Example sentences of "able [to-vb] the other " in BNC.
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| 1 | A group was taught to choose the right coloured plastic ball ( one gave an electric shock , the other brought food ) and individuals were then able to instruct the other Octopi , who indicated by rapid eye and head movements that they were paying close attention , before successfully completing the task . |
| 2 | Then they need to know they will be able to see the other parent regularly . |
| 3 | also had one of its diesel locos on show and the many people that took part in the sponsored walk along the tracks to Mells Road , three miles towards Frome , were able to see the other two locos and the site of where the association will have its engineering base . |
| 4 | I pulled over to the emergency lane , barely able to see the other cars on the road . |
| 5 | But we did have to wait until the chimpanzees completely accepted out presence before we were able to observe the other food-gathering behaviour that truly sets apart the forest chimpanzees — regular co-operative hunting . |
| 6 | There was full provision for verification with each side able to investigate the other side 's compliance with the treaty . |
| 7 | If you spotted that the word after the colon was PANAMA , the chances are you were soon able to supply the other missing consonants . |
| 8 | Apart from isolating the movements of pelvic tilting , knee bending and straightening , and foot mobility , the patient is taught to transfer his weight onto one leg , in order to be able to move the other leg away safely . |
| 9 | In February 1986 a referendum was needed in Denmark before that country was able to join the other signatories to the Single European Act , but a split was avoided . |
| 10 | They hoped that he would be able to join the other participants for dinner at the studios beforehand . |
| 11 | Soon they feel able to involve the other sex in their idyll . |
| 12 | So media men were invited to visit a Catholic school where Bishop Konstant and headmaster Mr Gerry O'Kane were able to tell the other side of the story of life in the Gipton area . |