Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little reason to doubt that these pristine people are able to impart their special vision to those whom they choose to be the recipients of their ancient knowledge . |
| 2 | In Brown 's 1968 survey only 3 per cent of workers knew the standard rate of tax and only 6 per cent of managers were able to estimate their marginal rate of tax . |
| 3 | Of all varieties of the Christian faith , it seemed best able to accommodate his persistent search for a means to link the truths of philosophy and religion , and his almost pantheistic sense of the ‘ Absolute Unity ’ shared by God and his creation . |
| 4 | The terrier allowed himself to be dragged down to lie on the blankets , and Theda was able to see her new mistress in the light afforded by a lamp on her bedside table and a set of two candelabra resting on a nearby chest of drawers . |
| 5 | In more complex societies and especially under capitalism these different sections of society — classes — dispose of different power , and because of this the dominant class is able to impose its own consciousness on the whole of society . |
| 6 | In consequence , the project became a Whitehall ‘ camel ’ ( a vehicle designed by a committee ) instead of having a chief designer able to impose his personal decisiveness on the final product . |
| 7 | They needed to be able to relate their new education to their own experiences of life . |
| 8 | It seems impossible that any mother would be able to find her own babe from among such a throng . |
| 9 | As premier earl , Harold was able to secure his own election to the throne , but was forced to defend it almost immediately against Scandinavian and Norman claimants . |
| 10 | Then the largest planets themselves would act like mini suns , able to attract their own system of orbiting satellites . |
| 11 | A panel , assembled by the National Academy of Sciences , predicted last week that NASA wo n't be able to meet its ambitious schedule with its present fleet of four orbiters . |
| 12 | With care he should be able to dangle his right leg over the sill and follow it with his right arm and his head . |
| 13 | ‘ I love being able to open my front door onto a garden . |
| 14 | If it does , it has a very good chance of catching the gazelle for it is able to reach its maximum speed within a few yards , and then it is the fastest animal on four legs . |
| 15 | It was hoped that by using the NUWM prestige the Communists would be able to regain their lost influence in the unions . |
| 16 | And so the experienced surgeon is able to apply his real concentration at the decisive moment . |
| 17 | With the increasing sophistication and scale of warehouse buildings it is suggested that they should be looked at in depth at the earliest planning stage when they are able to exert their proper influence on construction and design . |
| 18 | It was assumed by them that Diana would somehow be able to assume their rigid code of behaviour overnight . |
| 19 | Little wonder there was ‘ intellectual disorder ’ — if that is the correct word for daily thought stymied by explicit threats of destruction ; ‘ a state of mind fundamentally disturbed ’ — if they are the mots justes for those who doubt whether they will be able to put their professional training into practice ; ‘ bordering on the neurotic ’ — if that is an accurate description for lives lived under the fear of total extinction in the mushroom cloud . |
| 20 | From 1 November 1991 , people who hold a partial help certificate ( AG3 ) under the NHS Low Income Scheme will be able to put their patient contribution towards the cost of a private home visit by their optician . |
| 21 | It continues : ’ and that they should be able to use their professional judgment on matters such as the timing and dosage of drugs prescribed by doctors for pain relief . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I hope to be able to use my kicking game at Leeds . |
| 23 | You will thus benefit from being able to use your own behaviour as a powerful influence . |
| 24 | He will be able to finance his own stockholding of goods . |
| 25 | I hope that we will be able to give them some sort of relief from the distress that I know that they will be feeling at the outcome of this case today . ’ |
| 26 | A professional chimney sweep may be able to give you some indication of the flue 's condition from the type of debris his brush brings down . |
| 27 | Your own doctor or nearest family planning clinic will be able to give you up-to-date information on this . |
| 28 | He continued : ‘ She is very resilient and was able to give us good information about what happened . ’ |
| 29 | The Minister , who has access to more information than I have and who is ably supported by his civil servants , may be able to give us more news on that front this morning . |
| 30 | It does n't offer you a definition , but by the end of the chapter you should be able to give your own definition of what it would be like if you were more assertive . |