Example sentences of "able [to-vb] the good " in BNC.
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| 1 | That came through their being cooped up at Jerusalem in the persecution which followed on the death of Stephen : as a result of the ordinary followers of Jesus being scattered by that persecution , they were able to preach the good news along the Phoenician seaboard until they came to Antioch , later to become the home of the Gentile mission . |
| 2 | In a programme which boasts over one hundred separate performances in some fifteen different Belfast venues , visitors to the festival will be able to enjoy the best of international music , theatre , ballet , jazz , folk , film , exhibitions and assorted other entertainments . |
| 3 | ‘ With the highlights package , now at last they will be able to see the best cricket at the time they will want to watch it . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ With the highlights package , now at last they will be able to see the best cricket at the time they will want to watch it . ’ |
| 5 | We want listeners in this country to be able to hear the best of the World Service . |
| 6 | ‘ You just have to be able to identify the good punters , ’ they say , ‘ the really big hitters , and be able to talk to them , and that 's it basically . ’ |
| 7 | This is why the first Christian believers were able to proclaim the good news about Jesus so fearlessly . |
| 8 | By deciding on the size and position of the flower beds first , you will be able to determine the best route for the path , and its shape . |
| 9 | Oh , to be able to get the better of this man ! |
| 10 | UNBLEST may be able to get the better of a top quality field for the Group Two Laurent-Perrier Champagne Stakes at Doncaster tomorrow . |
| 11 | UNBLEST may be able to get the better of a top quality field for the Group Two Laurent-Perrier Champagne Stakes at Doncaster tomorrow . |
| 12 | They were thus able to get the best of both worlds . |
| 13 | A manager who 's able to get the best use out of the young talent still at the Oval . |
| 14 | It is regarded as being more important that the new appointee be familiar with the aims and methods which Highlander endorses rather than necessarily be able to present the best paper qualifications for the advertised job . |
| 15 | That is not to say that someone who is using word processing or a similar application will not be able to make the best of a desktop publishing package but rather to point out that new skills will need to be learned , new concepts understood . |