Example sentences of "able [verb] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In further discussion , it was suggested that , even though opinion was divided on the merits and on the question whether the abolition of the death penalty would in normal circumstances give rise to an increase in the number of murders , the Cabinet might be able to agree that this was not an appropriate moment at which to take the risk of abolishing the death penalty . |
| 2 | In one sense , in a report about ‘ environmental scanning ’ , it would be good to be able to report that those engaged in that activity had solved this problem of making the information that they deliver , directly usable by those to whom it is delivered . |
| 3 | Milton 's prompt offer of assistance , however , had deflected the criticism from the Argyll party itself , and Mrs. Mary happily was able to report that those who were once Sir James Campbell 's friends ‘ continues firm in their good wishes to my Chief and Lord Milton , those two healths is often drunk without naming their Member ’ . |
| 4 | The DoE was able to confirm that most of the advertisers involved had not obtained their consent . |
| 5 | ( You should be able to confirm that this is the only price-quantity combination at which marginal revenue equals marginal cost , the condition for profit maximisation . ) |
| 6 | In a preliminary set of experiments we were able to see that these antibodies are specific to each protein . |
| 7 | A character with Herb Lore , Manufacture Drugs or Prepare Poisons will be able to see that this place was used for preparing poisons . |
| 8 | But absolutely right , I mean there the guy should be able to see that this person is closing up on there . |
| 9 | The simplest cultural dimension is to use local authority administrative areas but these often lag behind significant changes in population composition , and although Robertson 's ( 1961 ) classification already outlined , defined 75 per cent of the areas as rural-urban , she was also able to comment that this reflected not only the extent of the outward movement from towns , but also the inadequacy of the census definition of rural population , namely all persons living in administrative Rural Districts . |
| 10 | The couple celebrated with a glass of champagne in the local pub … and Reg was able to reflect that all things come to those who wait . |
| 11 | So one seems able to conclude that some particular aspects of the overall optimal strategy are easier to understand than others and easier to understand earlier than others . |
| 12 | She should be able to do that that Sunday you have him Mich . |
| 13 | He was able to calculate that these were made by a man in his twenties , approximately six feet tall , weighing a little over eleven stone . |
| 14 | I hope that we shall be able to ensure that both these important measures make progress . |
| 15 | She felt herself to be still very slightly dazed , disorientated enough to give the impression that she was a disinterested observer of the scene and not quite able to realise that these things were in fact happening to her . |
| 16 | Conservationists feel that if the nomination is accepted , they would be able to argue that any new ski development would make UNESCO take the accolade away . |
| 17 | That may also be construed as a counter offer , which the customer accepts by retaining the goods ; however , if a delivery note is sent with goods , and received by the buyer 's warehouse staff , the buyer may be able to argue that those staff have no actual or apparent authority to accept an offer . |
| 18 | A customer may buy from several competitors in a given field ; a supplier will invariably supply to more than one business and yet , depending on the facts , the employer may be able to argue that these connections are sufficiently special . |
| 19 | For example the Select Committee on Overseas Development has recommended the establishment of a Cabinet Committee to coordinate political , trade and aid policies towards the developing world largely because the ODM were not able to disclose that such a Committee ( RD ) already exists . |
| 20 | It appears that the committee could make recommendations about any aspect of bus operations , presumably including fares , and the Secretary of State would be able to direct that such recommendations be implemented . |
| 21 | For instance , how many people have watched a woman carrying a load of shopping and a three year old child , or cleaning up after an incontinent elderly relation , and still been able to maintain that some jobs are too heavy and dirty for women ? |
| 22 | Counsel in support of the application this morning has not been able to say that that claim or allegation has been abandoned . |
| 23 | The teapot , milk jug , sugar basin and tongs will require cleaning with Goddard 's powder before midday , so that all will be proper , and the visitors will not be able to say that this house is a slum inside , even if there is one outside . ’ |
| 24 | Because of the early establishment of the Danish Cancer Registry we were able to show that this potential association dates back to at least the 1940s . |
| 25 | In 1970 , Pamela Allerston , for example , looked at villages in the Vale of Pickering and was able to show that some with very regular plans had come into existence in the early Middle Ages and replaced an earlier arrangement of scattered hamlets . |
| 26 | Again , Tylor was able to prove that these curious forms of reference were not distributed round the globe by arbitrary acts of providence . |
| 27 | However , in his researches , Professor Mark Rosenzweig was able to prove that this was not so and that , given sufficient stimulation , the brain can actually develop at any age . |