Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Politicians were often able to arrange matters to the satisfaction of their constituents in other questions broadly relating to the military profession . |
| 2 | Thus Morrissette was able to perform readings of his work which concentrated on the psychological realism of the texts in question . |
| 3 | By exerting gentle pressure on the zones of the foot the reflexologist is able to diagnose areas of malfunction in the body and then , by massage of the appropriate area of the foot , to help the body heal itself by improving the functioning of the nervous and circulatory systems . |
| 4 | Almost all areas require work , but we should be able to agree priorities for short and long terms . |
| 5 | Misys Plc , which said in January that it was in talks that could lead to it acquiring Burns Anderson Independent Network Plc ( CI No 2,081 ) , said yesterday that it had not been able to agree terms for the acquisition and that negotiations had therefore been terminated . |
| 6 | During that period employees will be able to remain members of their STG scheme . |
| 7 | No wonder plainclothes coppers ended up able to conduct surveillances from behind the cover of their own stomachs . |
| 8 | In fact , I would not be able to conduct sessions of regression therapy — whether present- or past-life — if I thought that my patient was going to go through agonies while it was going on . |
| 9 | They agreed to transport the wheelbarrow on those days when I was able to carry supplies on my back from one village to the next . |
| 10 | At other times , however , the media are only able to report snippets of information , incomplete fragments of a complex situation . |
| 11 | Mozart was often able to report performances of it back to his father . |
| 12 | They also want the station to expand in order to be able to transmit programmes to a wider area . |
| 13 | Using ADS. air traffic controllers will be able to monitor movements of suitably equipped aircraft automatically , building up a radar-like picture of their positions in areas beyond the range of radar cover , ADS is likely to be introduced into routine service over the North Atlantic between the mid-1990s and the turn of the century . |
| 14 | Bell vigorously resisted the attempts by Meese and others to foist on him people he regarded as unqualified ideologues ; he was convinced that movement conservatives wanted to infiltrate his department with appointees who shared their extreme views : ‘ They wanted to be able to monitor deliberations about proposed actions and have early warning of what might be brewing in suspect agencies . |
| 15 | Because few such cases proceed to trial it was argued that claims assessors should be able to issue proceedings on behalf of their clients . |
| 16 | English applicants were twice as likely to be selected , and this difference would probably have been greater had we carried out the full study and been able to include posts in teaching hospitals . |
| 17 | I 've been able to enjoy hours of intensive cuddling , and my elder daughter Arcadia ( four — and almost as baby-mad as me ) has been in heaven too . |
| 18 | You 'll be able to sample wines from around the world , including Australia and Israel , Sheep Dip whisky from Scotland and sherry from Spain . |
| 19 | A. L. Bowley 's study of 1925 , Has Poverty Diminished ? , was able to compare conditions in five towns in the early 1920s with those immediately prior to the war and , while showing the improvements that had taken place , demonstrate the still significant causes of poverty . |
| 20 | The former English Girls ' champion was able to compare notes with Fiona Brown , for the Cheshire player had the same experience during her 79 . |
| 21 | To be able to compare results from the simulator with those previously obtained on the road it was decided to have subjects perform precisely the same judgment tasks that had been used in Study 1 , giving ratings of subjective risk and estimates of accident statistics . |
| 22 | Using endoscopic biopsy we were able to compare patients with different diseases and control subjects with gastric mucosa histologically free of significant alterations . |
| 23 | He recently met a man who claimed to be able to kill birds by shouting at them . |
| 24 | I am certain that we are developing the correct framework for tackling important issues , and that we will be able to accommodate developments in new technology as they become available . |
| 25 | I imagine that that was one of the matters raised with the hon. Gentleman , and I hope that he was able to assure farmers of the splendid job that my noble Friend is doing for farming in Scotland . |
| 26 | We had hoped to be able to support measures on so-called joyriding , on the establishment of an Environmental Protection Agency and on better employment conditions for women , but it appears that the Prime Minister 's enthusiasm for this last came too recently for its inclusion in the Queen 's Speech . |
| 27 | Let's say that a commercial filter claims ( perfectly reasonably ) to be able to support 10″ of fish per 100 gallons treatment . |
| 28 | As a result , a subsidiary will be able to acquire shares in its parent only to the extent that the parent is able to acquire its own shares . |
| 29 | Vivien Rendall was introduced to Medau in 1966 when she joined Wynne Norris 's class in Upton Chester ; on moving south she was able to attend classes in St Albans and Hemel Hempstead , and since 1984 , Gerrards Cross . |
| 30 | Financial intermediaries have the specialist knowledge to be able to channel funds to those areas that yield the highest return . |