Example sentences of "are able [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As in Situation 2 above except that you are able to decide on the selling price yourself . |
| 2 | Such symptoms are far less likely to trouble you if you gradually reduce your intake until you are able to go without the substances altogether . |
| 3 | If the relatives are able to go to the mortuary or viewing room and be with the person who has died for as long as they feel it to be necessary , then they are more able to start absorbing the fact of their loved one 's death , because again they have the evidence in front of them . |
| 4 | We are able to see into the heart of things for other people . |
| 5 | In fourth year , students are able to choose from a range of different courses which are allied to contemporary issues and research in psychology . |
| 6 | The Lilliputians , like us , have learnt bad ways — choosing officials because they are able to dance on a rope is just one example . |
| 7 | In a constantly changing economic environment we are able to draw on the strengths of our parent companies — The Royal Bank of Scotland and Scottish Equitable — and create effective and flexible ways to meet the needs of people like you . |
| 8 | This is perhaps the most fundamental principle of sign systems : no matter how much they are able to draw from a sign language they attempt to match their production to the spoken language which is produced simultaneously . |
| 9 | It has been found that injected microorganisms are able to migrate in the subsurface , but these display relatively high levels of attenuation . |
| 10 | They are one wheel lighter than two-wheeled carts , and more manoeuvrable since they are able to turn on the spot and negotiate narrow gaps on rocky ground . |
| 11 | It requires a solid apprenticeship in the breed before you are able to cope with the responsibility of stud dog ownership . |
| 12 | The emergence of individuals who are more aware of their situation , and the problems they face , but are able to cope with the pressures , strains and disappointments that life entails . |
| 13 | With oil and gas exports , the objective is to get foreign currency with which foreign goods can be purchased and the domestic economy 's energy requirements are organised so that they are able to manage on the fuel which is left . |
| 14 | Yet in this respect as in many others , few families are a complete law unto themselves , and many children are able to participate in the culture of the playground or the street in happy ignorance or gleeful defiance of adult wishes . |
| 15 | In addition , some parents may find that it is easier to cope with a child who has a serious language problem if they are able to participate in the process of assessment and intervention . |
| 16 | With the increase in the number of people having their own transport , those who have left the area are able to return for the show . |
| 17 | They , along with a growing number of church ministries , are able to minister in the power of the Holy Spirit with notable success . |
| 18 | Nor does such staggered hatching cause any difficulties for such birds as eagles which build inaccessible nests in the tops of trees where their young can remain in safety until they are able to take to the air themselves . |
| 19 | Young children appear to acquire a " grammar " of story comparatively early and are able to deal with the sequencing with reasonable success — i.e. the initial events are sequenced initially in the text and so on . |
| 20 | These ingredients continue to work after the toothpaste is rinsed away , as they are able to cling to the teeth and gums and remain in the saliva for some time . |
| 21 | Over many years we have together worked towards the day when all the people of South Africa are able to vote for a government of their choice and be in control of their own destiny . |
| 22 | Hardship is clearly caused to disabled people ( 40,000 on government estimates , up to half a million according to the Disablement Income Group ) who are able to live in the community . |
| 23 | Cos if you were asked as , as , as a person by , by a manager or by somebody else to , to actually do the training , then it 's your responsibility is n't it you 've been asked , you 've been given that task and it 's your responsibility to ensure that people are able to do at the end of the session something effectively . |
| 24 | In this chapter the steps which need to be taken to ensure that the continuing partners are able to carry on the practice , beyond the basic declaration of intent ( Clause 4.02 ) , are considered in some detail . |
| 25 | Third parties are able to accede to the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the [ Panama ] Canal and thereby accept the rights and obligations of the regime . |
| 26 | You might put it this way : We are human beings , not because we have souls but because we are able to conceive of the possibility that we might have souls . |
| 27 | Experience of different amounts , sharing and mixing will be enjoyed when children are able to share in the preparation . |
| 28 | At the same time as the Nun 's Priest is made to try to claim for himself in his tale the equivalent of : he , or Chaucer , reassures those who are able to share in the joke that the opposite is the case . |
| 29 | The more you are able to stick to a diet of natural foods — fruit and vegetables ( raw if possible ) , wholemeal products and so on — the healthier your body is likely to be . |
| 30 | He is often so busy that the less powerful males are able to disappear into a corner and copulate with his favourite females while his back is turned . |