Example sentences of "are unable [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are also some patients who make wonderful subjects for hypnotic therapy but who are unable to relax sufficiently for regression . |
| 2 | Many of us do not sleep as well as we might , because we are unable to relax when we go to bed . |
| 3 | They are unable to relax because of a constant need to remain in control of their emotional responses and thought processes , ’ she explains . |
| 4 | Kokmen et al , in an investigation of clinical risk factors for AD , stated : ‘ We are unable to rule out a similar increase in risk with a history of previous meningitis or encephalitis ’ , which indicates a possible relation between AD and our 5 positive cases . |
| 5 | Alf Morris , a Labour MP in the last parliament , estimates that about four million disabled people are unable to vote in person for these reasons ( more if some of the million-plus full-time carers are included ) . |
| 6 | Furthermore , is my right hon. Friend aware that we are unable to vote on that matter — |
| 7 | They exist ‘ merely as a means ’ which is only to say that , lacking language and self-consciousness , they are unable to plan and debate projects of their own as do moral agents . |
| 8 | Before long they are unable to digest anything else , even a ‘ page turner ’ . |
| 9 | Care needs to be taken that those mums who are unable to attend have their flowers sent home with their children . |
| 10 | If , due to unforeseen circumstances , you are unable to attend the performance booked , do let us know and we will do our best to re-sell your tickets . |
| 11 | A home tutor is a teacher employed to teach children at home when they are unable to attend school for any length of time , for instance because of illness . |
| 12 | If you are unable to attend College for any reason you must complete an absence from college report ( copy attached ) and send it to Sylvia Middlemiss . |
| 13 | We always welcome the views of all staff on computing matters , and if you are unable to attend the meeting in person , you are invited to express your ideas to Dr David Chamberlain , who chairs the Computer Users Group , before the meeting . |
| 14 | If you are unable to attend for work for any reason , you must ensure that your immediate Manager is informed before 10 am on the first day of absence so that arrangements can be made to deal with your work . |
| 15 | For overseas students who are unable to attend for interview in Edinburgh , arrangements will be made for specimens of work to be submitted before a decision on admission is taken . |
| 16 | No , I do n't think so , if you are unable to attend on this date please contact Janet at ITS Worcester , well I am able to so that 's it then , enclosed a map , look forward to seeing you , jolly good should be exciting , I 'll never find me way round Kidderminster |
| 17 | When asked , many designers are either unaware that they are performing any creative activity or are unable to describe it rationally . |
| 18 | To make matters worse , United States banks are unable to issue guarantees for missing bills of lading unless they have a ‘ substantial interest in the performance of the transaction . ’ |
| 19 | those who are unable to cook for themselves because they are disabled or frail or have become very forgetful ; |
| 20 | Daily purposeful occupation gives form to our lives , and if mentally disordered people are unable to participate in ordinary work inside or outside the home , consideration needs to be given as to how the absence of normal occupation can be compensated for . |
| 21 | We appreciate the County put on an interesting programme of events , but since we are situated some distance from County Headquarters and public transport is virtually non-existent , we are unable to participate in very much . |
| 22 | They contain too many introduced and often exotic , species to which , probably , indigenous fauna are unable to adapt . |
| 23 | For the adherents of the new theory are faced with the prospect of having to abandon a theory that they feel to be right in the face of evidence which , at that stage , they are unable to reconcile with the new theory — when in fact in a decade or two they might well be able to do so . |
| 24 | For those who refuse or are unable to conform to discursive conditioning , the message is unequivocal : |
| 25 | There are also people who are unable to control such a simple technique as a front kick . |
| 26 | you may believe that you are unable to control your life |
| 27 | ‘ A doctor 's report says you are unable to control your sexual impulses , you are dangerous and unpredictable and there is no guarantee you will not perform a similar act again . |
| 28 | Mutants with substitutions in the basic region ( Asn Pro at residue 360 , and Arg Ala at residues 364 , 366 and 367 ) are unable to transactivate the CACGTG reporter but retain dimerization activity . |
| 29 | The most likely surmise is that the hardliners are now more powerful than the reformers , but are unable to press home their advantage . |
| 30 | Furthermore , the parties are unable to respond adequately to such developments because of an unwillingness to tamper with a system that works to their mutual advantage . |