Example sentences of "[vb mod] be able [to-vb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clear from the above that higher headquarters placed great emphasis on L Detachment remaining essential fly as a parachute unit , and this was in keeping with Stirling 's doctrine that his men should be able to arrive at a target by whatever means were most suitable . |
| 2 | If the customer base is broadly the same as for existing products , then the credit manager should be able to arrive at a reasonable assessment of these factors . |
| 3 | As a result of that meeting , the leaders agreed to meet together to discuss the obstacles in the way of further political dialogue in the hope that new talks might be able to begin at an early date . |
| 4 | ‘ And this time I 'll be able to look at the video with pride . ’ |
| 5 | The most you may be able to say at the end of it is that you ‘ gained understanding ’ ; to some of us that may be unsatisfactorily intangible , while to others it may be of profound significance . |
| 6 | Of course , if you make a mistake taking it , you may be able to compensate at the development stage — but that 's cheating . |
| 7 | The names of those attending the wedding are usually known in advance but if not you may be able to look at the seating plan or guest list on the day and make some joke about the names , picking out amusing surnames such as , ‘ In this room we have a Black but no White , two Browns , some Blues , and a Green , but no ‘ reds ’ . |
| 8 | Erm I , I , there were provisions that where er more than ten percent of the population for any area was at the level you would be able to tax at a higher rate . |
| 9 | Apparently , in the year 2000 only five collieries would be able to produce at a cost of 130p per gigajoule . |
| 10 | The decision means the children will remain physically close to the queen and Princess Beatrice will be able to remain at the same school . |
| 11 | No-one will be able to look at a photograph , particularly a family album photo , in the same way again . |
| 12 | In the case of the Blackwood By-Pass , I have passed your letter and the public consultation paper to our Gwent Branch in the hope that they will be able to look at the scheme in more detail . |
| 13 | Any lawyer who can not find a book will be able to look at the card and see who has taken it . |
| 14 | The response to question 19 says that staff cars will be able to park at the rear of the post office and thus free parking spaces for visitors to the function room . |