Example sentences of "we [vb base] the ability " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the poem you are about to hear , the famous poet , William Wordsworth tells us that the day we lose the ability to marvel at something as wonderful as a rainbow , we lose something very important . |
| 2 | Because of the many hours of sitting that we do , we lose the ability to squat or even the ability to sit down without falling down . |
| 3 | When we lose the ability to cry , our body is deprived of one of the great protectors against stress . |
| 4 | Suffice it to say that we think that at least one important human right can be described as a right — belonging equally to each human individual — to maximum ‘ positive freedom ’ , by which we mean the ability of people to make effective choices about their lives . |
| 5 | As for the nuclear test ban treaty , for as long as it is necessary for us to have nuclear weapons , we require the ability to test and we propose to keep the ability to test . |
| 6 | Although Pakistan had talented players and were formidable opposition ‘ we have the ability to beat them ’ . |
| 7 | Combine that with the world 's greatest sporting occasion and we have the ability to be a great success . ’ |
| 8 | We are both happy with the contract we have got and feel we have the ability to control the situation . |
| 9 | Since a feeling is always heralded by a thought , and since we have the ability to control our thoughts , then thinking offers the best hope for the prevention of unproductive feelings . |
| 10 | So we have the ability to breathe faster or take deeper breaths , as required . |
| 11 | Frequently we find that we have the ability to staff to our partner 's weaknesses . |
| 12 | We have the ability to heal , probably an inferior process to regeneration but a vital feature in preservation of life . |
| 13 | We badly need something to spark us off again , because we know we have the ability at the club . |
| 14 | I do not think this experience is confined to women , but it symbolizes something of the quality of the Great Mother , and it shows how we have the ability to conceive and carry to birth on a level other than the physical . |
| 15 | We have the ability to colour it through our personalities , and shape it according to our imagination . |
| 16 | We have the ability to suit requirements ranging from small apartments from £200 per week to large houses from £2,500 per week . |
| 17 | Whether or not this is true of all of us , it is clear that we have the ability to react , when the situation demands it , to the unspoken sound of a written text . |
| 18 | In both Britain and the US we have the ability to produce all we need , but if our leaders do not have the political balls to plan Japan by their rules we are both destined for economic annihilation . |
| 19 | We feel subjectively that we have the ability to choose who we are and what we do . |
| 20 | If ever a comparative survey of the I.Q. of the nations of the world was undertaken , there would be no particular surprise if we came top of the league table : It is as clear that we have the ability to solve our problems as to win the only battle that really counted in World War II — the last one ! |
| 21 | Our clients also need the assurance and confidence that we have the ability to provide a service which consistently meets their requirements . |
| 22 | We have the ability to monitor and control our manpower extremely efficiently be it in terms of numbers , pay or potential or whatever . |
| 23 | Clearly the degree of definition we can go to is only one character , but we have drop down menus we have the ability to move pop up windows and dialog boxes , the ability to scroll horizontally and vertically within those windows , and the ability to emulate the use of a mouse by the use of arrow keys and the numeric keypad on an ordinary character terminal . |
| 24 | I am pleased that whilst we have the ability to talk to most people , we do n't have to spend time with all of them . |
| 25 | I know we have the ability to attack Derry — it 's the only way we can play , ’ he insists . |
| 26 | We sold ourselves short then but we believe we have the ability and the temperament to cope on Sunday . ’ |
| 27 | Furthermore , the individual speaker 's ability to carry out successful linguistic " acts of identity " is subject to a number of limitations : We can only behave according to the behavioural patterns of groups we find it desirable to identify with to the extent that : ( i ) we can identify the groups ( ii ) we have both adequate access to the groups and ability to analyse their behavioural patterns ( iii ) the motivation to join the groups is sufficiently powerful , and is either reinforced or reversed by feedback from the groups ( iv ) we have the ability to modify our behaviour ( Le Page and Tabouret-Keller 1985 : 182 ) |
| 28 | We have the ability to monitor it and I think that the discussions will have to take place as the director brings forward his proposals . |
| 29 | ‘ We are confident we have the ability to compete successfully in a far bigger marketplace on the coachbuilding side . ’ |
| 30 | And that is a terrible terrible thing that we 've all got to face , but I think we have to realize that we have the potential , we have the ability of saving the lives of fifty million children , and the world 's leaders at the conference , at the summit over the weekend , actually turned their minds for an instant , away from all those economic and political problems and focused on this , and I think that that was tremendously important . |