Example sentences of "it can [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , finally , it can officially accredit students ' learning , thus giving it public recognition and status in a way that is simply not possible for the autodidact . |
| 2 | The star system , that ‘ Hollywood poison ’ , according to Hugh Castle , was seen as yet another concession to the masses , for , as Clifford Howard explained , ‘ the crowd ( and it is the crowd that supports the movies ) can not appreciate entertainment in the abstract , any more than it can thus appreciate art or religion ’ . |
| 3 | When this happens it can dramatically slash profits — and can even threaten a business with extinction . |
| 4 | Many people in the West have been asking how it can best jog things along . |
| 5 | Installing an electronic publishing system can bring substantial benefits but it can equally bring headaches that would have been avoided by some simple preliminary investigations . |
| 6 | In theory , film is the most powerful advertising medium , because it can successfully integrate words and sounds and pictures to achieve its effect . |
| 7 | It can also improve definition by tuning its frequency band to the object under investigation . |
| 8 | It can also examine timetables to ensure that bus companies operate not only at peak times but at midday or at other times when people wish to travel to doctors , hospitals or services that may be situated in the centres of population in cities and towns . |
| 9 | It can also register applicants for two Diplomas : the Diploma in Advanced Legal Studies and the separate Diploma in Legal Practice . |
| 10 | It tells you which files belonging to which programs are on your hard disk and it can also compress files . |
| 11 | It can also acquire land ( compulsorily , if necessary ) . |
| 12 | Keith Wells pointed out that the title Sheffield Shares is deliberately ambiguous — it can be taken to mean Sheffield 's shares , as in ‘ shares ’ which are up for grabs by keen or greedy speculators ( my interpretation ) , but it can also mean Sheffield shares as in ‘ shares its wealth ’ — ‘ and that 's basically what we are trying to initiate here . |
| 13 | ‘ The sock is a highly sensitive conjugal object , ’ he declares in La Trame Conjugale ( a cunning title ; la trame means framework , it can also mean linen ) . |
| 14 | The Niue Assembly comprises 20 members ( 14 village representatives and six elected on a common roll ) and has legislative authority , but it can also request New Zealand to legislate for the island . |
| 15 | It can also involve destruction of furniture , hitting people , hurting themselves , and screaming for half an hour or more . |
| 16 | Although he sees this struggle as being primarily concerned with economic resources , it can also involve struggles for prestige and for political power . |
| 17 | It can also enhance company reports and documentation ; for instance , an insurance company claims assessor can examine diagrams , photographs , verbal notes and text on a desktop computer . |
| 18 | It can also create hostility . |
| 19 | It can also combine techniques on the single test allowing automatic sample pretreatment such as dilution , concentration and filtration on-line . |
| 20 | It can also cut access holes down to about 5in diameter in plasterboard or floorboards in fairly confined spaces because of its in-line design , ( using a small-radius cutting blade for wood/plaster ) . |
| 21 | Rehydration can occur within four hours if the spadefoot is in water , but it can also take place , albeit more slowly , if it simply sits in or on damp soil . |
| 22 | Motherhood can be a remarkable giver of confidence , and it can also demolish arrogance . |
| 23 | However , settlement policy is broader in scope than this , for it can also incorporate elements of positive social and economic planning . |
| 24 | Designated Britain 's premier venue for international athletics events , it can also house conventions or concerts for up to 13,000 . |
| 25 | well no , because what you can do know is you can go to somebody who will sit down with a mini computer and that 's what you need , a mini computer and will sit down and will look at a job and will say right , if you take this job , it can also claim Family Credit of so much , and , and they actually do a , a sort of alternative benefit calculation , and what they do is they look at , if you take this job and take all the other things into account , will you be better off ? |
| 26 | It can also reduce stiffness and increase mobility when practised by an experienced therapist . |
| 27 | It can also transfer files to SCSI devices . |
| 28 | It can also transfer files to SCSI devices . |
| 29 | It can also reveal areas for growth and work , aiding progress and maturity . |
| 30 | It can also produce problems in hot weather , when your water is capable of holding only low amounts of oxygen . |