Example sentences of "can [not/n't] fail [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from all else the concentration required to hear mentally an orchestral passage while seated in a bus or train or standing in the Underground can not fail to be beneficial . |
| 2 | They seem to be locked in a time warp but this has become their biggest selling point because , by remaining stubbornly unlike every other manufacturer , their instruments can not fail to be distinctive . |
| 3 | Given its concern with the exercise of public power , political elites and government institutions , the modern study of politics can not fail to be sexist . |
| 4 | MONDAY : On to the tiny island of Nisyros , you can not fail to be impressed by the image of perfectly white houses , dense greenery and volcanic soil . |
| 5 | Anyone looking at the photographs of the lift — and there are quite a lot — can not fail to be impressed by the engineering work , all the more striking because of its completely rural setting . |
| 6 | When moving around the surface of the Earth , one can not fail to be impressed by the diversity of all that one sees , and it is easy to imagine that there is an infinite complexity of different ‘ things ’ not apparently related to one another . |
| 7 | Visitors to West German cities can not fail to be impressed by the peaceful , car free centres served by integrated public transport systems . |
| 8 | Whether or not the teaching of study skills already features on your syllabus , we feel you can not fail to be impressed by A Study Skills Handbook and its relevance to the university student . |
| 9 | ANYONE familiar with York can not fail to be impressed by the pedestrianisation scheme which has enhanced the city in recent years . |
| 10 | One senses disappointment from Morgan : ‘ Watching them on video , you can not fail to be impressed by their repeated ability to get men behind the ball , which is the biggest thing in sevens . ’ |
| 11 | But I think he is simple-minded ’ — can not fail to be full of good things . |
| 12 | Unless a player is totally without imagination , then he can not fail to be aware of what has gone before as he makes his pilgrimage round Augusta . |
| 13 | Even during the quiet moments you can not fail to be amused by the range of items on offer from edible underwear to garlic chewing gum . |