Example sentences of "able [verb] [art] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , where an exemption clause is not invalidated by section 2 , the buyer may be able to sue the seller for breach of contract and to defeat the exemption clause by virtue of sections 6 or 3 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act . |
| 2 | This was partly because they were unsure about the outcome , partly because they were not able to segment the market with precision , and partly because the account executives in their advertising agencies , in common with many media directors , still appear to believe that prosperity is equated with youth . |
| 3 | With the spring repaired the systems come back on again , and the Doctor is able to reset the controls for Earth . |
| 4 | In one excursion , I would be able combine the roles of biographer and Nemesis . |
| 5 | Walpole , it is true , kept out of wars and was able to cherish the prospect of reduction from the Sinking Fund established in 1717 . |
| 6 | Since the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , the Courts had been able to suspend a sentence of imprisonment , but not to require part of it to be served in custody with part suspended . |
| 7 | The death of Wyatt 's father in 1818 left him quite a wealthy man , able to indulge a taste for connoisseurship and collecting works of art . |
| 8 | Using sophisticated surveillance equipment they are able to monitor the movements of terrorist suspects within a wide radius — from a bird 's eye point of view . |
| 9 | Employees who buy cars with a council loan may be able to include the cost of security devices in the amount they borrow . |
| 10 | Until now , doctors have only been able to CONFIRM the disease after death . |
| 11 | These concerned matters that were a pure technicality ( being allowed to run an advertisement that they would have had no intention of ever running again ) and a virtual truism ( being told that future circumstances may arise in which they should be reasonably able to readdress the issues at hand ) . |
| 12 | Readers of Forum , a small magazine devoted to the liberated discussion of sexual relations , have in recent months been able to enjoy a crossword about sex . |
| 13 | Once the backlog of prangs had been cleared one was able to enjoy the taste of Service life of the early thirties , in which sport figured in balance with the work in hand . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | This will then overcome this silly bigotry of the Labour Group in trying to ostracise the opted-out school in and the College , when this Charter is in place , we 'll be able to compare every facet of education across the district because the results will be published for all to see and these two schools will not be able to be frozen out of that exercise . |
| 16 | Erm first of all Chairman I would confirm that it is our view that with a provision of six thousand five hundred for Harrogate district , we do n't think we 'd be looking at a new settlement to serve our needs , erm , having said that , we support the Greater York strategy , and we we certainly the level of provision erm for Greater York as proposed by the County Council , er but leaving aside for one moment the issue of a new settlement , it is our view that we 'll be able to accommodate the level of growth that I think is anticipated in our district , erm , within the figures , and I 'm referring specifically to N Y one , and the table on the last page where there 's an indication there of the sort of of er housing numbers that would would have to be accommodated within Harrogate district , and and our part of Greater York is essentially a rural character consisting of a a number of small villages , so there there we have er a total figure of two hundred dwellings to be provided within our part of Greater York , that basically represents erm existing commitments and a a yield from small sites in the future , perhaps conversions , and we'r we 're quite happy with that . |
| 17 | Zoophilus had not been able to acquire a copy of Vial 's plan but he put forward a plan of his own for an animal hospital , for a regular set of teachers forming a school , and provision for receiving living subjects in various states of disease . |
| 18 | Some people are able to acquire the means of production and others are therefore obliged to work for them . |
| 19 | You may be able to claim a range of cash benefits if you are finding it difficult to manage financially . |
| 20 | In particular it is estimated by the Inland Revenue that there may be 2 ½ million married women who may be able to claim a repayment of tax on dividend income . |
| 21 | On the other hand , if rectification were refused , the defendant would not be able to claim an indemnity under section 83(2) . |
| 22 | Thus where the owner or operator of a British vessel is able to claim the benefit of limitation his liability for any incident will not exceed approximately $380,000 . |
| 23 | Hardly able to see a hand in front of her , but refusing to be daunted , Luce moved as fast as she dared down an alley-way little more than a metre wide . |
| 24 | So you wo n't normally be able to see a virus in action — until it 's too late . |
| 25 | Visitors were able to see the versatility of design and product range by a display which portrayed the four themes of shipping , hotel and leisure , pubs and commercial interiors . |
| 26 | You will now be able to see the type of ceiling which is fitted below the joists — either plasterboard or lath-and-plaster . |
| 27 | Also for me , I was able to see the type of job I wanted to do . |
| 28 | I was not able to see the CIEFL in session , but through discussions was able to get a good idea of the activities of its various English Departments . |
| 29 | Even on a clear day in the country , you can look along the tube there , along from Auntie Muriel 's , and not be able to see the city for smog . |
| 30 | Inside the innovative tube-shaped building , visitors will be able to see the renaissance of South Cardiff and its docklands and enjoy a vision of the future . |