Example sentences of "the ability [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not at all ! ’ he said , and had the grace to flush a little ; she even had a fleeting suspicion that he enjoyed the ability to flush at will . |
| 2 | Despite losing so heavily , Edinburgh tried hard to play enterprisingly and in scrum-half Crombie , possess a player with the ability to perform at the highest level . |
| 3 | All you need is an open , enquiring mind and the ability to wonder at the fascinating world of wildlife . |
| 4 | One of the advantages of a religious education is the ability to identify at least the better-known texts of scripture and this was one which it needed no effort of memory to recall . |
| 5 | Some industry pundits predict that NT will usurp Unix and OS/2 to become the server operating system of choice , especially as it will offer the ability to run at least some applications designed for OS/2 or Unix . |
| 6 | Banker Alan Clarke , who has spent years working in America , says : ‘ The American women I have been out with have always been successful and good-looking but they do n't have the ability to laugh at themselves . |
| 7 | But at least we 've still got the ability to laugh at ourselves , and face our critics with a smile . |
| 8 | But there 's one thing blatantly missing in the majority of our top telly dramas the ability to laugh at ourselves and some of our predicaments . |
| 9 | The ability to laugh at themselves was never more evident as the three took their audience on a comic tour of Jewish life as we know it today with a smattering of politics , anti-semitism and Zionism thrown in for good measure . |
| 10 | Each animal style stresses the development of a particular skill : the crane exemplifies balance ; the dragon , spirit and agility ; the leopard , strength ; the tiger , bone ; and the snake , internal power and the ability to strike at vital points of the body . |
| 11 | Would not it be the height of folly to give away our own independent nuclear deterrent while any potential aggressor has the ability to strike at us ? |
| 12 | The ability to communicate at all levels , and to retain the confidence of your clients is vital ; you have to work with each other , so this confidence must exist and must override any personality clashes . |
| 13 | Not too great a challenge right now , but a development programme to build up confidence , the ability to play at the highest level . |
| 14 | With the preparation unquestionably right , therefore , the question was , ‘ could Forget demonstrate the big heart and the ability to play at his best at the right time ? ’ |
| 15 | For me one of the greatest gifts is the ability to look at things as if you are seeing them for the first time . |
| 16 | The flexibility of views is another plus point for BOP , with the ability to look at the aircraft from almost any internal or external position and angle . |
| 17 | In the poem you are about to hear , the famous poet , William Wordsworth tells us that the day we lose the ability to marvel at something as wonderful as a rainbow , we lose something very important . |
| 18 | The ability to operate at these temperatures is advantageous , because liquid nitrogen is cheap and the devices need less thermal insulation . |
| 19 | Indeed , this suggests that there may be some compensating advantages of monopoly , in particular the ability to operate at larger scale and with lower average costs . |