Example sentences of "we [verb] be able [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , of course we 'd have carried on if we 'd been able to make a living at it . |
| 2 | Except I think just to emphasize one or two minor issues but the savings from last year , that was the underspendings from ninety two ninety three were , as you recall last year er used to support this year 's budget er those savings underspending are no longer available and therefore have been taken out of the consideration The staff costs for T S G schemes that are mentioned at the bottom of page five erm , the programme this year which is actually listed over the page at table two does erm indicate that erm we are now contemplating link road and bypass next year and staff available are needed to complete that work or fortunately we 've been able to secure a start on which enables some of the staff to be transferred to work on that scheme . |
| 3 | We 've been able to follow a six-page retrospective on Iggy Pop with a Lingerie-in-Rock exposé , and do both things with equal conviction . |
| 4 | Recognising the importance of this issue , we 've been able to develop a three year project , to provide training , advice , and information to voluntary groups , about how best to respond to the contract culture . |
| 5 | By increasing public awareness of the line and its services through enhanced publicity , providing a regular volunteer buffet service and by having direct contact with the BR managers in the territory to discuss timetables and passenger grievances , we have been able to sustain a year on year increase in numbers using the line , and a gradual narrowing of the gap between attributable costs and revenue received . |
| 6 | I think the people of Wiltshire recognise that we have been able to set a budget that enables all the departments to have more money in real terms to spend on delivery of service for next year , and I think that 's something that we can some credit in , and I think it does reflect a new partnership between councillors , officers and those that are delivering services to the public across the county . |
| 7 | ‘ Instead , we have been able to invent a totally new form , an agglomerate . |
| 8 | At the same time , we have been able to achieve a dramatic reduction in inflation — which , because it is better than the European Community average , means that there are better prospects for exporting firms and for the jobs in them . |
| 9 | Since the formation of the UK Group of EEB Members we have been able to play a fuller role in the affairs of the EEB without too great a commitment of time and resources . |
| 10 | The events which led to the loss of HMS Impregnable make interesting reading and through research , we have been able to obtain a transcript of the court-martial . |
| 11 | ‘ Through the Business Link we have been able to find a supplier which is literally 500 years down the road from us . ’ |