Example sentences of "ability to take a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many suspect that it has weakened auditors ' ability to take a strong line with directors . |
| 2 | But an even greater advantage of being private is , according to Davidson , the ability to take a longer-term view of its business performance . |
| 3 | Thus , not to act or not to be able to act decisively against the ban in the first place seriously questioned the professional association 's ability to take a firm position on the vital matter of unhindered access to legitimate publications . |
| 4 | Boyd 's ability to take a controversial subject and set it down into explicable proportions is tested to the full in this work and the way in which the line fell into the Great Central 's hands together with the relationship of Benjamin Piercy 's trustees provides the kind of issues that keeps historians in correspondence for years to come . |
| 5 | If he becomes too closely associated with the initial investigation , his ability to take a critical look at the results of the initial investigation would be greatly undermined . |
| 6 | ( 4 ) Outline the services and expertise needed by each market ( eg the ability to take a high volume of claims from a bulk work provider , familiarity with medical practice , specialist knowledge of health and safety regulations ) . |
| 7 | The B types have the ability to take a longer view of things . |
| 8 | The commonality with its larger cousins and ability to take a full IFR panel makes it attractive as a training aircraft , though it 's quite a price . |