Example sentences of "can [adv] be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast , in visual art the emphasis is more on the individual performance , so there can obviously be more dialogue with the particular child about his or her intentions in relation to the actual work being produced . |
| 2 | If we go to consider the folk as being on the ‘ inside ’ we then assume that what is on the ‘ outside ’ can only be impersonal processes that just have effects upon people . |
| 3 | ‘ There can only be one king of the castle , as far as male Leos are concerned , ’ Julie had continued . |
| 4 | Sadly , there can only be one winner … and that is M J Gill of Manchester , who correctly spotted that twinkly-eyed Albums Ed Big Stuarty Bailie is a son of the Emerald Isle . |
| 5 | But providing the rain keeps away there can only be one winner the mighty Zafonic . |
| 6 | There can only be one Creator , one God who made the earth and maintains it under divine control . |
| 7 | The gap was far too narrow and he was travelling much too fast , and there can only be one reason for him making such a damnfool , cavalier manoeuvre — he was n't concentrating . |
| 8 | Secondly , and most importantly , there can only be one leader in this group , and I 'm it . |
| 9 | There can only be one target , it 's the pensioners . |
| 10 | So how or why or where can Town win … the bookies have them as favourites but only just … the fans have red and white in front of their eyes … for them there can only be one result … |
| 11 | NBthere can only be one party on each side of the deal . |
| 12 | However , since a task causes a state transition there can only be one task allocated to a state . |
| 13 | There can only be one answer to this — an independent financial adviser who ( a ) is a specialist in pensions , and ( b ) offers the option of paying by way of a fee as well as by commission . |
| 14 | Of course there can only be one chieftain , so defeated rivals must either accept his supremacy or leave the tribe altogether and set up a new one of their own . |
| 15 | There can only be one outcome , the trade unions will retain their involvement in the Labour Party , I 've been saying this all along , as have others , during the course of the last year , the trouble is , nobody listens . |
| 16 | If we carry on the way we are there can only be one outcome and that is success . |
| 17 | There can only be one representative of our country . |
| 18 | ‘ Ranulf , if the Prince knew before the porter arrived here , there can only be one explanation . |
| 19 | This can only be good news . |
| 20 | After the Edinburgh summit , that looks much less likely than it did and that can only be good news for Courtaulds . |
| 21 | Delegate Geoff Wright , from Leeds city Council , recently awarded an MBE for environmental services , said ‘ It 's clear that recycling domestic waste is fast becoming a growth industry in its own right , which can only be good news for waste avoidance in our towns and countryside and for the economy . ’ |
| 22 | You wo n't have a whole-school group in a dissipating school … there ca n't be any organizational impact , there can only be individual impact . |
| 23 | They forget I took the job on the understanding that management of a national team can only be part-time employment . |
| 24 | However , this is a highly subjective area in which the rules themselves can only be guiding principles . |
| 25 | This theft can only be bad news for the preservation movement . |
| 26 | So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal |
| 27 | For a round neck , the band can be single or double thickness but a V-neck band can only be single thickness . |
| 28 | They can thus be suitable adversaries for a dramatic confrontation . |
| 29 | So can already be well set , you know . |
| 30 | In response to this argument it may be observed that even the BCG itself , in a series of articles about strategic investment in the Financial Times , November 1981 , points out that there can still be profitable niches in declining markets and that ‘ dogs ’ may be able to bite back by identifying new possibilities in their industries ( see also Thietart and Vivas , 1983–4 ) . |