Example sentences of "can [conj] should [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basic question with regard to birth parents is first , whether they can or should be encouraged to release the child emotionally on the belief that this is the only way for the child to become attached to his new family . |
| 2 | But it is also emphasized that professional competence is not something that can or should be taken for granted , and that the intimate knowledge of the carer-counsellor can often be as useful as the most vaunted professional . |
| 3 | The point at issue is whether such affective , and essentially subjective , aspects of educational and personal development can or should be subjected to formal recognition in the certification process . |
| 4 | In this article I shall look at what has been proposed by the GMC , whether this can or should be implemented , what the interested parties think about the recommendations , and whether there are any other ways of ensuring that newly qualified doctors are not put off their careers completely before they have properly begun . |
| 5 | On the other hand , because the perfect answer is not always immediately available does not mean that the whole exercise can or should be abandoned as a foolish pipe-dream . |
| 6 | No matter how they are dressed up , modernized or staffed by well-meaning people , there is not a single prison in Britain that we can or should be proud of . |
| 7 | It is also simple-minded to assert that everyone can or should be involved in the complexities of designing universities or opera houses . |
| 8 | But it is doubtful if the problem can or should be solved with spending cuts alone . |
| 9 | But it is doubtful if the problem can or should be solved with spending cuts alone . |
| 10 | I believe the Chartered Institute of Transport , who launched TRANSAID , and all the sponsors can be well satisfied in the knowledge that the concept continues to fulfil a very valuable role in support of S.C.F. However it is clear that the need for help and guidance with transport management and operations in needy countries is much wider than that which can or should be tackled by S.C.F. Whether this has or should have any implications for the future status and role of TRANSAID is certainly an issue we shall be addressing with our parties as we enter our sixth year . |
| 11 | For example : to move from one foot to two in any glissade , it can and should be when first studied a smooth gliding movement as it is when Albrecht gently draws Giselle to sit on the bench before telling her of his love . |
| 12 | For that violation they can and should be made to pay . ’ |
| 13 | But he showed no sign of carrying out his threat that ‘ they can and should be made to pay ’ . |
| 14 | Other factors , such as oxygen supply and the concentration of other nutrients , can and should be adjusted both in the aboveground reactors and the subsurface to enhance the overall process . |
| 15 | At this point , the ventilator , along with other forms of treatment , can and should be discontinued . |
| 16 | A classic way of finding out how much of your own job can and should be delegated is to put someone in charge while you are away . |
| 17 | Preventing accidents — in the home , at work , at play and while travelling — can and should be everyone 's concern , both for their own personal safety and for others . |
| 18 | I would submit that these are all value-adding activities which librarians and information scientists can and should be involved with in the transformation process , from when information originally appears in the public domain to when it appears on the executive 's desk . |
| 19 | Pearce et al. ( 1989 ) have argued that the effects of government , commercial and other actions on the environment can and should be assessed on a cost/benefit basis and this seems likely to be the basis on which at least the UK government will proceed . |
| 20 | If indeed there are dangers to the health of our children in exposure to low levels of lead , and if we can reduce this exposure by banning lead additives from petrol , then something can and should be done . |
| 21 | Healthy food can and should be delicious . ’ |
| 22 | Guild women have fully recognized what useful and important citizens ' work can and should be done by working women . |
| 23 | They can and should be made readily accessible to teachers and pupils in English as in other subjects . |
| 24 | Likewise , important theological issues can and should be studied by communication scholars , such as how faith is communicated . |
| 25 | The Hybrid Tea ( abbreviated to H.T. ) is the type most gardeners regard as the epitome of all that a rose can and should be . |
| 26 | It does , and Nicole Celestin 's booklet ( 1986 ) shows how it can and should be applicable . |
| 27 | In both , it is assumed that the criminal law can and should be used to protect or to reinforce moral principles . |
| 28 | It also pointed to an important development that can and should be expected of the classical perspective : the assertion of the relativity and selectivity of criminal definitions and their application . |
| 29 | In these accounts bureaucracy can and should be a hyper-efficient organizational format for designing and executing policies , exemplifying an ideal of perfect or frictionless administration ( Hood , 1976 ) . |
| 30 | Eritrean media expert Hanna Simon summed up the feelings of the group : ‘ We believe the media still can and should be a means of national mobilisation for the tasks of reconstruction , but it also has to be a forum for national debate and the free airing of different views , ’ she said . |