Example sentences of "[be] able [to-vb] that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , how many people have watched a woman carrying a load of shopping and a three year old child , or cleaning up after an incontinent elderly relation , and still been able to maintain that some jobs are too heavy and dirty for women ? |
| 2 | It is not at all clear why a plaintiff seeking material located in , say , France or Germany , but able to invoke United States jurisdiction ( available , perhaps , as a result of the long-arm claims to extensive jurisdiction made by Federal or State courts ) should be able to claim that American practices should apply as exclusively as in a purely domestic case . |
| 3 | A customer may buy from several competitors in a given field ; a supplier will invariably supply to more than one business and yet , depending on the facts , the employer may be able to argue that these connections are sufficiently special . |
| 4 | It appears that the committee could make recommendations about any aspect of bus operations , presumably including fares , and the Secretary of State would be able to direct that such recommendations be implemented . |
| 5 | In order to assess how ‘ fair ’ the warranted Accounts are and to verify or compare profit/and/or net asset growth it is useful to be able to assume that previous accounts have been drawn up on a similar basis and that , for example , the Vendor has not unfairly weighted the profits for the warranted Accounts . |
| 6 | Whilst , as noted earlier , the SEA provides for harmonization measures to be dealt with on a majority voting basis , the British were able to insist that fiscal matters should be excluded from that rule . |
| 7 | In a preliminary set of experiments we were able to see that these antibodies are specific to each protein . |
| 8 | Siple , Fischer and Bellugi ( 1977 ) were able to demonstrate that semantic aspects of ASL signs are stored ( for recognition purposes ) similarly to lexical items in the English language . |
| 9 | The couple celebrated with a glass of champagne in the local pub … and Reg was able to reflect that all things come to those who wait . |
| 10 | He had made enquiry in Cornwall to ascertain what dues were typical in that county and from the information he had gleaned he was able to show that Consolidated Mines paid one-twentyfourth ; Tresavean and South Roskear one-twentieth ; and North Roskear to two different Mineral Lords — one-twentieth and one-fifteenth . |
| 11 | Taking this further Wenger ( 1984 ) was able to show that supportive networks were needed by both sides in the caring relationship ; this could be not only the slightly more distant family who by writing , telephoning , and occasional visits kept contact , but also a circle of friends for the carer 's own support . |