Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , if X discloses information in confidence to Y and Y then discloses the information in confidence to Z ( but does not tell Z that he has obtained the information from X ) then X will be able to proceed directly against Z if Z disregards the obligation of confidence ( see Saltman Engineering Co v Campbell Engineering Co [ 1963 ] 65 RPC 203 ) . |
| 2 | Flamingos have webbed feet and , like wildfowl , are able to swim well in deeper water . |
| 3 | The flow advances in a manner similar to that of pahoehoe flows on dry land , and the pillows are budded off so quietly that the cameramen were able to swim up to within less than a metre of the swelling pillows . |
| 4 | When snow many feet deep blankets the land and the lake is covered with ice , the beavers are able to swim out from their lodge beneath the ice , retrieve the green branches and feed on them throughout the winter . |
| 5 | Women are presumed to be able to cope domestically in circumstances where men are presumed to be unable to manage : they can cook , clean and care for themselves even if they are physically impaired ( Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 6 | Of course there are a number of modifications that need to be made to this analyser before it is able to cope well with general text . |
| 7 | Would those 0.5 m. voters be able to cope sensibly with a list which if West German custom were followed would include twenty names ? — or for that matter with a list of 15 names or ten ? |
| 8 | What such a printer will not be able to handle are scalable fonts , that is the ability to choose a typeface and produce any size of type you require when you require it , nor will it be able to cope accurately with re-scaling object or draw-type graphics such as those produce by CAD or professional graphics applications . |
| 9 | ‘ Patients seem to be able to cope better with pain if both treatments are given , ’ says Ms Punton . |
| 10 | After some counselling , which enabled me to unscramble my uncomfortable thoughts about myself , I discovered the root of my problem and am now able to cope better with receiving compliments about my appearance . |
| 11 | In an ideal world , your pump should be able to cope happily with normal pond detritus , without the need for a strainer of any kind , and any de-sludging should be at the filter , where back washing makes it less of a chore . |
| 12 | This was so demonstrably unfair that SAVE was able to hit back by seeking leave for judicial review . |
| 13 | Well-established organisations in non-competitive environments might be able to perform successfully with any type of organisation structure , because they are secure within their environment and can ignore contingency factors ( eg. the Civil Service , perhaps ) . |
| 14 | In one case the opinion was expressed that the foreign affairs powers of the President are extra-constitutional , resting upon the international sovereign status of the United States and the necessity for that country to be able to perform effectively in foreign relations , uninhibited by domestic legal restrictions . |
| 15 | Private borrowing is likely to rise by the same amount and may rise by even more if the privatised company is able to borrow freely from the market rather than relying on the government . |
| 16 | Kenya , never able to borrow heavily from commercial banks , has relied on ‘ official ’ loans from aid ‘ donor ’ governments like Britain and from international organisations like the World Bank or the IMF . |
| 17 | In the second group , there were those countries , like Kenya , who had never been able to borrow much from the banks . |
| 18 | Yes , well , I mean I 'm very happy to be able to agree totally with that erm , people who make the laws are n't the people who suffer from the the physical , and matters might be a great deal better if erm , they paid a bit more attention , I do hope that he would agree however , erm , that police officers who are female also have a good effect on the streets , because he was acting as if erm , it was only the male person who were any use , and I 'm sure that is not so . |
| 19 | No human beings , except the courageous and experienced blind , are able to sense much in a strange place where they can not see , but with rabbits it is otherwise . |
| 20 | I was able to breathe only with the utmost difficulty , and my arm hurt like hell . |
| 21 | A hundred thousand soldiers seems to have been the maximum any Hellenistic state was able to gather together for a decisive battle . |
| 22 | Only long-stay patients will be able to light up after May 31 . |
| 23 | Have the flexibility of being able to shop around for the best possible deals and get the best professional advice ; |
| 24 | Operating out of Rockswell and other quarries in the county , the three were able to carry up to five extra loads , worth between £40 and £50 , per week . |
| 25 | Operating out of Rockswell and other quarries in the county , the three were able to carry up to five extra loads , worth between £40 and £50 , per week . |
| 26 | Above all I would like to thank the sector for your friendship and warm support , and I have every confidence that Sir Jeffrey , my successor , I assume that resolution two will go through unan , unanimously , will be car , will be able to carry forward with your warm support , the vision I tried to outline for the next year . |
| 27 | Rule-following as a practice must therefore be able to carry on without anything to support it , and we must attempt to wean ourselves away from the feeling of vertigo which is engendered by our recognition of the lack of support . |
| 28 | I think I got it because of my local knowledge and the that gave him the facility of being able to carry on without interruption . |
| 29 | It soon became apparent to Lily that the wife and the young man were in the midst of an affaire , which by secret signs and language they seemed able to carry on during the journey . |
| 30 | If non-farming activities reach the VAT registration threshold , farmers will be required to register for all their activities , farming and non-farming , and will not be able to carry on as flat rate farmers . |