping mortgage costs down is ‘ the most help ’ it can give the housing market , added the minister . |
10 | Though the operation costs £2,000 per eye , it can give the patient normal sight , said Mr Choyce . |
11 | NOW that we have come back — with our half-used tubes of Factor 20 sun-cream , the remnants of a jar of Arnica ( for bruises ) , and the broken paper umbrella that decked my son 's wiener schnitzel for our last supper — I can give the lie to all those Doubting Thomases who said that five small boys on skis was a recipe for disaster , not a holiday . |
12 | Those who provide public services will have to prove they can give the right quality at the right cost . |
13 | He also ventured a definition of hegemony , ‘ the totality of all laws and other arrangements by means of which the leading power of a union of states can give the community the desired direction and the stamp of its own spirit . |
14 | This can give the impression of a simple evolutionary tree : single cells to many cells , shellfish to fish , and then land vertebrates . |
15 | But while people in the sample can give the information , the question still has to be answered as to why they should bother . |
16 | But a powerful light-source , such as a laser , tuned to the same part of the spectrum , can give the dye enough energy to make its molecules undergo a chemical reaction . |
17 | Tutors can give the pupils more individual attention , and encourage them to ask questions they might be reluctant to ask the teacher for fear of being thought stupid . |
18 | No one is likely to offer answers unless the questions are directly asked , but there are people who can give the information you need . |
19 | They can give the same information as the text , giving the reader two opportunities of gaining clear understanding . |
20 | It can give the correct SG but a neutral solution ( pH 7 ) whereas brackish waters are pH 7.6 to 8 . |
21 | The problem of mixing incompatible effect units through an amplifier 's send and return loop can give the guitarist a giant-sized headache . |
22 | But the big day is today(thurs) , not Saturday , because that 's when the men from Greenwich Council come to see if they can give the £4 million redeveloped ground the safety certificate it needs for Saturday 's sell-out game to proceed . |
23 | Quinn can give the bookmakers a caning today if he scores the first goal of the game . |
24 | Method 2 is practical if the closeup was shot at a zoom setting which leaves sufficient range for the pull back although cutting without a change of angle can give the appearance of a jump cut . |
25 | They can give the familiarity and the regular weekly person-to-person payment of the weekly credit caller or the mail order agent , with a measure of flexibility over payment difficulties which even an understanding commercial lender might find taxing . |
26 | It is easy to stop squabbles and arguments in the interests of peace and harmony , yet to do so often prevents us from observing significant behaviour which can give the counsellor invaluable insight into how older people think and feel about themselves , other people and their situation . |
27 | No chemical solution — cream , liquid or powder — can give the same gleaming hygienic result on your tiles , your taps , bath , shower , toilet and bidet . |
28 | Franchising , however , can give the new business a real head-start by providing both infrastructure and the back-up to get it moving and growing . |
29 | ‘ But Ray is quality through and through and is the sort of player who can give the whole Villa team a real lift . |
30 | P. T. Geach , Mental Acts , refers to the Cartesian idea ‘ that introspection can give the word ‘ I ’ a special sense , which each of us can learn on his own account' . |