Example sentences of "[be] able [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have grown in importance in recent years as a way of financing trade , and in particular of tiding firms over the period from when they have to buy inputs to when they are able to sell the finished output . |
| 2 | This has led some people to commit what may conveniently be called ‘ Sahlins ’ fallacy' ( Sahlins 1976 ) , and to suppose that the operation of kin selection requires that animals , or people , are able to perform the necessary calculations . |
| 3 | If the adventurers are able to ascend the spiral staircase , they come to a landing ( Map 13 ) . |
| 4 | Indeed , they are able to predict the zero-density frequency to a precision of 4 x 10 -14 ; from the present data , and they outline several improvements that can be made to the present apparatus , which already has a stability better than many primary caesium standards . |
| 5 | Institutions vary in the speed with which they are able to dispatch the necessary monies . |
| 6 | Only those who are able to demonstrate the two elements of ability to do the work and ability to manage their cases properly will get the franchise . |
| 7 | The rakes of coaches include an open toast rack or two which prove very popular with tourists especially if they are able to enjoy the magnificent views across Lyn Tegid without obstruction from billowing smoke or smuts in their eyes . |
| 8 | A small number are able to manipulate the new situation because they are able to get credit , to establish good terms of trade with middlemen and to generally come to terms with the different conditions . |
| 9 | They are able to bridge the expanding number of technologies incorporated into aircraft designs supporting the concept of systems engineering and multi-skilling . |
| 10 | And so we are able to receive the Holy Spirit . |
| 11 | If they are able to remember the unpleasant incidents of their youth , their logical mind tells them that it was wrong and that the abuser was at fault . |
| 12 | The finance departments of many companies are able to create the financial options appropriate as hedging instruments to protect against adverse price movements in their trading commitments . |
| 13 | They are also very confident people with a secure sense of their own identity , and are able to resist the various pressures brought to bear on them by friends , relatives and society . |
| 14 | Such individuals , who would be described as good readers , are able to use the preceding context to reduce the number of possible words which could occur at the end of the sentence , making use of many sources of information and not relying exclusively upon any one source . |
| 15 | Traditional opportunities for ‘ on-job ’ design experience are subsumed by young graduate engineers who are able to use the new design aids . |
| 16 | Moreover , the findings from Stein and Trabasso 's ( 1982 ) study of children 's understanding of stories suggest that five-year-olds are able to use the matching rule to infer an intention from information about a result . |
| 17 | The specialist gardens are able to access the Plant Records system through dial-up modems , and are able to use the same PCs for word processing , small databases , and spreadsheets for numerical data , such as climate records and finance . |
| 18 | If your hands and arms are n't strong , it would be a good idea to start with your hand positioned well down the grip of the club so that you are able to retain the necessary angle throughout the movement . |
| 19 | Considerations on which they seem to draw include : how they construe their role as members of the police , which is itself informed by their interpretation of the organizational mandate of the force , by informal organizational requirements and occupational culture , and by local community expectations ; their knowledge of locale ; whether constables are able to resolve the momentary demands of the situation ; and their ability to handle the complex mix of law enforcement , local expectations , and the need for good public relations . |
| 20 | Then , having established a fairly exact area , the next step is to turn down the receiver volume so that you are able to pinpoint the precise spot where the receiver is immediately above the ferret . |
| 21 | Much of the certifieds ' training is done by correspondence course and , until the final exams that must be passed in one sitting , they are able to tackle the lower stages over a five-year period , taking one or two at a time . |
| 22 | At the end of the day success will go to the system and the exchanges which are able to deliver the lowest costs to traders . |
| 23 | This means that they are able to retrieve the appropriate pronunciation of a word as a whole from the speech output lexicon . |
| 24 | Such action , taken as a precautionary measure in the interests of air safety before the investigators are able to identify the true cause of the accident , has been in the past , and might again be in the future , seized upon by lawyers involved in civil actions relating to the accident as an acknowledgement of a shortcoming ( or , in their eyes , an admission of guilt ) by the manufacturers , operators , air traffic control , etc . |
| 25 | However , young children , trained to deal with visual dimensions such as shape or texture , are able to outperform the spontaneous levels of attention achieved by adults . |
| 26 | As it becomes established it may be that after-sales service criteria become important , leading to a move to selective distribution , with only those dealers that are able to offer the necessary standard of after-sales service being allowed to sell the product . |
| 27 | The ‘ cost of capital ’ may be low enough and there may be a strong demand for the type of commodity which the investment project aims at producing , but if other competing enterprises are able to supply the same commodity or a close substitute more cheaply ( or of a higher quality ) then the project will not be ‘ commercially viable . ’ |
| 28 | Others may use what they have learned to ‘ handle ’ male colleagues but few are able to influence the masculine value base of their work places . |
| 29 | But the usual squashing and stretching still applies to most projection prints , except for a few large cinemas in major cities which are able to afford the expensive 70mm projectors . |
| 30 | Until British referees are able to overcome the above faults and also stop sending off players for youthful over-exuberance the French will continue to believe that there is an Anglo-Saxon conspiracy against them . |