Example sentences of "can [not/n't] be [verb] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | An identity and a history can not be obliterated with a switch of a name or the stroke of a pen . |
| 2 | Gamma is an orange star of type K ; telescopically it is a fine binary , but it can not be split with binoculars . |
| 3 | We had one particularly bad sexual harassment case which came out of West Belfast a couple of years ago , which I think was a landmark in the recognition by the courts that women can not be treated with indignity and in the way that that girl was treated . |
| 4 | The definition of a major injury widened with the introduction of RIDDOR ( The reporting of injuries , diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1985 introduced 1986 ) and therefore comparisons can not be made with data collected under NADOR ( The notification of accidents and dangerous occurrences regulations ) . |
| 5 | But if an alliance can not be made with the parents against what feels uncontrollably bad inside them , they may defect and identify with the ‘ bad ’ . |
| 6 | Estimates of the useful lives of plant and equipment can not be made with precision and in practice a range of lives exist . |
| 7 | it may be flattering to be taken for the head of the firm if you are not , but it is not good business , and sound progress can not be made with anyone on a false footing , in fact , it must be obvious that the greater the respect you hold and encourage towards any of your seniors , the better the position they will be in to assist you in any difficulties which may arise . |
| 8 | However , the boast of British literary artistic freedom can not be made with confidence , given a vague law and a swinging moral pendulum . |
| 9 | Such information can not be gathered with such precision as numerical data , but it is essential that each area be investigated to ensure that there is a balance between worship , fellowship , learning , evangelism and service . |
| 10 | Being-for-itself must be wholly body and it must be wholly consciousness ; it can not be united with a body . |
| 11 | Similarly the effectiveness of export-led growth in the British case can not be squared with the continued rise of import penetration and the level of domestic demand which this represented . |
| 12 | In particular , the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty which lies at the root of British democracy can not be squared with European political union as it is currently proposed . |
| 13 | It may be said at once that these questions can not be answered with complete certainty . |
| 14 | — From this it follows that we can not be dealing with the same concept of experience here . |
| 15 | Top up insurance can not be obtained with unlimited cover , and may be made subject to certain other conditions , eg the exclusion of indemnity in respect of claims brought in courts in the USA . |
| 16 | Similarly , references to accuracy , precision , clarity or lack of ambiguity can not be conflated with grammar . |
| 17 | Although the overall prevalence of moderate to severe dementia for those aged 65 and over in Britain can not be stated with accuracy ( because the several studies conducted in this country took place in different locations , at different times , with different types of sample , and using different measures and methods of assessment of dementia ; see for example Akhtar AM et al , 1973 ; Clarke et al , 1984 and ; 1986 ; Bergmann , 1971 ; Bond & Carstairs , 1982 ; Gruer , 1975 ; Gurland et al , 1983 ; Kay et al , 1964 & 1970 ; Maule et al , 1984 ; Williamson et al , l964 ) , it can be estimated as somewhere between one per cent and seven per cent of those aged 65 and over . |
| 18 | The limits of sovereignty clearly can not be stated with any precision . |
| 19 | If identification of misplaced samples can not be completed with certainty at this stage the samples have little value for subsequent analysis and should be discarded . |
| 20 | For instance the report argues that the actual overcrowding and potential greater overcrowding at the school is not so great that it can not be met with temporary classrooms and eventually new extensions to the school ( DDP : 11–12 ) . |
| 21 | It is unquestionable that tramps or beggars can not be charged with the political confidence of nations . |
| 22 | We all know , as dreamers , that dreams are genuine experiences , even if they can not be recorded with a camera or a tape-recorder . |
| 23 | He sets up long , colourful and emotional speeches that are in turn both funny , beautiful and violent , and his work can not be compared with anything that has preceded him . |
| 24 | Tillich concludes from this that even the most profound expression of compassion within Buddhism can not be compared with agape because it lacks the power to accept the unacceptable and the desire to change man and his society . |
| 25 | It can not be compared with the ‘ big six ’ national brewers ( Allied , Bass , Courage , Watneys , Whitbread , and Scottish and Newcastle ) , and it is significantly smaller than the main ‘ regional ’ brewers ( i.e. Greenall Whitley and Boddingtons ) , but it nevertheless retains a market niche as a regional brewery specializing in distinctive , good quality beers . |
| 26 | The neurotic can not be compared with a magician , for example , in a traditional society , for the latter learns his role from the culture into which he is born . |
| 27 | Most of the data are new and thus can not be compared with findings by other investigations . |
| 28 | Our outcome data can not be compared with the existing published works because previous reports on chronic constipation with and without faecal soiling often combined younger and older children or children with idiopathic constipation and anorectal disorders , or both . |
| 29 | The marine figures can not be compared with those at High Wycombe , and the quality as well as the subject of the central panel is exceptional . |
| 30 | The majority , however , are simply in need of a demonstration that ‘ authority ’ can not be challenged with impunity . |