Example sentences of "unable to meet [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One quick way of going out of business is to be unable to meet a substantial claim because it is not covered by insurance . |
| 2 | Accompanying this measure was a national scheme , operated by the local authorities , for rate-payers unable to meet a full rates bill . |
| 3 | Sunderland are starved of cash and will probably be unable to meet the financial requirements of both Everton and the player . |
| 4 | Jordan was apparently concerned that it would be unable to meet the estimated cost of US$1,000 million . |
| 5 | Quickly Gina glanced away , unable to meet the sparkling magnetism of his eyes with any pretence of equanimity . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , of course , ’ she said in confusion , unable to meet the penetrating glance of his brown eyes . |
| 7 | France ( as does the UK ) operates a system of aids for farmers unable to meet the comparable income criteria for development plus . |
| 8 | Obesity in later years leads to insulin resistance , and the functional β cell mass , programmed in leaner times , may then be unable to meet the rising demand for insulin . |
| 9 | Unable to meet the huge cost of the highly specialised asbestos de-contamination work then demanded of the entire Pullman set , SLOA agreed to sell the Pullmans to industrialist Sir William McAlpine ( better known to railway enthusiasts as the owner of Flying Scotsman ) and to hire them back for steam-charter use once the asbestos stripping work was complete . |
| 10 | She was unable to meet the intense look in his eyes , and her lashes fluttered wildly against her cheeks . |
| 11 | Not all 18-year-olds wish to enter nursing but many who do are unable to meet the academic requirements . |