Example sentences of "able to identify the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Even if the patient can not read properly , he may , with practice , be able to identify the appropriate card in a card index system , if the cards are very clearly presented , and perhaps colour coded as well .
2 ‘ I believe by forming a better definition of criminal record information , and with a better definition of criminal intelligence , we should be able to identify the middle grade which is called criminal information , ’ he said .
3 At the same time it is able to identify the incorrect assemblies of corner contact , partial insertion or remoteness ( see Figure 2.16 ) .
4 With information obtained from the external and internal assessments , you are now able to identify the strategic issues that require debate among partners .
5 Upon finding the wreck the FORI hope to be able to identify the serial plates on the engines of the aircraft , proving that this aircraft was the mount of Saint-Exupery , thereby laying to rest the many mysteries and rumours that have over the years surrounded his death .
6 ‘ You just have to be able to identify the good punters , ’ they say , ‘ the really big hitters , and be able to talk to them , and that 's it basically . ’
7 She then admits she does n't know the difference between the head line and the heart line , although she 's able to identify the little crinkle at the side of the hand that tells you how many children you 're going to have .
8 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 .
9 The palynological analysis has not been able to identify the exact level of the unconformity but a thin sequence of coals believed to be above the unconformity generally demonstrate Westphalian C ages .
10 The task is for the speaker to select and describe one of a series of items so that the listener is able to identify the chosen item from an identical set .
11 Collective live foods carry a risk of introducing diseases , and you need to be able to identify the edible insects , crustaceans etc from a pond as well as those which may attack your fish .
12 In practice , medical negligence cases present problems in causation , as medical science may not be able to identify the precise cause of the plaintiff 's damage .
13 This means that planners should be fully acquainted with and supportive of the school aims and be able to identify the special contributions which history can make to their achievement .
14 Only an historically trained scholar will be able to identify the likely internal structure of the name ‘ Johnny Turner ’ , of the ambiguous temporal expression ‘ a few days before the fair ’ , or of the relative place name ‘ five minutes away from Foorler 's house ’ .
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