Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only when Sir Alfred enlisted the help of his sister , Jean Stanley ( wife of Louis ) was BRM able to proceed for the 1962 season . |
| 2 | Although initially research was often focused upon a single pollen site , the subsequent research was able to proceed towards the regional assessment of past vegetation not only in Britain but also in overseas areas such as the tropical rain forest ( Flenley , 1979 ) . |
| 3 | Some experts maintain that these molluscs were able to swim in the open ocean , or that they were attached to floating seaweed : some such mechanism has to be invoked to explain how these bivalves came into an environment that lacked bottom-living animals . |
| 4 | He will be able to arrange for a private clinic , so there will be no problems with the police . ’ |
| 5 | Now , you 'll see that it has a tendency to go all over the world wherever it is invited but whoever invites the World Council of Churches now must , in fact , be able to cope with a great number of people ! |
| 6 | You ought to be able to cope with a small invasion of your privacy now and then . |
| 7 | The programme was of limited value to the people of Bangladesh owing to its failing to be able to cope with a poor infrastructure and a large population . |
| 8 | After a few months off , your main worry may be that you wo n't be able to cope with a full-time job , which will probably put you off returning to what you were doing before the baby . |
| 9 | ‘ Third , and most important , there are parents who are not able to cope with a handicapped child themselves . |
| 10 | Whereas an opponent may be able to cope with a single technique , it is much more difficult when the attack is continuous , incorporating both linear and circular blows delivered to different , often widely separated targets . |
| 11 | But think about whether you would be able to cope with a positive result , and would a negative result really stop you worrying ? |
| 12 | Alternatively , it may be the strategy with which teachers feel most able to cope with the wide range of pupil attainment . |
| 13 | Slightly overcrowd your tank , but not to the extremes otherwise your filtration system may not be able to cope with the extra loading placed upon it . |
| 14 | The local project manager had warned of the danger because the partially completed new barriers would not be able to cope with the increased flow . |
| 15 | They will simply not be able to cope with the increased tax burden planned by Mr Smith . |
| 16 | Only the planning department was able to cope with the total analysis of the situation . |
| 17 | In order to be able to cope with the increasing enquiry rate at the bureau , an emergency appeal to NACAB for special funding led to the appointment of a fixed-term welfare rights officer . |
| 18 | The average farmer should be able to cope with the explanatory booklet , the form to fill in , explanatory notes to help fill it in , and a letter from Sir Hector Monro , Scottish Agriculture Minister . |
| 19 | The SunAccount software was able to cope with the networked set-up without modification . |
| 20 | SALLY Gunnell reckons she now knows what it feels like to be a marked woman but Britain 's golden girl insists she will be able to cope with the new-found pressure when she launches her world championship campaign in earnest in Rome tonight . |
| 21 | Individuals believe that they are able to perform at the desired level ( effort performance outcome ) . |
| 22 | Of performance against arousal levels and we agreed that the the purpose of training like this and also putting these principles into practice is to be able to handle more and more arousal er more and more nerves and still and still be able to perform in a confident manner . |
| 23 | When they started to let us out of the house we were able to rummage amongst the appalling pile of rubbish strewn around the University campus nearby . |
| 24 | He 'd done his bit , and at least felt able to agree with the Prime Minister on one matter . |
| 25 | This means that even if the government , the TUC and CBI were able to agree on a particular course of development of the national economy ‘ the state and the social partners alike are unable to enforce compliance with such a plan at the micro-level ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 26 | I pointed out the way we had gone about it in 1974 , when we wished to add an item to the ICAO agenda and were able to agree upon a concerted approach by the major European delegations towards achieving our aims . |
| 27 | The decision means the children will remain physically close to the queen and Princess Beatrice will be able to remain at the same school . |
| 28 | Last year the general assembly gave to the Board of Social Responsibility a task of coordinating the work of the church in this field and we are proud now to be able to report to the general assembly that the work done by the assembly 's various Boards and by numerous local initiatives make the Church of Scotland the nation 's leading provider of services to the victims of H I V and to their families delivering both the most extensive and the most comprehensive service to these people within Scotland . |
| 29 | I am pleased to be able to report to the hon. Gentleman that we have just had the first results of the monitoring arrangements for the implementation of community care and we are impressed with the practical schemes already being advanced to ensure that the frail and vulnerable , and particularly the chronically sick and disabled , receive the support that they need . |
| 30 | Only when these key steps have been taken will government and individuals alike be able to plan for the long term , instead of focusing on the short term and the next election . |