Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] thus able [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the nature of things , only a tiny minority had the control of , or access to , the press and were thus able to exercise this freedom . |
| 2 | Given plenty of liquidity in the economy , these institutions , by offering higher interest rates than the clearing banks , attracted deposits and were thus able to expand their loans . |
| 3 | Hall argued , however , that even this least satisfactory outcome would be worth while if it meant some of the long-term unemployed in the inner cities obtained jobs , and were thus able to climb up the skills and income levels . |
| 4 | During the relevant years the school had surplus pupil capacity and was thus able to take the sons of the taxpayers without turning away other boys able to satisfy the educational entry requirement . |
| 5 | Following Franco 's example , Hedilla had transferred his headquarters from Burgos to Salamanca in October , and was thus able to see Franco quite frequently . |
| 6 | In 1972 , Henley formed a special link with Brunel , the University of West London and was thus able to offer postgraduate degrees validated by the University . |
| 7 | George turned professional in 1886 and was thus able to confront over a mile the leading pedestrian of the Victorian age — William Jeffrey Cummings ( 1858–1919 ) of Paisley . |