Example sentences of "being able [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These faults are rarely detectable so , in turn , the individual kite-maker benefits through being able to purchase quality material in small quantities from the kite shop . |
| 2 | This contributed to a temporary operating surplus between 1970 and 1974 , though it was far from being able to fund investment and interest payments . |
| 3 | The counsellor has to be at peace with himself or herself before being able to do work of any value with people in the active phase of primary addictive disease or family disease or , later , at any stage of their recovery . |
| 4 | They had.anticipated being able to save money on salaries , perhaps from long-term absence , or by reducing expenditure in one area in order to spend it elsewhere . |
| 5 | On the other hand there was some investment in being able to assess performance such that it was possible to reward people for ‘ good ’ performance , and the group were not entirely able to sort this one out in that it was representing to them a dependent desire to be judged and be judged as good , and yet a refusal to accept the terms upon which judgement was being made in that they felt depersonalized by it ’ |
| 6 | But we can buttonhole anyone we please as they leave the chamber : a privilege akin to the London correspondents of Pravda or Izvestia being able to accost cabinet ministers in the members ' lobby of the Commons . |
| 7 | Although you may consider this to be specialist reading , we do suggest that you at least look at it , since maximising your income in retirement could make all the difference between being able to enjoy life or worrying about money . |
| 8 | No actress alive better captures the ferocious pathos of the little heartbreak writ large , and although her immaculate comic technique sustains whole passages of visual lunacy , she has in addition the much rarer theatrical gift of being able to transmit emotion in its purest form . |
| 9 | In later years , by contrast , he came to speak in public less and less frequently , despite being repeatedly urged to do so by Goebbels and others , evidently realizing only too well how closely the effectiveness of his rhetoric was dependent on being able to report success and to hold out hope for an end to the war . |
| 10 | In being able to discriminate truth — or something approximating to it — from falsehood or nonsense , the student enters a state of intellectual freedom in relation to that portion of the world which is the focus of his or her studies . |
| 11 | These will involve their giving notice to the tenant and his being able to withhold consent if it is reasonable for him to do so . |
| 12 | One minute we were quite settled in Leeds and the next minute we were running around in the rain in Brighton trying to get a flat and not being able to draw dole . |
| 13 | David 's vision of turning the Tambopata Reserve Project into the most important tropical university in the world and a model of development for the protection of the rainforest in Peru , if not the world , hinged on being able to persuade government and local interests that their benefits did not lie with the destruction of the forest . |
| 14 | These skills are important for everyone — boys and girls — and include things like being able to use equipment safely with good results , being able to weigh and measure accurately , being able to plan , design and carry out practical tasks . |
| 15 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that it is often precisely those authorities that complain most about not being able to use capital receipts which have used the most in the past few years ? |
| 16 | It 's heavy compared to gas burners , but being able to use low-octane car petrol is a real plus for those heading off the beaten track . |
| 17 | Examples of the satisfaction gained ranged from ‘ being able to use condition scoring techniques to monitor feeding of the ewes ’ to ‘ being able to undertake major welding repairs and construct an ‘ A-frame ’ structure for a roof'' . |
| 18 | Being able to use humour and fun appropriately |
| 19 | She had achieved her purpose in being able to watch Angel grow , but often she was homesick for Clerkenwell and the friends she 'd known since childhood . |
| 20 | Eventually , Jack Hayden was promoted to station inspector which made a move away from Covent Garden Station necessary , but he was somewhat frustrated at not being able to re-establish contact with ‘ Charlie ’ , as he had christened the ghost . |
| 21 | In a simple agricultural community , such as that at the time of the Pentateuch , this meant each family being able to own land . |
| 22 | The report stated that the future of Hamilton 's four virgin oil and gas fields , was dependent on gas-fired stations being able to generate electricity . |
| 23 | The report says that the future of Hamilton 's four virgin oil and gas fields is dependent on gas-fired stations being able to generate electricity . |
| 24 | A B and C licences and er it got so complicated that er I er eventually drafted in by virtue of er being able to sell firewood , er drafted into the C I S , the Co-op insurance . |
| 25 | Being able to capitalize part of her pension would allow her to present herself at one of the main building societies with a deposit , to halve her housing costs , and begin acquiring a capital asset that would last with her into old age . |
| 26 | Before the Batty sale we supposedly had an overdraft of 6m quid , so I ca n't see us being able to spend 4–5m ( or whatever he 'd cost ) on a new player at the moment . |
| 27 | Security of tenure , subject to their landlord being able to regain possession of the property on certain defined grounds , i.e. if they do not pay their rent . |
| 28 | There was little likelihood of Denmark being able to regain control over the Danish populations lost to Germany in 1864 , nor of Sweden regaining Finland , a Russian province , where there were still large numbers of Swedes . |
| 29 | In breathing spells , up to their chainmailed hocks in Kroom blood and bits , the Knights would lean on their axes or swords , breathing hard , and express appreciation at being able to take part in such a splendid struggle . |
| 30 | Our very best wishes go to Margaret for her continuing speedy recovery I know that our recently appointed archivist will be very disappointed at not being able to take part in the Steel Magnolias our February production get well quickly , Margaret , and we look forward to seeing you very soon . |