Example sentences of "ability [to-vb] from [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All these substances have the ability to float from the lower atmosphere ( the troposphere ) into the upper atmosphere ( the stratosphere ) where ozone depletion takes place . |
| 2 | What made Whitaker ideal for Doctor Who , though , was his ability to write from the heart ; to put into words notions and understandings of wonder . |
| 3 | for these would be local schools , selecting about 1,000 pupils from an area that contained about 5,000 children of school age , the selection being made in terms of suitability for or ability to benefit from the kind of education to be provided . |
| 4 | In contrast with the view expressed by the authors under the heading ‘ Needs theories , ’ we understand the need for health care to be an ability to benefit from an intervention . |
| 5 | Afterwards Jess admitted to feeling a little leg-weary over the last 20 minutes or so , but by then Willie Miller had sent on his other hot young property , Scott Booth , whose ability to leap from the bench and score drew Jess 's unstinted admiration . |
| 6 | In reading , or being read to , one has the security of knowing that one has the ability to withdraw from the emotional situation as soon as one wishes or needs to do so . |
| 7 | While individuals may be seeking : ( 1 ) freedom to advance their careers by moving on to other firms , but " job security " in the meanwhile ; ( 2 ) payment , on death or retirement , of the full value of their partnership shares ( including capital contributions , undrawn profits , goodwill etc ) ; and ( 3 ) upon death and/or retirement from practice , financial security for themselves and their families , the firm 's priorities in the interests of preserving profitability are likely to be concentrated on : ( 1 ) the need to impose restrictions on the freedom of partners to leave without adequate notice and/or thereafter to compete with the firm ; ( 2 ) the ability to remove from the firm any partner who has failed to meet proper professional standards who is disruptive or who is not seen to be pulling his weight ; and ( 3 ) the need to minimise the strain on the firm 's finances when a partner leaves whilst recognising a certain moral responsibility towards the family of a deceased partner . |
| 8 | One Christian contributor writes of this , ‘ It produces a rapid expansion of one 's ability to act from a deeper level of consciousness . |
| 9 | It had one important additional feature : the ability to move from a full record display into a sequence of brief records in Dewey number order ( Figures 5.6 and 5.7 ) . |
| 10 | He had many of the qualities of an inspiring leader ; for he combined a keen intellect with an ability to speak from the heart ; and over and above that the power to make up his mind and to decide . |
| 11 | Assuming that each individual has the same utility of income function and ability to gain from the public good , then with different incomes they will have different but the same marginal utility from the ( equally shared ) public good . |