Example sentences of "has [been] able [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has been able to formulate a general model which encompasses existing models and enables tests to be made of the robustness of the results reported in The Population History of England by varying the projection parameters . |
| 2 | Using its patented Low Pressure Casting technique , Cosworth has been able to incorporate a high degree of stiffness in the compact unit . |
| 3 | While the power of dismissal may be of limited use , where the government has been able to appoint a new rail chairman , it has the opportunity to shape a management team more in tune with its thinking . |
| 4 | This involvement has meant that the school has been able to open a new technology suite — pictured above . |
| 5 | We have not yet come across anyone who has been able to offer a reasonable explanation for a rather disheartening introduction to diving . |
| 6 | As Robinson put it : ‘ even with a less persuasive argument he has been able to get a democratic decision in his favour but the democratic process is used throughout the party ’ . |
| 7 | With the $10,000 she received from the sale of Let Me Speak , her harrowing account of life and political struggle at Siglo XX , she has been able to buy a two-roomed house in the poor neighbourhood of Hayrakasa . |