Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you may also be able to arrange the items to make a pleasing sequence of colour schemes ; |
| 2 | Greenpeace and others also point out that the HMIP has only a small team of monitors and will not be able to perform the tasks of the NRA in this sphere . |
| 3 | The assessment by the police is to eliminate erm any officer that er has psychopathic tendencies or er on the other side of the coin , to eliminate those officers that erm might be so timid that they would n't be able to perform the duties should it be necessary for them to fire a weapon . |
| 4 | And it is also the mechanisms by which the cells or parts of them are able to perform the instructions . |
| 5 | This was achieved when Russia was rewarded for the benevolent neutrality she had maintained while Prussia redrew the map of central Europe : in 1870 she was able to renounce the clauses without risking diplomatic isolation . |
| 6 | There was also alarm about the practice of " occasional conformity " ( whereby Nonconformists were able to evade the provisions of the Test and Corporation Acts and qualify themselves for civil office through the occasional attendance at Anglican communion ) and the growth of Dissenting academies ( which trained future generations of Nonconformist ministers and thus helped to perpetuate the religious schism ) . |
| 7 | At this stage of his development the karateka seems to be able to sense the movements of his opponents before they occur , enabling him to react with blinding speed and absolute control . |
| 8 | With the spring repaired the systems come back on again , and the Doctor is able to reset the controls for Earth . |
| 9 | You 'll be able to spot the changes without any other trouble at all . |
| 10 | Using sophisticated surveillance equipment they are able to monitor the movements of terrorist suspects within a wide radius — from a bird 's eye point of view . |
| 11 | ‘ We 've played against sides from the Durham League and the North Yorkshire League and they have had the advantage of being able to include the likes of Ritchie Richardson , Clayton Lambert and Phil Simmons . |
| 12 | Although there are rumours among local Zulus that the two women were seen earlier that day with two black men , police have not been able to confirm the reports . |
| 13 | We were able to confirm the histories of families going back to the 19th century . |
| 14 | These concerned matters that were a pure technicality ( being allowed to run an advertisement that they would have had no intention of ever running again ) and a virtual truism ( being told that future circumstances may arise in which they should be reasonably able to readdress the issues at hand ) . |
| 15 | Palmerston returned to the Foreign Office in July 1846 in Russell 's administration and was able to enjoy the effects of the changes he had instigated until December 1851 , when pressure from the Court forced him out of the Foreign Office . |
| 16 | The effect of peer recognition should never be underestimated , and as teachers we should find ways for all children to be able to enjoy the rewards of their endeavours . |
| 17 | Here , you 'll be able to enjoy the benefits of Malia 's two and a half miles of sandy beach with its range of watersports , beach bars and main street of swinging nightlife . |
| 18 | Is it not time that Scotland was able to enjoy the benefits of improved patient care that NHS trusts offer patients in England and Wales ? |
| 19 | Moreover , the very isolation of Four Winds precluded her from being able to enjoy the facilities which even a town like Penzance might have provided . |
| 20 | Mike Sadler was flown straight back to the Eighth Army and assigned the task of navigating the New Zealand Division around the south of the Mareth line , while Cooper was able to enjoy the pleasures of Constantine with an old friend , Reg Seekings , who had made his way through after the B Squadron attacks on the road . |
| 21 | Clubs and other organisations which are set up purely for sporting purposes can not normally be recognised as charities and would not be able to enjoy the relaxations proposed . |
| 22 | We were thus able to compare the responses of teachers to the contrasting schemes of these two LEAs . |
| 23 | By careful observation of the appearance of these features as the Moon went through its monthly changes of phase , Galileo was able to estimate the lengths of the shadow cast by the uplands under various degrees of illumination by the Sun , and so calculate the heights of the mountains . |
| 24 | However , by 1976 , local councils in east London were able to publicize the advantages of their areas to industrialists . |
| 25 | Sir Leslie Scarman spoke of the new computer-usable Statutes in Force and of the Statute Law Committee 's subcommittee on the impact of computer technology on statutory material , and looked forward to the day when lawyers will be able to search the statutes in computer-usable form , as well as relying on their traditional book material . |
| 26 | One thrust of this revolt displayed itself in a widespread attachment to the established church of the pre-1625 period , with its more relaxed doctrinal approach that was able to accommodate the beliefs of Richard Hooker as well as those of the compilers of the Lambeth Articles ; the other took the form of the ‘ left-wing Arminianism ’ of radical groups such as the General Baptists and Quakers , who rejected the rigidities of predestination in favour of the belief that all could attain salvation , and who , it is argued , won much popular support as a consequence . |
| 27 | This was the first she had heard of it , for while Constance was away she had not felt able to accommodate the horrors revealed in the local rag and had read only the advertisements and the page called ‘ Eating Out ’ . |
| 28 | The Party was able to accommodate the scruples of those who worked with it , while at the same time securing new members with some political experience . |
| 29 | Unesco was able to assure the societies of its continuing important service as coordinator between them and the Soprintendenze , also saving them 4% VAT , and making available an employee and its office in St Mark 's Square . |
| 30 | They had a flexible backbone , composed largely of calcium phosphate , with hinges able to support the muscles and other soft parts . |