Sentence examples for first cannot from inspiring English sources

Hence, the first cannot be said to constitute a representation of the second.

Its force consists in the demonstration that commitment to the premises necessitates commitment to the conclusions: the first cannot be true if the second are false.

Mark Butcher's decision to bat first cannot have been an easy one, and both Chris Tremlett and James Tomlinson got the new ball to swing.

In that 2004 film Mr. Pegg stars as the unlikely hero of a zombie onslaught, who at first cannot distinguish the damage wrought by undead hordes from a typically dreary London day.

While seemingly unrelated — the emotionally wrenching holiday-season massacre of 20 first graders and six of their guardians, and Washington's mind-numbing fiscal fight to reduce deficits — the first cannot fail to have a salutary effect on the latter, say veterans of Washington's partisan wars from both parties.

Mutual competitive exclusion, where whichever strategy is established first cannot be invaded, is also possible.

A third cannot recall having talked about it with anyone at all.

The Wolverines, ranked fourth, cannot claim a share of a title with an upset.

According to Dasra, a foundation, about half of 8-year-olds in Mumbai public schools cannot write and a third cannot understand numbers.

A man who disrespects his wives, first and second, cannot respect any woman.

About two-thirds of patients do not completely recover after strokes [ 3], while one-third cannot walk without assistance [ 4].