Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] enable [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rule has been relaxed so as to enable infants to make a binding settlement of their property upon marriage , but only with the sanction of the court . |
| 2 | The arrangements have been made so as to enable spectators to be SET DOWN AND PICKED UP AT THE SAME POINT in a city unfamiliar to them . |
| 3 | IBM Corp and Blockbuster Entertainment Corp were yesterday due to launch their joint venture to market systems for duplicating audio compact disk recordings in retail stores : the idea is that record companies could eliminate the need to press hundreds of thousands of copies of major recordings — instead the store would tap into central databases at each record company to collect the tracks requested and record them onto a blank disk ; although no pilot systems have yet been launched , IBM said the system also could be used to make and sell computer software and video games on demand ; the IBM-Blockbuster system is expected to be designed to distribute albums in original form , rather than enabling customers to mix and match their choice of tracks , and negotiations are reportedly already under way with several record companies ; a typical CD would take about six minutes to make , complete with the glossy packaging buyers expect . |
| 4 | They operate negatively as constraints , but positively as enabling conditions . |
| 5 | As well as enabling students to learn something about production , marketing , and book-keeping , Mini-Enterprise is invaluable in helping students learn to work together collaboratively , to explore leadership roles and to find their own solutions . |
| 6 | New technology has already enabled an ever-widening range of jobs to be moved out of the office , allowing staff to carry them out from their own homes with obvious benefits in terms of reducing office overheads as well as enabling businesses to recruit from an additional pool of people who , because of location in remote rural areas or conflicting domestic responsibilities , might otherwise be ruled out of employment . |