Example sentences of "can [not/n't] be [vb pp] to make " in BNC.
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| 1 | Referendums can not be used to make significant changes in the voting system for the lower house of parliament . |
| 2 | Fastness to light may be a problem , but this does not mean that they can not be used to make finished pieces . |
| 3 | He concluded : ‘ But in my judgment the powers to seize and retain are conferred for the better performances of public functions by public bodies and can not be used to make information available to private individuals for their private purposes . ’ |
| 4 | Resources used to produce goods and services for the government can not be used to make goods in the private sector . |
| 5 | But since ministers , including the Prime Minister , are so fond of using statistics for the purposes of debate , they can not be allowed to make the contradictory claim that these figures are irrelevant . |
| 6 | Otherwise , after a hard day 's work in the middle of winter , you will find that you can not be bothered to make the effort to go along and you will have wasted the fees . |
| 7 | Whilst the user companies can not be expected to make the necessary investment for themselves , this approach and its great benefits will remain unrealized . |
| 8 | The very work that solicitors are called to perform , which includes doing certain nasty things to people , can not be expected to make them universally popular , ; so the profession can retain public respect only if it observes high ethical standards , which not all practitioners do . |
| 9 | Clearly the blind , the deaf and the crippled can not be expected to make do with ordinary educational provision but require specially adapted teaching methods , and in some cases peripatetic teachers if they are confined to their beds at home . |
| 10 | Aguirre , previously thought of as one of the President 's most loyal officers , described it as " unfair and unjust " and stated that a leader who was incapable of " making a just and proper decision over a simple matter such as appointments can not be expected to make correct decisions about the complex affairs of state " . |