Example sentences of "are able [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These scheduled back-ups , which can be quite complex , are able to automate all the hand-selected options of the manual back-up utility . |
| 2 | Available OCR systems are able to perform this conversion very rapidly , thereby saving much effort and avoiding the necessity of re-typing the text . |
| 3 | Presumably they acquire this knowledge when the tide is high and they can swim from one basin to another , and they are able to translate that information into a mental picture of their entire territory . |
| 4 | There are many species of bacteria of the Bacteroides fragilis group that are able to degrade these substances and thereby release free sulphate which would then become available for utilisation by sulphate reducing bacteria . |
| 5 | IT IS extremely appropriate that this superlative exhibition of the work of 21 British book illustrators should come to Gateshead Library since they are able to display many of the books themselves ex-stock . |
| 6 | This is because females reared on larger hosts are able to lay more eggs , but males do not gain by being larger . |
| 7 | Yes , I think it 's just to follow on from that erm about trusting children to give us the sort of clues that we need to be able to respond to , very often they do that in ways that are not directly associated perhaps with the anxiety that 's around , so that they may be expressing their anxiety by just generally difficult behaviour or by wetting the bed at night , or maybe being quite disruptive in their play , or provoking other children , and adults who are able to see that sort of behaviour as useful for information for us , so that we can respond appropriately , not out of anger and a erm judgemental sort of response , but in a way that we can support their anxiety by by not getting over excited and + and erm responding in a very aggressive way to the very aggression that they 're expressing as a result of their anxiety . |
| 8 | By replicating the relevant conditions scientists are able to see these laws manifest themselves again and again . |
| 9 | For these not only reveal something about the nature of criminal law and hence crime itself , but also how corporations are able to channel some of their resources into a concerted attempt to prevent their socially injurious behaviours from being criminalized . |
| 10 | Finally , there is another aim which relates to both Sections A and B , and which none of the models has taken seriously enough : 7. help pupils to learn how to cope with controversy , complexity , confusion , and uncertainty within a safe environment , so that they are able to manage these unavoidable aspects of life without trying to resort to premature certainty , dogmatism or exclusivism . |
| 11 | Rick points out that the Manson features a compound radius fingerboard , and goes on to say what an excellent idea this is and that it is a pity that only custom builders are able to implement this feature properly . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , before you are able to implement any , an emergency arises and you have to shelve them , at least for the time being ( this is a fairly typical feature of management life ) . |
| 13 | The purpose should have been notified in advance so that those attending are able to assemble any information they need . |
| 14 | We are able to circulate these reports and I think that 's working extremely well . |
| 15 | We accept this even before we are able to formulate any criteria under which things can be correctly described as " same " or " different " . |
| 16 | They are able to persuade all but the most recalcitrant of patients to resume eating . |
| 17 | As I 've grown older , I never cease to be amazed at the theories of the amateur detectives who always turn up at any tragic occurrence and immediately are able to give all the answers . |
| 18 | Small scale research suggests that when children are relieved of the burden of hand-writing and hand-rewriting stories they are able to give more attention to structure and composition . |
| 19 | The academic , intellectual types also have a cultural background and are interested in aspects of the arts , and erm we are very fortunate , I think , also in that people are able to give more time than perhaps business people , and so a number of the members of the committee are university people and we are able to use the Gardner Arts Centre , which has become quite an exciting area , in that it 's open to experimental production , so therefore we attract a lot of the London critics . |
| 20 | He is perfectly clear that it is in the terms provided by this framework that we are able to answer any ‘ limited ’ question about the causes of particular phenomena . |
| 21 | Since the 1970s the reduction in dependence on bank loans has been a more general feature , especially among manufacturing firms who are able to finance more of their investment out of retained profits or accumulated reserves . |
| 22 | On the main when you knit two colours in a row ( that is Fair Isle ) you are able to thread both colours in one row with one pass of the carriage . |
| 23 | Most of the time we are able to take such perversity in our stride . |
| 24 | It means we our staff are able to take more time er to understand and advise our clients which we need to do . |
| 25 | Few other Oxford colleges are able to claim such a high proportion of donors among their alumni . |
| 26 | Under these circumstances , children are able to use all their skill to develop and share their thinking . |
| 27 | But it is unlikely that they are able to use this in itself as a guide . |
| 28 | Make sure that each person is able to reach all toilet facilities easily and that they are able to use any support provided . |
| 29 | In some instances , patients are able to discontinue these habits themselves without much difficulty later on . |
| 30 | We realise that there are many problems caused by people who are n't able to park er in a restricted area er and we need to ensure that people are able to do that satisfactorily and safely . |