How To Use Can-do In A Sentence
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Claire Leigh and Julia Gillick, both 29 note their ages, it's important, were thrilled at the can-do response to their letter which complained that the women's fiction section was "very light, with lots of pink fluffiness and there were no classic authors".
There's nothing wrong with judging a book by its cover | Viv Groskop
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He is the youngest of the clerks, and he comes on as the can-do guy, a style that is very popular around here.
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Their can-do attitude means they will always strive to do the job regardless of the resources the politicians give them.
Times, Sunday Times
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He is the youngest of the clerks, and he comes on as the can-do guy, a style that is very popular around here.
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Tough--minded optimists approach problems with a can-do philosophy and emerge stronger from tragedies.
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Saturn contacts the moon to give you extra confidence and a can-do attitude that opens up opportunities.
The Sun
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Would his story have made it past the first page without the can-do Canadian attitude?
The Sun
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The company limited the distribution of products like chile and lime puffed wheat snacks to smaller mom-and-pop retail operations in Mexican-dominated areas.
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Positive energy, ambition and a can-do attitude is visible on many faces.
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Despite their can-do attitude, barriers to success are still there for female entrepreneurs.
Times, Sunday Times
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The generosity and can-do attitude of people such as Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench is always amazing.
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There is a can-do attitude here and now a lot of people are choosing to restore the crofts instead of going into modern-built houses.
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His energy and can-do attitude was contagious.
Times, Sunday Times
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Clearly, capable confident, can-do people are what Kruglanski dislikes and babyish, helpless people are his ideal.
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Murphy attributes his outgoing, can-do attitude in part to his family.
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The way this environment is set up, we are playing with a can-do attitude.
Times, Sunday Times
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You have the can-do attitude and clear way of thinking that turn good intentions into a proper action plan.
The Sun
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She's a buxom lady with deft fingers and a can-do attitude, and we find her huddled over a clay screen at the village hall in Litton, one of the happiest little hamlets in the Peak District.
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He asked them to lead a fundraising drive for Haiti, praising their efforts during past disasters and saying they can tap what he calls the incredible generosity and can-do spirit of the American people.
CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2010
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You have the can-do attitude that will inspire friends and family.
The Sun
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The same fighting, enduring, can-do spirit Roberta used to pull herself away from death's doorstep is shared in the Zito family.
USATODAY.com - Transcendental dedication
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His can-do attitude spurred him on and he took part-time work to get by while continuing to write songs.
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He's a positive thinker now, full of can-do, upbeat mottoes and brimming over with assertive high spirits.
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Tough--minded optimists approach problems with a can-do philosophy and emerge stronger from tragedies.
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The military have a can-do attitude which may not have helped them.
The Sun
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He is known for his optimistic can-do attitude.
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The three-letter “job,” with its can-do implications, also makes the term especially American.
As American as Apple Pie
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His energy and can-do attitude was contagious.
Times, Sunday Times
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The can-do attitude of the military is greatly prized by politicians and a credit to the Services.
Times, Sunday Times
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Now that he's in charge, he's forcing a can-do attitude on a bureaucracy that's unaccustomed to a leader who actually expects results.
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The promise of managerial omnicompetence played to the country’s can-do instincts.2
Magic and Mayhem
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You have the can-do attitude that helps you push ahead with a personal project instead of being concerned about the opinions of others.
The Sun
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They have this fantastic service culture and can-do attitude.
Times, Sunday Times
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the city's indomitable optimism and can-do spirit
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Any front-loading proposal from the Education Department likely would need approval from the Republican-dominated Congress, which has had strained ties with the education agency in recent years.
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The can-do attitude that she and other migrants display, the determination to make something of their life in the north, puts the squabbling locals to shame.
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Just one of those casual I-can-do-anything-I-want-any-time-I-want-and-make-you-like-it gestures so beloved of megalomaniacs, mass murderers and the Gunmint.
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He provided a dashing can-do military figure for the customers, a rainmaker who helped land the deals.
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He loaded his pitch with feel-good, can-do optimism, insisting his message is ‘based on politics of hope, based on the politics of what is possible.’
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What's less known is the story of his unbent spirit and can-do rehabilitation.
Globe and Mail
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Tough--minded optimists approach problems with a can-do philosophy and emerge stronger from tragedies.
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She's a buxom lady with deft fingers and a can-do attitude, and we find her huddled over a clay screen at the village hall in Litton, one of the happiest little hamlets in the Peak District.
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People seem more energetic and optimistic here, with a slightly naive but refreshing can-do attitude.
Times, Sunday Times
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He is known for his optimistic can-do attitude.
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Tough--minded optimists approach problems with a can-do philosophy and emerge stronger from tragedies.
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But a state budget shortfall of as much as $2 billion this year, a lingering hangover from the recession, has persuaded leaders in the Republican-dominated state Senate to seek new revenues, including a seventh-day boost from the so-called sin tax levied on liquor, wine and beer sales.
Last Call for Dry Sundays
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Mercury's passage through practical Virgo is giving you a can-do attitude.
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Think of Mamie Eisenhower's exuberant pink frocks in the can-do post-War '50s; Rosalynnn Carter's recycled gown in the down-in-the-dumps' 70s, Jackie Kennedy regalness in the everything-is-possible '60s.
Stylelist Feeds
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It's an army completely lacking a can-do attitude.
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Tough--minded optimists approach problems with a can-do philosophy and emerge stronger from tragedies.
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Just one of those casual I-can-do-anything-I-want-any-time-I-want-and-make-you-like-it gestures so beloved of megalomaniacs, mass murderers and the Gunmint.
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Even a politician such as Mitt Romney, ideally-credentialled to run as a can-do technocrat, feels compelled to discover his inner-populist and pander to the party's nationalist base.
Obama's Culture War
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The positive can-do attitude culture comes from the very top.
Times, Sunday Times
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February 2nd, 2010 at 12: 00 pm tombaker says: the self-absorbed cynicism and fatalism of righties is astonishing. no faith in their own country. no can-do attitude. no regard for their fellow americans. just hundred-proof nihilism & narcissism.
Think Progress » Rep. Frank Wolf claims trying terror suspects in civilian courts would be treating them better than our military.
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a can-do kind of person
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What most people seem to really want is a kind and benevolent laird with a can-do attitude and deep pockets.
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All of us in flyover country and industry believed you would set a standard and example that recapture, recreate, and foster the can-do spirit that was the hallmark of NASA during and through the halcyon days of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.
Vote To Keep Mike - NASA Watch
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His energy and can-do attitude was contagious.
Times, Sunday Times
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There is now a real can-do attitude.
The Sun
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While academics may call for these spaces to be treated as public areas, more likely, businesses will continue to use contractual agreements like the TOS/EULA, and pre-establish rules set in code to define the can-do’s and cannot-do’s of what they will most likely continue to consider very private spaces.
Fire in their bellies
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You have the can-do attitude that inspires others and instead of playing down your ambitions, you are ready to see how far they can take you.
The Sun
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If you have a can-do attitude, too, we want to hear from you!
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A chipper confidence and a can-do spirit tempered by humble awe for the larger-than-life vision of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and the role they play in its fulfillment.
Baila Olidort: U.K. Chief Rabbi Shares Lessons In Leadership At Chabad Conference
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They're such a can-do nation.
The Sun
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Let's bring on the can-do optimism.
Times, Sunday Times
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‘Morning ladies’ she greeted, still smiling with that I-can-do-no-wrong beam.
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At work, your can-do approach is key to success.
The Sun
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As for the rest: For every "ideopolis" of professional voters there is an exurb -- a fast-growing, often Republican-dominated space on the fringe of a metropolitan area.
GOP, R.I.P?
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Though I’d argue that what you term stylistic urban fantasy also offers a wider range of protagonists than the stereotypical straight white “can-do” male.
The new urban fantasy. Same as the old urban fantasy?
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Hmas Tobruk's renowned can-do attitude came to the fore when a remote coastal landing was in jeopardy last month because of ill-tempered tides.
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Back then, it seemed as if she had studied Mariah Carey and, on an anything-you-can-do basis, resolved to squeal, ululate and warble her way to the top of the charts.
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As commentators point out that the U.S. seems to be morphing from a can-do into a can't-do nation, don't imagine the American spirit is dead.
Tom Engelhardt: A World Made by War: How Old Will You Be When the American War State Goes Down?
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The Corps was a know-how, can-do outfit, possibly the best of all the outfits that came to town.
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He has just been elected, having spent years as commander of the Baltic Fleet, and seems to have a can-do military attitude.
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The executives that I met with impressed me with their drive, intelligence, business savvy and can-do attitude.
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As commentators point out that the U.S. seems to be morphing from a can-do into a can t-do nation, don
Tom Engelhardt: A World Made by War: How Old Will You Be When the American War State Goes Down?
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They make a good farm team because they share a can-do attitude, they're forward thinking and always curious about finding ways to farm better.
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At Astrakhan State Pedagogical University, located in the Volga River delta, Maya Ryashchina has found three patterns: noun plus postpositive, as in hands-on manager and heads-up tennis; verb plus postpositive, as in drive-by killing; and a modal verb plus infinitive, as in can-do mentality, must-have wine and must-see film.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
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The Corps was a know-how, can-do outfit, possibly the best of all the outfits that came to town.
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He impressed everyone with his spirit, cheerfulness and can-do attitude, and was an inspiration to other children, said Mrs Sinker.
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Republican-dominated legislatures and election officials have adopted absurdly difficult registration rules.
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By being simple, straightforward, unambivalent, single-minded, can-do, we will achieve some moral and practical control of the world.
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It already sees itself as the world's "can-do" city, and has that most attractive of qualities (if not words): bouncebackability.
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It is this can-do attitude that the Gujaratis have carried with them to different parts of the globe.
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Ramsey's can-do attitude, combined with high academic marks, recently won him some high-powered help towards reaching his goals.
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Tough--minded optimists approach problems with a can-do philosophy and emerge stronger from tragedies.
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They combine the work ethic of Baby Boomers with the can-do attitude of Veterans and the technological savvy of Generation Xers.
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Our advice is that young people need to think about how they project a can-do attitude when applying for jobs.
The Sun
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Tried to click on the challenge and got a no-can-do message about in invalid URL.
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