Example sentences of "[adv] be able [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasoning behind it being that she would not be able to come to terms with the notion of her mother being dead , so by removing her from the place where the tragedy had occurred and allowing enough time to pass , she would better be able to come to terms with her loss . |
| 2 | Following the elapse of a mandatory three-month period after notification of the cancellation , Czechoslovakia would henceforth be able to fix its own exchange rates . |
| 3 | As a result of his discovery , parents would henceforth be able to select the sex of their children at will . |
| 4 | One is that I can be prepared for what is going to be available here sooner or later and so be able to combat it . |
| 5 | In these circumstances , it is better to select a different adjective ( or more extended description ) in the first place , and so be able to dispense with the " very " and the " indeed " . |
| 6 | Galileo was to read medicine and so be able to earn a living . |
| 7 | If you know where the main constituent parts of the skeleton belong , you will understand the disposition of the body 's elements in any pose from any viewpoint , and so be able to construct it convincingly from memory . |
| 8 | If you know where the main constituent parts of the skeleton belong , you will understand the disposition of the body 's elements in any pose from any viewpoint , and so be able to construct it convincingly from memory . |
| 9 | If you know where the main constituent parts of the skeleton belong , you will understand the disposition of the body 's elements in any pose from any viewpoint , and so be able to construct it convincingly from memory . |
| 10 | If you know where the main constituent parts of the skeleton belong , you will understand the disposition of the body 's elements in any pose from any viewpoint , and so be able to construct it convincingly from memory . |
| 11 | Arranging the interview in an organized fashion , and making sure it takes place in relaxing circumstances , are very important if you are to see the candidates at their best and so be able to make a well-informed decision . |
| 12 | So be able to produce er a press release of some description , or some information , that is reasonably literate , then , and it 's reasonable pertinent to the area that they 're th associated with , then they may lift a good deal of it , perhaps not all of it , and plop it into the newspaper . |
| 13 | No special LIFESPAN privileges are required to use this option , but you will only be able to respond to task mail which is outstanding for you . |
| 14 | But in the future a diverse ecology will only be able to coexist with an efficient agriculture within the context of a planned land-use strategy , and such an attempt to resolve the various and conflicting demands on the countryside can not be successful without farmers surrendering at least some of their freedom of action to do as they wish with their own land . |
| 15 | As from the first of April this year , the British Transport Police will only be able to arrest offenders on British Rail property , but most of the property of British Rail will as from April be owned by Rail Track . |
| 16 | In the absence of soil conservation , the productivity of these lands w ill inevitably decline rapidly ; Elwell and Stocking ( 1984 ) have suggested that the soils of the Save Valley , for example , will only be able to support maize cropping for another 10 years . |
| 17 | Your neighbour may only be able to visit your house in the evening , and will surely need light . |
| 18 | So unless you 're prepared to network the program , or invest in a colour printer , people will only be able to prioritize tasks if they see the schedule on your screen . |
| 19 | Remember that language is a shared activity and that you will only be able to put your message across if you can speak easily and fluently . |
| 20 | I shall only be able to weep for him at night , after Enid has fallen asleep . |
| 21 | They will only be able to move downwards , ultimately ending up in 4a . |
| 22 | She would only be able to move within the circumference of that tree . |
| 23 | For example a unit which can soften 5000 litres of water with a hardness of 200 ppm as CA Co3 would only be able to soften 2500 litres of water with a hardness of 400ppm , since the resin has to do twice as much work . |
| 24 | In that bizarre way which again and again seemed to link imperialism and social reform ( sometimes as allies , sometimes as competitors ) , it seemed to some that Britain would only be able to sustain its Empire if she ensured that the new generation of children , tomorrow 's Imperial Army , was properly nourished . |
| 25 | The adventurers will only be able to search the place if they destroy Stanislav , who will protect his work-place to the bitter end . |
| 26 | It could be that a firm may only be able to say with any certainty that it expects the rate of return on an investment project to be within a particular range , say 10 to 15 per cent . |
| 27 | I feel sorry for the Tories , they will only be able to go for a cruise around the world once instead of two or three times a year . |
| 28 | The Poll Tax Register will be held on a computer and each person will only be able to see their own entry . |
| 29 | Does he agree that if the distribution of Government grant were seen to be fair , local residents would not only be able to assess the performance of local authorities but would begin to see that our new council tax is a far better deal than the uncosted return to the rates — or , even worse , the uncosted local income tax — proposed by the Opposition parties ? |
| 30 | From 1 January 1993 UK banks will only be able to include their interim profits in tier 1 capital if their external auditor has verified them ( p 97 ) . |