Example sentences of "able [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What reassurance can he give them that they will be able to invest in dairy production in Monmouthshire ? |
| 2 | Were the local authority to be able to sue in libel in respect of the same matters complained of by an individual councillor this would create duplication of proceedings and increased costs ( post , pp. 56E , 65A ) . |
| 3 | To be able to sue in negligence , three essential ingredients must be present ; they are : a duty of care owed to the injured party ; a breach of that duty of care ; consequential loss , that is , loss which is a direct and natural result of the breach of duty of care . |
| 4 | The legislation , the Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1927 , demonstrated that Parliament intended that this new entity , or ‘ near corporation , ’ should be able to sue in respect of a tort , including the tort of libel . |
| 5 | Some are modified to transmit electric impulses and are linked into a network which amounts to a primitive nervous system ; others are able to contract in length and so can be considered as simple muscles . |
| 6 | Children were then able to sit in front of their range dressed up in old fashioned costume and role-play . |
| 7 | To be able to sit in silence with his father , without any need to make conversation — so relaxed together that he can sit there licking his finger and wiping marks off the telephone ! |
| 8 | ‘ The individual worker needs to be able to plan in order to work away at meeting them , ’ he said . |
| 9 | I was fortunate to be able to include in addition to my own account a lecture by the former Lord Justice Devlin in which he took the fourth Appeal Court severely to task for the illogicality of its reasoning and for usurping the functions of the jury , and a chapter by Bryan Magee about his efforts over the years to try to persuade the Home Office to reopen Cooper 's case . |
| 10 | However , the Historic Buildings Council for Scotland has increasingly been able to give some very substantial grants towards churches , ensuring that churches faced with closure because of a repairs crisis have been able to continue in use . |
| 11 | The boy 's story was discounted and Oldfield was able to continue in charge of the home until his suspension in 1990 when new evidence came to light . |
| 12 | But after some counselling from the development officer the situation improved and the worker was able to continue in post . |
| 13 | The walk meant he would be able to claim in future that he had promenaded on the Promenade des Anglais . |
| 14 | At the moment the only thing making me write this essay is the thought of me being able to vegetate in front of the box tomorrow night and also , if I push my self and write three lines a minute I will be able to go to bed early and ease the strain and trauma of getting up in the morning and trudging off to another dreary day in school . |
| 15 | so , erm , it 's not actually very big , there are about eight addresses here , they do say if anybodies able to write in Spanish |
| 16 | They have been able to work in government service , even in the army , and there has been no need for work permits . |
| 17 | Resources which are willing and able to work in order to raise the rate of output and to boost living standards are failing to be employed . |
| 18 | No longer are spinning mills able to stand in isolation , they are , as explained by Andrew Steel ‘ In partnership with the Design Studio , exploring new frontiers of design and texture . ’ |
| 19 | That is the normal pattern of development , and before long she will be able to know in advance — and then let you know . |
| 20 | Her only comfort was not to have Miss Beard in her room , to be able to suffer in solitude . |
| 21 | Further to our meeting last Friday , I am writing to set out the advice and assistance that we are able to provide in connection with the intended sale of Older Business Limited . |
| 22 | The only other argument that I have been able to find in support of tonight 's regulations is where the DSS states that the use of regulation 72 puts ’ an over-emphasis on the Department 's welfare role and overlooks the fact that persons acting for the claimant could have made inquiries on the claimant 's behalf . ’ |
| 23 | This method would mean prevention of development which was definitely unsound upon recognised objective standards , and the community would still be able to engage in amenity planning under the salutary control of paying for any economic value destroyed . |
| 24 | They tend not to explore what difference it makes who takes part in the public-policy process , or else they assume that the beneficiaries of public policy can simply be " read-off " from information about group participation because of uncomplicated assumptions about all groups being able to participate in order to advance their own interest . |
| 25 | The aim of all parents is to teach their child to become an independent , self-reliant adult , able to participate in life and gain satisfaction . |
| 26 | After that , even though the workers might not be able to achieve maximum output , they were able to participate in production . |
| 27 | The extent to which individuals are able to participate in employment , leisure and social interaction , for example , will be an indicator of the reality of their ‘ adulthood ’ . |
| 28 | As Maynard Keynes explained when he proposed a national scheme of family allowances in 1940 : ‘ at first sight it is paradoxical to propose in time of war an expensive social reform which we have not thought ourselves able to afford in time of peace . |
| 29 | Through working together the schools are able to buy in expertise and share the costs of producing high quality materials . |
| 30 | erm I think it made things a lot cheaper , because you had larger firms able , able to buy in bulk , and also the beginnings of the ready-made market . |