Example sentences of "ability [to-vb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there are doubts about the search firm 's ability to work at a senior level , say to find a chief executive , the client may well invite two or three firms in to pitch competitively and see who has the best overall track record and appears most attractive and experienced to the Board . |
| 2 | They begin to doubt their ability to stick at a relationship . ’ |
| 3 | And that , inevitably , casts doubts about their ability to survive at a higher level . |
| 4 | Again , Palin 's natural humour and ability to laugh at a situation is never far away , but I ca n't shake the feeling that we 've seen it all before somewhere . |
| 5 | The intention had been a fairly short , impressive strike which ended on a note of strength and with the obvious ability to resume at a later date should the government drag its feet on terrorism and law and order . |
| 6 | It is also made aware , by this ability to feel at a distance , of the movements of other fish swimming alongside it , an important ability for those species that form shoals . |