Example sentences of "able to cope [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Others may be fearful that they will not be able to cope without the support and guidance of the therapist .
2 He is totally aware that he is able to cope with every situation .
3 Although pupils with little or no sight will , with training , be able to cope with a variety of environmental situations and even obstacles such as odd chairs , waste-paper baskets or sharp-cornered pieces of furniture scattered or left about in unexpected places , these are an unnecessary and possibly harmful source of trouble for those with visual problems .
4 At school leaving age , parents who had previously been able to cope with a child attending or possibly boarding at a special school are faced with the continuing prospect of full time life with their mentally handicapped son or daughter who may be unable to find a place in a training centre or enter full time education .
5 Other women might be able to cope with an affair that was based on passion and nothing else , but she knew herself well enough to realise she could only be permanently scarred by such an involvement .
6 As a dental assistant , being able to cope with the dangers of the deep has its advantages .
7 One of the initial purposes of the World Bank was to aid post-war reconstruction through the provision of finance , since private capital markets were not expected to be able to cope with the scale of the problem .
8 If the ballvalve on the feed-and-expansion tank jams open , it could cause the tank to overflow ( remember that the overflow pipe is really just a warning pipe designed to warn of a leaking valve , and it may not be able to cope with the flow if the valve is fully open ) .
9 It requires a solid apprenticeship in the breed before you are able to cope with the responsibility of stud dog ownership .
10 Of the previous four presidents one , Johnson , had been effectively driven from office by the failure of his Vietnam policy ; one , Nixon , had resigned in disgrace and neither Ford nor Carter had been able to cope with the limits on presidential power .
11 Teachers have found their pupils well able to cope with the frustrations and floundering inherent in mathematical challenge provided it is in a supportive atmosphere or environment , where the process of struggle is viewed as successful in itself .
12 Yet , was this child lucky that she was able to cope with the technique known as ‘ Natural Aurilism ‘ ?
13 To a large extent , however , it 's what working in an education service is all about — caring for today 's young people in order that they will be more able to cope with the complexities of a society teachers and parents will never live to see .
14 So a horse may be able to cope with the stress of injury or the stress of being isolated from other horses ; but if they both happen at the same time , the resulting stress and anxiety may be more than the horse can manage successfully .
15 And people have got to be able to cope with the challenges .
16 By the age of 9 , children should be able to cope with the concept of about 1,000 years in time .
17 And if we do automate , will we be able to cope with the problems of large-scale unemployment ?
18 Why is it that the Americans seem better able to cope with the idea of a flexible retirement age ?
19 Such applicants may be asked to take a test or take part in some other selection procedure to assess whether they are likely to be able to cope with the work expected of a university student .
20 You think that she would manage as the wife of a struggling doctor , be able to cope with the work and the responsibility ? ’
21 But I can assure you that I would n't have lasted five minutes in what , by any standards , is a very tricky and difficult market if I had n't been able to cope with the work .
22 ‘ I hope that the children will be able to cope with the separation .
23 It will receive so many previously unknown stimuli that it will not be able to cope with the flood of messages it is receiving .
24 ‘ Nor do you know whether or not she 'll be able to cope with the stairs . ’
25 All three of them were adults now , supposedly able to cope with the crises life flung at them .
26 Unfortunately Laura was almost sure that even now , and despite every ounce of sophistication at her command , she still would n't be able to cope with the intrusion of Marissa Kenton into her husband 's life .
27 She had been able to cope with the sale of her house .
28 However , he will be fitter and more able to cope with the ground than the form book danger , Rusch de Farges , whom he beat three lengths last season , but the latter has an 8lb advantage .
29 Perhaps then she would be able to cope with the walk back .
30 The reason is , of course , that a few computers will be able to cope with the task of detecting the lies , evasions , inconsistencies , and omissions in our tax returns more surely , and much more rap idly , than the flesh and blood calculators whom they are about to replace .
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