Example sentences of "able [to-vb] a large " in BNC.

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1 Coupled with problems that arose with the apparatus — UA1 for example was beset by difficulties ranging from dirty air-lines to burst pipes — it was not until last November and December that the experiments were able to observe a large sample of proton-antiproton collisions .
2 The care attendants are carefully chosen and trained , and are able to help a large cross section of people tied to their homes looking after someone else .
3 You always hope that you will be able to select a large , easy field , but that may not be possible .
4 It is the first time the players have been able to field a large cast of nine for a serious production , with some 20 members involved in all .
5 This meant , he argued , that in the 1960s the members of the EEC were able to develop a large and sophisticated market with much technical innovation as a result , while Britain continued to trade in its traditional markets , still partly obsessed with its Commonwealth relationships .
6 Unfortunately , we 're not yet able to get a large enough supply of completely CFC-free material , but do hope to be able to in the near future .
7 If an aircraft is very directionally stable because of a large fin , then the rudder will be less able to produce a large angle of yaw before this balance of forces occurs .
8 In many applications the motor must be able to produce a large Pull-out torque over a wide range of stepping rates , so the time taken to position a load is minimised .
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