Example sentences of "able [to-vb] the [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 | Walpole , it is true , kept out of wars and was able to cherish the prospect of reduction from the Sinking Fund established in 1717 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Employees who buy cars with a council loan may be able to include the cost of security devices in the amount they borrow . |
| 7 | Until now , doctors have only been able to CONFIRM the disease after death . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Some people are able to acquire the means of production and others are therefore obliged to work for them . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | You will now be able to see the type of ceiling which is fitted below the joists — either plasterboard or lath-and-plaster . |
| 15 | Also for me , I was able to see the type of job I wanted to do . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Raising questions about whether we are able to know the nature of reality carries with it the scientific baggage involved in our substantive conception of truth . |
| 20 | The ability to understand is not the same as being able to explicate the concept of meaning . |
| 21 | By dint of careful and meticulous research she was able to provide the defence with evidence that every significant statement published in the Sunday Telegraph had been published somewhere already in a newspaper , a magazine or a book . |
| 22 | By the end of the 1970s the American electorate was in a fluid , dealigned state with parties no longer able to provide the degree of structure that they had contributed in the past . |
| 23 | If allies were able to provide the necessities of life , primitive valuables could have acted as a medium of exchange ; primitive valuables may also have been used as a means of contracting alliances as may marriages between members of different political groups . |
| 24 | Robbie had wondered if they would be able to find the path at night . |
| 25 | There is now hope that the meeting , later this month , of ministers responsible for the creation of the single market will be able to finalise the discussions on competition policy . |
| 26 | By developing these devices in the light of modern technology , Brooke-Rose is able to circumvent the conventions of realism while still remaining within the bounds of what is accepted as novelistic . |
| 27 | In so far as tenants were able to secure the protection of copyhold , it removed the old disadvantages under which the servile tenant laboured . |
| 28 | If you begin by running on your toes very slowly , even at walking pace , you will be able to obtain the benefits without strain . |
| 29 | The counsellor is often able to observe the spark of insight and realization which can arise from contact with another troubled individual . |
| 30 | It referred to the possibility of " membership of the organization for countries which fully share OECD values and characteristics and are willing and able to meet the obligations of membership " ( and specifically noted the interest of South Korea and Mexico in OECD membership ) . |