Example sentences of "a [noun] can [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , whilst such a provision can prevent the business losing the battle of forms , it can not guarantee victory . |
| 2 | Adding bearings to a building can increase the cost by up to 10 per cent . |
| 3 | Generally , a contract can affect the rights and liabilities only as between the parties to it . |
| 4 | This fact was emphasised in Fletcher v. Budgen ( 1974 C.A. ) where it was held that even a buyer can commit the offence . |
| 5 | By such changes and rhythms , which are totally inaudible to us , an individual can identify the call of its own species ; a male can avoid the territory of another singing male and a female fly towards it . |
| 6 | To achieve this a user can reference the next approved version of a module in anticipation of that module 's approval . |
| 7 | This means a punter can follow the price movements himself , or obtain up to date prices from his stockbroker . |
| 8 | However , it seems that the relation is not quite the same , for there is no comparable way in which a hearer can express the same wonder or wish by assenting to the sentence as uttered by the speaker . |
| 9 | If a chemical can affect the differentiation and growth of the developing neural tube , it could , in principle , also affect the differentiation and growth of tissues in less desirable ways . |
| 10 | Therefore , he is likely to nominate those whose views seem most in line with his own , although there is no way a president can guarantee the direction of a justice 's decision and it is estimated that the President 's choices have backfired in a quarter of appointments . |
| 11 | an interim award will be made if a defender can meet the obligation either from his own funds or from funds he could dispose of at will . |
| 12 | That a rule can take the form of a statement ‘ Given P , then Q on 75 per cent of occasions ’ , as is sometimes seriously suggested , is to use the concept of rule in a very dangerous and misleading way . |
| 13 | It is clear that the presence or absence of a check can influence the technique of the player . |
| 14 | A marriage can do the same , provided the couple are prepared to talk things through and really want to make a go of it . |
| 15 | If a child can open the front door , fit an extra lock . |
| 16 | the obligation of adopted parents to maintain a child can affect the quantification of damages . |
| 17 | We do it when we decide that the sibling rule — that a child can attend the same school as a brother or sister — does not apply ( the assumption here must surely be that siblings can belong to different species ) . |
| 18 | Newsam who wrote the piece before the National Curriculum and its assessment procedures were planned ended the piece by remarking with irony ‘ As with any good joke , a child can understand the fable . |
| 19 | But this ca n't be seen — it is n't obvious — a child can become the subject of ridicule and for a sensitive and intelligent child this can be sheer hell . |
| 20 | Also a conservatory can improve the overall image and give an extra incentive to attract new customers . |
| 21 | In a more sophisticated system , a subscriber can control the pulses from the videodisc player via a keyboard in his home . |
| 22 | ‘ So there 's a small place where only a boy can enter the house ? ’ asked Fagin . |
| 23 | Time spent in careful planning at the beginning of a test can make the test more efficient and economical and save much time in its execution . |
| 24 | By deliberately altering the appearance of apparatus which has been put out but not used , a teacher can exploit the sorting and ordering activities that occur when clearing up . |
| 25 | His main aim is consistency — not an easy goal in a class where a millisecond can mean the difference between fourth and ninth place . |
| 26 | If there is a distinction between a failure to consent and a refusal of consent , it is because a refusal can take the form of a declaration of intention never to consent in the future or never to consent in some future circumstances . |
| 27 | For an extra $75,000 a vendor can use the OSF trademark for that specific product . |
| 28 | Secondly , says Crowson , the very existence of a stockpile can dull the incentive among both governments and companies to find new sources for materials or to replace the materials with something else that is cheaper or easier to obtain , due to new technology . |
| 29 | This is never an easy matter and the mere attendance of students at a meeting can create the impression of real involvement when this is a long way from reality . |
| 30 | Anyone wishing to take on a franchise can ask the BFA for help and advice : |