Example sentences of "able [to-vb] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had previously indicated to you that , because of escalating cost estimates , we might not be able to proceed with the North Berwick station car park project in the near future . |
| 2 | However , he will be fitter and more able to cope with the ground than the form book danger , Rusch de Farges , whom he beat three lengths last season , but the latter has an 8lb advantage . |
| 3 | You will probably be less able to cope with the pressures of life ; the ability to cope and be relaxed does not come easily to a body that indulges in too little physical activity and is unhealthy . |
| 4 | You will be better able to cope with the stresses and strains of life ; your self-esteem , your psychological and physical competence , should benefit . |
| 5 | It will receive so many previously unknown stimuli that it will not be able to cope with the flood of messages it is receiving . |
| 6 | So a horse may be able to cope with the stress of injury or the stress of being isolated from other horses ; but if they both happen at the same time , the resulting stress and anxiety may be more than the horse can manage successfully . |
| 7 | They will simply not be able to cope with the increased tax burden planned by Mr Smith . |
| 8 | If the ballvalve on the feed-and-expansion tank jams open , it could cause the tank to overflow ( remember that the overflow pipe is really just a warning pipe designed to warn of a leaking valve , and it may not be able to cope with the flow if the valve is fully open ) . |
| 9 | It requires a solid apprenticeship in the breed before you are able to cope with the responsibility of stud dog ownership . |
| 10 | Even though it may do nothing to alter the circumstances , many people feel much calmer and more able to cope with the situation after ‘ a good cry ’ . |
| 11 | How well he is able to cope with the situation will depend partly on his age at the time and partly on how carefully the adults around him handle the situation . |
| 12 | Why is it that the Americans seem better able to cope with the idea of a flexible retirement age ? |
| 13 | In order to be able to cope with the increasing enquiry rate at the bureau , an emergency appeal to NACAB for special funding led to the appointment of a fixed-term welfare rights officer . |
| 14 | Only the planning department was able to cope with the total analysis of the situation . |
| 15 | She had been able to cope with the sale of her house . |
| 16 | Such applicants may be asked to take a test or take part in some other selection procedure to assess whether they are likely to be able to cope with the work expected of a university student . |
| 17 | The reason is , of course , that a few computers will be able to cope with the task of detecting the lies , evasions , inconsistencies , and omissions in our tax returns more surely , and much more rap idly , than the flesh and blood calculators whom they are about to replace . |
| 18 | In 1986 , the London Waste Regulation Authority 's annual report stated that London and the commuter belt in the Home Counties would run out of local landfill space well before the end of the century , and counties south and south-west of London would not be able to cope with the burden of the capital 's rubbish . |
| 19 | His heart just would not be able to cope with the strain . |
| 20 | True physical fitness is something more than being able to cope with the stresses and strains of everyday life . |
| 21 | Very often arrears mounted just when borrowers were least able to cope with the situation ; they felt vulnerable and confused . |
| 22 | Do n't try messing around with ordinary control units , by the way , as they may not be able to cope with the different wattages . |
| 23 | And if we do automate , will we be able to cope with the problems of large-scale unemployment ? |
| 24 | ‘ I hope that the children will be able to cope with the separation . |
| 25 | The SunAccount software was able to cope with the networked set-up without modification . |
| 26 | The emergence of individuals who are more aware of their situation , and the problems they face , but are able to cope with the pressures , strains and disappointments that life entails . |
| 27 | As a dental assistant , being able to cope with the dangers of the deep has its advantages . |
| 28 | However , it is not clear from the information presented by Burr how well he has been able to cope with the irregular morphological structure of English . |
| 29 | Only a few , such as the highly adaptable wild pigs , have been able to cope with the changed and still changing landscape . |
| 30 | It supplied him with nothing less than the key to a fresh overall grasp of theology which was able to cope with the most serious challenges proffered in the previous century . |