Example sentences of "[adv] able [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He too was only able to relax in the heart of the country , seeking its isolation instinctively , just as Vincent did , and like him unable to breathe freely inside any mainstream . |
| 2 | The sodium is only able to pass into the membrane through sodium ion channels distributed along the axon . |
| 3 | The plaintiffs were ultimately only able to complete on the basis of the terms subsequently offered by the bank which were financially disadva disadvantageous and effectively deprived the business of any chance of surviving because of the lack of operating capital and er many of the losses which are set out on page sixty two erm are based on that intention and are dealt with er in full |
| 4 | Badly lamed and afterwards only able to walk with the help of a stick , Patterson was no longer of use to the Navy . |
| 5 | These were articulate people , perhaps better able to deal with the press and media than some other families who have found themselves in the same position . |
| 6 | Yet it is the children themselves who often seem better able to deal with the situation . |
| 7 | ‘ Many Australians … believe that we will be better able to succeed in the world with the unique and unambiguous identity which an Australian head of state , chosen by the Australian people , could provide , ’ the Prime Minister said to loud cheers from about 500 party members . |
| 8 | By laying down larger areas of copper track , you will not only make the copper foil pattern better able to adhere to the board , but you will speed up the etching time also . |
| 9 | Why is it that the Americans seem better able to cope with the idea of a flexible retirement age ? |
| 10 | Every experience we have should make us better able to cope in the future . |
| 11 | This made Clive much better able to relax during the course of the follow-up treatment . |
| 12 | I shall be better able to reply to the speech of the hon. Member for Sherwood ( Mr. Stewart ) when the usual conventions no longer apply in three weeks ' time . |
| 13 | The biochemical evolution of the Earth , including the creation of the reptiles , dinosaurs and the mammals , has as its sole purpose the ultimate evolution of intelligent beings capable of under-standing the laws of physics , and thus able to speculate about the origin and density of the universe . |
| 14 | It is also more tolerant of low light intensities following establishment and is thus able to regenerate under the shade cast by the palm , Eugeissona tristis . |
| 15 | A battery of stamps consisted usually of four wooden baulks placed vertically , riding in guides , each shod with heavy iron heads which were lifted alternately by means of cams on a revolving axle , acting upon lifters or tappets affixed to the sliding baulks , The stamps were raised and dropped about 12 inches , at a rate best able to cope with the material fed . |
| 16 | As many practitioners know only too well , many pleas in mitigation would hardly get off the ground if they were not able to point to the possibility of the accused losing his job if he were sent to prison or were to have his driving licence suspended . |
| 17 | In the same way we are not able to talk of the volume of agricultural yields and the excess per capita from the farms . |
| 18 | Of course , I agree that the livestock information centre offers an excellent service , but I am not able to agree with the rest of his item . |
| 19 | The proposals would also allow SFA members to categorise registered persons dealing with overseas private clients who are unable to claim compensation under the scheme , in the same way as they categorise registered persons dealing with other clients ( eg business or professional ) not able to claim under the scheme . |
| 20 | If the prisoner is not aware of the judge 's advice he is not able to present to the Secretary of State a reasoned case for a lower figure . |
| 21 | I am not able to comment on the Mirror Group pension fund as the Serious Fraud Office is examining it . |
| 22 | His clients were normally able to come into the market with at least 110,000 each per trade , and sometimes as much as £100,000 . |
| 23 | Then , in a frenzy , having come awake , furious , betrayed , deadly , she tore down curtains from room after room , bundled them , and staggered out of the house , forgetting to lock the door , hardly able to walk under the load . |
| 24 | Here , they are still able to dig through the snow to uncover whatever sparse winter vegetation remains below . |
| 25 | She was still able to play in the event and eventually finished tied for second place behind Beth daniel . |
| 26 | He is still able to assist with the production of the station magazine and is responsible for the administration of the Hospital 's Amenity Fund . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Even though it may do nothing to alter the circumstances , many people feel much calmer and more able to cope with the situation after ‘ a good cry ’ . |
| 29 | these images , our society is more able to ascribe to the majority of its members — the right-thinking corpus — a comforting sense of order and social propriety . |
| 30 | Rachel was , though , more able to take in the ruin of the room than Phoebe had been . |