Example sentences of "be able [verb] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a number of studies are able to show that occupational type shows consistently stronger correlations with other variables , say voting choice , style of life , level of education or values , this is evidence that the variable occupation is a reasonably effective indicator of the important dimensions embodied in the concept of social class . |
| 2 | ‘ I am really pleased that over the last three years I have been able to show that part-time working can work without any difficulty . |
| 3 | I hope that he will be able to say that great attention is now being given to Lord Cullen 's concerns about the ventilation systems . |
| 4 | It is not at all clear why a plaintiff seeking material located in , say , France or Germany , but able to invoke United States jurisdiction ( available , perhaps , as a result of the long-arm claims to extensive jurisdiction made by Federal or State courts ) should be able to claim that American practices should apply as exclusively as in a purely domestic case . |
| 5 | If asked , would my right hon. Friend be able to confirm that private sponsorship of the arts has generated an additional £46 million on top of the already large amounts of public expenditure ? |
| 6 | You should now be able to see that aerobic walking is vigorous sustained exercise that provides all the health and fitness benefits of jogging , cycling and rowing . |
| 7 | I am confident that by January 1994 , as the Institute reviews the second year of audit regulation , we shall be able to demonstrate that professional regulation is working and is working well . |
| 8 | In order to assess how ‘ fair ’ the warranted Accounts are and to verify or compare profit/and/or net asset growth it is useful to be able to assume that previous accounts have been drawn up on a similar basis and that , for example , the Vendor has not unfairly weighted the profits for the warranted Accounts . |
| 9 | Whilst , as noted earlier , the SEA provides for harmonization measures to be dealt with on a majority voting basis , the British were able to insist that fiscal matters should be excluded from that rule . |
| 10 | Siple , Fischer and Bellugi ( 1977 ) were able to demonstrate that semantic aspects of ASL signs are stored ( for recognition purposes ) similarly to lexical items in the English language . |
| 11 | In more specific terms of the language , Newport and Bellugi ( 1978 ) were able to show that deaf people are not deficient in category structure in ASL because there appear to be no signs for category names such as ‘ tool ’ or ‘ furniture ’ . |
| 12 | He was able to prove that finite state grammars are in principle incapable of generating certain sentences |
| 13 | He had made enquiry in Cornwall to ascertain what dues were typical in that county and from the information he had gleaned he was able to show that Consolidated Mines paid one-twentyfourth ; Tresavean and South Roskear one-twentieth ; and North Roskear to two different Mineral Lords — one-twentieth and one-fifteenth . |
| 14 | Taking this further Wenger ( 1984 ) was able to show that supportive networks were needed by both sides in the caring relationship ; this could be not only the slightly more distant family who by writing , telephoning , and occasional visits kept contact , but also a circle of friends for the carer 's own support . |