Example sentences of "[adv] able [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will probably be less able to cope with the pressures of life ; the ability to cope and be relaxed does not come easily to a body that indulges in too little physical activity and is unhealthy . |
| 2 | It 's not necessarily anti-male prejudice — men are more likely to be full-time at work and less able to look after the kids . |
| 3 | The hearing at Berwick-upon-Tweed , Northumberland , was told Mr Tipping ( 34 ) , of Cobham , Surrey , was unable to open either his main or reserve parachute — but witnesses were only able to speculate about the reasons for this . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , I was only able to get to the Newbury Rally for one day this year . |
| 6 | The sodium is only able to pass into the membrane through sodium ion channels distributed along the axon . |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Badly lamed and afterwards only able to walk with the help of a stick , Patterson was no longer of use to the Navy . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Yet it is the children themselves who often seem better able to deal with the situation . |
| 11 | At the same time , the rate at which information is processed by the brain increases dramatically , making us better able to deal with an emergency . |
| 12 | Those families in which a parent died from an illness known in advance to be terminal seemed to be better able to respond to the needs of their children , and to prepare them for the loss with information and emotional support . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Why is it that the Americans seem better able to cope with the idea of a flexible retirement age ? |
| 16 | You will be better able to cope with the stresses and strains of life ; your self-esteem , your psychological and physical competence , should benefit . |
| 17 | Every experience we have should make us better able to cope in the future . |
| 18 | This made Clive much better able to relax during the course of the follow-up treatment . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Unfortunately they are not all able to survive in an aquarium and some of the most colourful varieties are the most delicate . |
| 21 | No longer able to live with the difficulties inherent in producing films from a British base , they lost touch with reality and discarded common-sense . |
| 22 | Harkin , serving his second term as senator after five terms in the House of Representatives , was an unabashed liberal ; a populist of working-class stock and thus able to appeal to the Democrats ' traditional constituency , his abrasiveness could alienate middle-class voters . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | If , for example , the system is just able to respond to a change in stepping rate from 475 to 500 steps per second : and so . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Here , they are still able to dig through the snow to uncover whatever sparse winter vegetation remains below . |
| 30 | She was still able to play in the event and eventually finished tied for second place behind Beth daniel . |