Example sentences of "are able [to-vb] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Full members are able to submit paintings for inclusion in the twice-yearly exhibition held for two weeks each Spring and Autumn . |
| 2 | The second problem is that even if we are able to provide functionality with replacement materials , we have to place them within , and thereby create an interface with , the tissues of the body which are extremely aggressive to any invading agent but which are also exquisitely sensitive to their presence . |
| 3 | For instance , many of the small arboreal folivores ( leaf eaters ) are able to eat diets of eucalyptus that contain up to 30 per cent of phenolic compounds ( enough to kill any domesticated herbivore ) and the description of their nutritional physiology is quite fascinating . |
| 4 | For these ( and other ) reasons , large organisations are able to achieve economies of scale in the use of resources . |
| 5 | With the help of nitrate fertilisers , chemical pesticides , intensive livestock rearing and an array of artificial methods , we are able to produce food in excess . |