Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [noun sg] with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The interesting point is that the Greeks were certainly able to see Merope with the naked eye , whereas today this is virtually impossible . |
2 | Coleman naturally lent a commiserative ear , and was soon able to provide Donleavy with a complete run-down on the DEA 's network of informants in Beirut and the Bekaa Valley . |
3 | Having arrived back in our contemporary world after our historical journey , I hope that we will be better able to view modernity with a certain detachment . |
4 | What is critical is that care managers should be able to command authority with the various service agencies and with others such as consultant psychiatrists , probation officers , senior housing managers and so on , as one of their key tasks is to cajole , encourage and , at times , bully services out of government and private agencies . |
5 | ( Some schools have been able to co-ordinate work with the National Film School , where a script has been written for the personalities in a group and then filmed on location , and this worked effectively . ) |