Example sentences of "that [pron] can be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm So therefore , we 're embarking on a new area if you like , in so far as not just sponsorship , but erm willingness to participate in a friendly environment , and I would hope that we can be part of that . |
| 2 | The objection was that we can be right or wrong in what we judge , but that it makes no sense to talk of something imprinted , an impression or sensation , being right or wrong . |
| 3 | I shall here consider three such attempts to connect past and present : firstly , that which I shall call a ‘ kairos ’ approach , in which the past is basically normative but it is said that there can be development ; secondly , that which I shall call the ‘ golden thread ’ approach , in which a leading motif is lifted out of the past and applied in another situation ; thirdly , that which I shall call an ‘ a priori ethical ’ position , in which essentially authority is seen to lie in the present but there is not perceived to be any fundamental clash with the past . |
| 4 | It has been thought that Freud was assuming that there can be inheritance of acquired characteristics , an idea shown to be fallacious in modern biology . |
| 5 | My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment recognises that there can be difficulties with that Act and is considering whether a review would be helpful . |
| 6 | 17.58 ( i ) Pupils working towards level 9 should be encouraged to make their own decisions about the appropriate length for a piece of work and to recognise that there can be merit in brevity . |
| 7 | I am ready to acknowledge that there can be circumstances in which the taking of human life is , humanly speaking , the lesser evil . |
| 8 | Courts which have employed the doctrine have accepted that there can be matters on the X level which are not jurisdictional and the term merits includes these items . |
| 9 | A striking exception is to be found in Herbert 's The Flower , one of the few poems to suggest that there can be growth , change and joy in old age . |
| 10 | It would be wise to note at this point that there can be pitfalls . |
| 11 | I am not a Christian because I do not credit , as I earlier put it , that nature and history could be other than closed causal nexuses or believe that there can be events which are in some way qualitatively different from other events . |
| 12 | What emerges from this example is that there can be situations of moral dilemma which impose limits on what it is possible for someone to do . |
| 13 | To protect the black child we need to develop strategies to enable the white family to become open so that there can be reciprocity between white and black society . |
| 14 | Our culture often regards machines as a male preserve , and girls may need opportunities and encouragement to show that they can be expert in such areas . |
| 15 | I am not qualified to write in detail about such substances as LSD , cocaine and heroin but I am sure you will agree that there is no way that they can be part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle . |
| 16 | Yes that seems to me to fit that sort of bill , erm to be quite honest I would prefer that we base the promises on a previous paper that T six six one , er you know , sort of er typical success of the fact looking forward cos at least erm that 's not so erm , you know , sort of difficult to erm you know achieve as erm sort of repairing potholes within , when you consider that the reason that the potholes do n't get mended is because government legislation has it that we have to actually erm have lines painted all round them , so that they can be part of the package of er road mending in many cases , I mean urgently erm difficult ones are not that common er so I think that perhaps some of these promises are so difficult because it gives with one hand and takes back with the other , you know , it says we promise , but , I , I would say that 's not much of a promise , you say I promise to erm , you know , erm merge , I forgot about , but if it said but , you know , if it rains I wo n't tell you , er it would be very sad |
| 17 | It seems that they can be market counterparties even if the firm acts only as their agent and , indeed , even if the firm is acting for them on a discretionary basis . |
| 18 | This should not be too much of a problem , but sometimes delays mean that it can be months before the feedback arrives . |