Example sentences of "can [verb] both [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Meaning ’ is a slippery term , since it can cover both sense and reference .
2 BGS investigates all the factors that can influence both abundance and quality of groundwater .
3 A simple problem-orientated method of assessment can facilitate both management and communication between start members .
4 It is possible that hormonal fluctuations which occur while a woman is pregnant can affect both mood and pre-natal development more than was once recognised .
5 The world we can build of philosophy can include both music and poetry , and in addition religion and art and much else so it is far greater in extent then poetry or music alone .
6 Members of that club see private sector involvement in the community as an integral part of corporate life , which can improve both business itself and the relationship between business sector and the community as a whole .
7 Such abstract economic arguments may seem far removed from the aspirations of nature conservation , but the report 's principle that sound management can benefit both wildlife and local people is also central to WWF philosophy .
8 You realise then , well enough , that making a meal of plants can demand both skill and knowledge .
9 We can argue , then , that subject specialization , in emphasizing ‘ difference from ’ , can reinforce both class and gender distinctions .
10 Digitalk Inc , Los Angeles is now shipping the 32-bit version of its object-oriented Smalltalk/V development environment for OS/2 2.0 , enabling users to create Smalltalk/V applications that are up to 100% faster and 50% smaller than 16-bit OS/2 applications : it can call both 16-bit and 32-bit Dynamic Link Libraries , adds a debugger with enhanced single-stepping capability , improved support for bit maps , double-byte character set characters in Smalltalk/V code , and support for OS/2 's common dialogue boxes ; it costs a swinging $1,000 .
11 More interesting is the discovery that while You is the stylistically unmarked form , more matter-of-fact , ‘ not impolite ’ or ‘ not informal ’ , Thou can express both intimacy and anger , or indeed any increase in the emotional tone of a conversation .
12 Holding down money wage increases can reduce both inflation and real wage rises , as lower cost increases enable employers to raise profit margins where competition is weak .
13 Leaving aside for the moment differences in personal qualities and skills , which may or may not vary with the curriculum , it would seem that graduates who can offer both expertise and ability are in the strongest employment position , those who offer either one or the other may also find a job niche , but that those who offer neither are worst off .
14 Called Magellan Passport , it is the first cell-based product in the Canadian 's Magellan networking range and can handle both cell and frame switching .
15 Vitamin D assists in transporting calcium to the bones , and a deficiency can cause both muscle weakness and bone disorders .
16 No book or course of lectures can substitute for experience , but as you learn the vernacular and gain confidence in your practical ability , you can derive both inspiration and a sense of direction through reading the works of wise men .
17 It can afford motivation as hardly anything else can , and its influence can help both society and individuals to a fuller and more satisfying form of life .
18 Games like dominoes and draughts can help both perception and memory .
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