Example sentences of "[be] able [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ People are seizing us because we 're able to write good songs in a stylistic vein that 's quite different to the way songs have been written recently in contemporary music . |
| 2 | First of all I do n't think local needs would be fully met , as you know I think very often the migrants are able to outbid local households in the market , so I do n't think local needs will be fully met. |
| 3 | ‘ We are able to perform scientific calculations that otherwise would not be feasible ’ , he says . |
| 4 | In this respect , the ancient farming systems of some areas of China are of especial interest as they have a high degree of self-sustainability and yet are able to support high densities of human population . |
| 5 | I would like to say that , that the level of violence has been fairly static , but at the same time we are able to tolerate certain levels of violence . |
| 6 | It has been suggested that pioneers are able to tolerate high rates of herbivory because of their ‘ cheaper ’ leaves and faster growth rates . |
| 7 | Young Monodactylus are able to tolerate freshwater conditions but it is not usual for them to survive in a totally freshwater environment beyond a body length of 5cm . |
| 8 | Some people see very clearly and are able to describe actual images ; others do not actually see anything at all but know what is going on and are able to relate to it . |
| 9 | She explains : ‘ People are able to describe new places to me . ’ |
| 10 | If possible , know your colleagues ' views ; form your own opinions based on sound facts for which you are able to give convincing reasons in a straightforward manner . |
| 11 | The criminal law sees only some types of property deprivation as robbery or theft ; it excludes , for example , the separation of consumers and part of their money that follows manufacturers ' malpractices or advertisers ' misrepresentations ; it excludes shareholders losing their money because managers behaved in ways which they thought would be to the advantage of shareholders even though the only tangible benefits accrued to the managers ( Hopkins 1980b ) ; it excludes the extra tax citizens , in this or other countries , have to pay because : ( i ) corporations and the very wealthy are able to employ financial experts at discovering legal loopholes through which money can be safely transported to tax havens ; ( ii ) Defence Department officials have been bribed to order more expensive weaponry systems or missiles in ‘ excess ’ of those ‘ needed ’ ; ( iii ) multinational drug companies charge our National Health Services prices which are estimated to be at least , £50 millions in excess of alternative supplies . |
| 12 | Through learning the same rules that constitute our culture we agree about appropriate behaviour and belief ; this consensus ensures that we are able to live ordered lives together . |
| 13 | It is estimated that there are six million people in the UK who are able to use existing designs of bus only with great difficulty or not at all . |
| 14 | However , other studies have challenged Piaget 's argument by showing that even three-year-olds are able to use causal connectives correctly and rarely produce cause-effect inversions ( Hood , 1977 ; McCabe and Peterson , 1985 ; French and Nelson , 1985 ; Morag Donaldson , 1986 ) . |
| 15 | Thus we are able to devote increased resources to various deserving programmes . |
| 16 | We are able to remain detached observers of life . |
| 17 | Mothers are able to discriminate different kinds of crying pattern and they typically interpret crying in terms of needs and emotional state . |
| 18 | An equally important objective is to gain insight into the mechanisms of reactions in order to formulate useful models which are able to rationalise known results and predict new phenomena . |
| 19 | However , the effect which co-operative R&D has on R&D spending can actually be larger in less competitive output markets because firms with market power are able to earn supernormal profits , and this increases their incentive to innovate ( see Ordover and Willig , 1985 ; Katz , 1986 ; D'Aspremont and Jacquemin , 1988 ; Kamien et al. , |
| 20 | If we are selling the property we are able to recommend other surveyors to you . |
| 21 | For one thing , the neurons in the dragonfly require moving bars to activate them , whereas bees are able to recognize stationary patterns . |
| 22 | ( ii ) Pupils should be taught how to respond to the way information is structured and presented so that they are able to identify key points . |
| 23 | In families where they are able to identify good characteristics at the beginning of treatment the parents and child may have a sufficiently positive relationship to move directly into this phase . |
| 24 | We are able to become objective observers of the patterns of play and to take pleasure in their endless variations on central themes . |
| 25 | Technology is changing our world so much that small groups of people through computers and elsewhere are able to determine vast patterns of human behaviour and so it 's gon na be a long struggle but through our struggle in Africa and your struggle here where we all want democracy but democracy 's only a process what we have to contend with is also power because ultimately it 's only when you 're able to exercise that power that you can deliver for the majority of the people . |
| 26 | Parry and Parry conclude that by adopting the strategy of professionalism , certain occupational groups are able to extract high rewards from the market . |
| 27 | It is very valuable to you since it will be detailed and original , may criticise other historians ' views and will provide a good insight into the wide range of sources that historians must consult before they are able to offer convincing interpretations ( see their use of footnotes and consult the bibliographies ) . |
| 28 | For the festival , we deliberately choose beers from small breweries which are able to offer rare brews , which often outshine those of the big brewers . |
| 29 | Although the list prices of machines sold direct are cheaper , many dealers are able to offer large discounts on their stock . |
| 30 | And thirdly , managements are able to pursue divergent objectives , not only because of lack of shareholder control , but also because of weak competitive conditions . |