Example sentences of "able to gain [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dust , grit , and ‘ wee beasties ’ seem to be able to gain admission to the vestibule of the inhaler through the open top of the canister housing , even though the safety cap has been religiously applied . |
| 2 | Even with the support of Meretz and the five Arab seats , of which Hadash took three and the Arab Democratic Party ( ADP ) two , this would give Labour and its supporters only a one-seat majority unless Rabin was able to gain support among the 16 religious party Knesset members . |
| 3 | The German Communists believed that , after a temporary victory for Hitler , they would be able to gain power in the ensuing confusion . |
| 4 | By such means the clownfish is able to gain refuge within the stinging tentacles as the anemone accepts the intruder , assuming the fish to be part of itself . |
| 5 | It gives a useful introduction to the subject and via the bibliography the reader will be able to gain entry into the specialist literature . |
| 6 | It is as if the inner mind structure presents a predetermined pattern to the sense organ , through the brain and sensory/motor nervous system , and only that input which relates to the inward pattern is able to gain entry to the creature 's world of subjective experience . |
| 7 | How will the public be able to gain access to the information that by law they have a right to see ? |