Example sentences of "enable him [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | An example of the former came from Continental FC 's captain Barry Dennis , who , having left school , went to college where he gained a Full Technological Certificate enabling him to take a position in the computer industry . |
| 2 | We are in London 's trendy media haunt , the Groucho Club , where he has that day become a member , his celebrity enabling him to jump a one-year waiting list to his evident delight , and where he is promoting his new BBC travel series Pole to Pole , a sequel to the successful Around the World in 80 Days . |
| 3 | His exercise regime is supported by strict adherence to a diet , and together they have enabled him to retain a muscular frame with what he claims is zero body fat . |
| 4 | Fortunately David Peterson 's obvious talent and self-confessed passion for the country have enabled him to present a balanced and interesting collection of images . |
| 5 | She considered the insane unmentionable , and the care of them the least attractive area of the medical profession , but in accepting the position in Claybury 's Private Asylum the financial rewards had enabled him to buy a house in Calvert Terrace , just off Myddelton Square , an address which certainly won Maud 's approval . |
| 6 | Marrying Sukey had admittedly enabled him to buy a string of cracking ponies and build a much-envied yard , but he was increasingly irked by the curbs on his freedom . |
| 7 | As it is , the voters have confounded the pollsters by granting John Major a clear mandate , which should enable him to lead a reforming Conservative government until 1997 . |
| 8 | Speaking to people nicely may well have been William Charles 's greatest worldly asset , one which would enable him to make a living in the great metropolis , for all his lack of more specific skills . |
| 9 | Though intimidation was not discussed in the case it can not be that B could have avoided the binding nature of the contract by the simple device of counterclaiming for damages for intimidation and it seems therefore that for the purposes of intimidation the plaintiff should be required to show unlawful coercion at least of such a degree as would enable him to avoid a contract . |
| 10 | Mr Yeltsin did not win enough votes to enable him to call a new parliamentary election constitutionally . |
| 11 | Would any man who was obviously a pathological criminal be allowed his freedom so soon to enable him to continue a career of sexual violence ? |
| 12 | At times it was blatant , as when the sheriff of Hampshire , presumably in order to enable him to settle a debt at the Exchequer , borrowed £61 12s. 8d. , paying ‘ for each pound 2d. in interest a week ’ . |
| 13 | The purpose of serving a contemnor with a copy of the committal order is to enable him to have a written record of the findings made by the court and of the sentence and to provide him with the materials necessary to enable him to decide whether or not he wishes to appeal . |
| 14 | The first is that since the person against whom the powers are being improperly exercised is entitled to resist such use , he is in principle entitled to know sufficient to enable him to make a judgment about whether it would be right to do so . |
| 15 | Enough of him had , however , remained in the present to enable him to present a powerful case for the area 's preservation and to prophesy that the objectors would win . |
| 16 | They agreed to release him as an uncontested registration to enable him to find a county where he could hope for greater opportunities , and although we ca n't guarantee a first-team place , he 'll get plenty of chances if he does the business . |
| 17 | Now the decision was that the money promised by the dairy company could not be recovered by the Crown , for the reason that ( a ) any prerogative power to tax had been taken away by the Bill of Rights 1689 , and that ( b ) as for the statutory powers of DORA , the Regulations under which the food Controller was acting did not on their wording enable him to impose a tax . |
| 18 | His clear understanding of how the electrical ‘ capacity ’ of a conductor was increased by putting another , earthed , conductor nearby , and of the ‘ induced ’ charge then acquired by this second conductor , enabled him to devise a means by which small charges could be repeatedly ‘ doubled ’ until they were detectable . |
| 19 | In 1987 the new vice-president won a travel award from the US Department of Agriculture to the USA which enabled him to spend a month studying cereal production , the uses of cereals and the way in which arable farming is supported . |
| 20 | However , some last-ditch defence by Karpov enabled him to reach a drawn rook and pawn endgame after 94 moves and a total of nine hours ' and 20 minutes ' play . |
| 21 | They now provided Sukarno with a vehicle for polemic and controversy which enabled him to regain a place in the public eye . |
| 22 | A spell of what Parrott described as ‘ the best snooker I 've played this season ’ enabled him to take a 6-2 interval lead which he then increased to 8-2 before Taylor showed his renowned tenacity by winning the next four frames . |
| 23 | Obviously he still could not avoid relinquishing his waiting duties in the dining room , but otherwise the trolley enabled him to accomplish a surprising amount . |
| 24 | He did not hit a crisp drive but recovered with an excellent three wood which enabled him to secure a birdie four to Frost 's par . |
| 25 | Good technique in a Rook and pawn endgame , however , enabled him to salvage a draw . |
| 26 | He wrote a 30-second piece for a shampoo commercial that enabled him to buy a house in the country . |
| 27 | George found that his position enabled him to divert a little of the firm 's money into his own pocket . |
| 28 | Certainly he never became an outstanding dancer , but as a performer he did have a feeling for movement and character that enabled him to make a theatrical impact in some roles not needing much technique or classical style . |
| 29 | Similarly circumspect , George Stephen granted Clarkson priority in time but underlined how Wilberforce 's prominence enabled him to make a public issue of the slave trade in a way Clarkson could never have done . |
| 30 | But Kingdon 's knowledge of the diversity of African animal life and environments enables him to cast a light on human evolution that many specialists would do well to consider seriously ( despite reservations about details ) and that many others will simply enjoy . |