Example sentences of "be [pos pn] ability [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among these advantages are their ability to represent partial information in an elegant way ; the inherent potential for structure sharing ; the declarative description of information flow , and a mathematically clean and computationally tractable type system with inheritance ( Bouma et al , 1988 ) . |
| 2 | One of the strengths of the company has been their ability to produce films with a wide range of styles and subject , without losing their commitment to brave and adventurous film-making . |
| 3 | The key to Israel 's success , and to a lesser extent Syria 's , had been its ability to prey on the strategic anxieties of its superpower patron . |
| 4 | One of reasons for the survival of the S&C into the 1980s had been its ability to handle diverted WCML trains ; this continued despite withdrawal of Intercity services in the winter 1982–3 timetable . |
| 5 | Its mode of action is thought to be its ability to potentiate the defensive barriers of gastrointestinal mucosa . |
| 6 | Another new feature will be its ability to connect with Unix Network File System servers through a LANtastic server that is also a Unix client . |
| 7 | The list of HMG-box containing proteins is growing rapidly , comprising a variety of functions the common activity of which seems to be their ability to bind DNA through this domain ( 3-9 ) . |
| 8 | A key element of obtaining that price would be your ability to demonstrate that the profits to October have been met and that your outlook on the future market is still as good as when we last met with your colleagues . |
| 9 | It may also be our ability to respond to energies in the landscape , such as the Chinese describe in their concept of ch'i ( Chapter 4 ) . |
| 10 | Mr Khasbulatov 's source of power in the past has been his ability to manipulate it . |
| 11 | I realise that it is my ability to change do get do not get any separately items will affect the rights of the third party . |
| 12 | It 's my ability to leave lose these things is is wonderful . |
| 13 | Something which appeals to me a lot is its ability to sound either blatantly digital ( with a sharp , bright quality to the effects ) , or ( if you dispense with the EQ or treat it with care ) to simulate analogue effects . |
| 14 | The defence of any practice is its ability to promote the end ; all means are instrumental . |
| 15 | Perhaps the most fundamental characteristic of a system that can be said to be ‘ living ’ is its ability to self-replicate . |
| 16 | Another intriguing aspect of water is its ability to form different crystal patterns , such as the different crystal forms of ice and snow that are produced under different weather conditions and the different ices that can be obtained under high pressures . |
| 17 | The essential property of the stepping motor is its ability to translate switched excitation changes into precisely defined increments of rotor position ( " steps " ) . |
| 18 | I usually say to patients who have had an inferior infarct that once in hospital the worst is over ; the main cause of mortality then is pump failure and one of the striking contributions of thrombolytic therapy , to be dealt with later , is its ability to open up coronary arteries and prevent myocardial damage , pump failure and all the complications . |
| 19 | A big benefit of solid modelling is its ability to detect interference between components If , say , two components are put together on a screen . |
| 20 | For surely a major feature of science is its ability to explain and predict . |
| 21 | Perhaps its greatest advantage is its ability to point social workers to the simple , practical steps they can take to improve the quality of life for children whose other difficulties may prove impossible to remedy . |
| 22 | The main advantage of this style of easel is its ability to accommodate large canvases and offer a vertical support to work on . |
| 23 | The main advantage of this style of easel is its ability to accommodate large canvases and offer a vertical support to work on . |
| 24 | One of the things claimed for the Quad-FX is its ability to take an amp 's effects loop — one which wo n't line up with effects units — and correct the levels so it will . |
| 25 | Part of the moulding-power of the modern world is its ability to leave us all blasé . |
| 26 | But , of course , its major service to us carbohydrates is its ability to link hydrogen , oxygen , nitrogen and trace elements into the complex molecules of earthly life . |
| 27 | The main advantage of Sidebar though , she says , is its ability to present information efficiently on small screens . |
| 28 | The overriding advantage of immunohistochemistry , however , is its ability to localise enzymes to individual cells in heterogeneous samples . |
| 29 | The charter 's real test is its ability to deliver its objectives and redress any failures . |
| 30 | The charter 's real test is its ability to deliver its objectives and redress any failures . |