Example sentences of "ability [to-vb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite losing so heavily , Edinburgh tried hard to play enterprisingly and in scrum-half Crombie , possess a player with the ability to perform at the highest level . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | All you need is an open , enquiring mind and the ability to wonder at the fascinating world of wildlife . |
| 4 | The flexibility of views is another plus point for BOP , with the ability to look at the aircraft from almost any internal or external position and angle . |
| 5 | They begin to doubt their ability to stick at a relationship . ’ |
| 6 | Not too great a challenge right now , but a development programme to build up confidence , the ability to play at the highest level . |
| 7 | He has not visited the cliff , but questions the Frenchman 's ability to climb at the highest levels . |
| 8 | His next film is a ‘ character mystery ’ — not a musical — about Weegee , the famous news photographer of the Depression years , named for his ability to arrive at the scene of a crime with a speed which suggested the use of an ouija board . |
| 9 | And that , inevitably , casts doubts about their ability to survive at a higher level . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |