Example sentences of "can give the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The immature deliberative faculty will mature ; children have the ‘ possibility apparent ’ of turning into rational beings ( Hobbes ) ; they love to be treated as though they were rational though they are not so yet ( Locke ) ; you can give the prerational child reasons for acting in certain ways and he will turn into the youth who is capable of having principles ( Kant ) . |
| 2 | It can give the correct SG but a neutral solution ( pH 7 ) whereas brackish waters are pH 7.6 to 8 . |
| 3 | Those who provide public services will have to prove they can give the right quality at the right cost . |
| 4 | It is worth getting this formidable reputation into perspective by quoting the words of Edward O. Wilson , the world 's foremost authority on ants as well as the author of Sociobiology : In answer to the single question I am asked most frequently about ants , I can give the following answer : No , driver ants are not really the tenor of the jungle . |
| 5 | Franchising , however , can give the new business a real head-start by providing both infrastructure and the back-up to get it moving and growing . |
| 6 | HUNDREDS of Darlington Council employees are being briefed about how they can give the best service to customers and chargepayers . |
| 7 | For the more experienced needlewoman , hand-pleated deep headings can give the great satisfaction of creating beautiful curtains with a professional finish . |
| 8 | And you happen to live frugally but have a good income you can give the spare income away without subject to any tax . |
| 9 | I should also like my right hon. Friend to look carefully at what extra help the Territorial Army can give the civilian population in civil disasters . |
| 10 | We can give the young reader a second opinion on what is being read . |
| 11 | The estimates of a 1 and a 2 are a source of the substitution and income derivatives in equation ( 12–1 ) , which , when combined with the mean values for H , W and Yin the sample , can give the three elasticities in ( 12–3 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ But Ray is quality through and through and is the sort of player who can give the whole Villa team a real lift . |
| 13 | They can give the same information as the text , giving the reader two opportunities of gaining clear understanding . |
| 14 | No chemical solution — cream , liquid or powder — can give the same gleaming hygienic result on your tiles , your taps , bath , shower , toilet and bidet . |
| 15 | c ) There are several ways in which apparently different ALT constructs can give the same effect . |
| 16 | Information and theory is needed so that people may continue to be motivated , and so that occupations can give the meaningful career development that for most persons is still essential to feelings of self-worth . |
| 17 | I believe that Wales is much better placed to ride out the worldwide recession than it has been and I can give the hon. Gentleman this pledge : I and my ministerial colleagues will continue to do everything that we can to attract investment to Wales . |
| 18 | I can give the hon. Gentleman and the House some comfort by saying that over the next two years things will change dramatically . |
| 19 | That will be the case and I can give the hon. Member for Newham , North-East ( Mr. Leighton ) that undertaking . |
| 20 | The most comforting assurance that I can give the hon. Gentleman , which I am sure that he will welcome , is that the results of the study will be made public . |
| 21 | I am not sure that I can give the hon. Gentleman the first information that he requested . |
| 22 | I can give the hon. Gentleman the undertaking — it is of the sort that I gave him in Committee — that I believe that many things should be done with the extra resources that we shall have , and in the context of administrative matters the care of records is relevant . |
| 23 | Though the operation costs £2,000 per eye , it can give the patient normal sight , said Mr Choyce . |