Example sentences of "unable to give the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sexuality of Black males is further emphasised in this short sequence by the comment , ‘ The terrible thing is , I am unable to give the chicks my full attention in this weather ’ , and ‘ the weather is turning my blood to ice ’ . |
| 2 | A White House spokesman said on April 9 that the US had " no position " on the question of Kurdish " safe havens " , and a State Department spokesman said that he was unable to give the proposal " specific endorsement " . |
| 3 | But Mr Yeltsin himself has been unable to give the miners public support because their strike threatens Russia 's stubborn attempts to plough its lonely furrow of economic reform . |
| 4 | It is astonishing that , when the facts were put to the Minister , he was unable to give the statistics on the number of offences involving knives and other weapons with which stabbings can be carried out . |
| 5 | Barry was unable to give the police a description of his assailant as he was always behind him and ripped out the mirror from his car before they drove to Perry 's . |
| 6 | But next season will also see changes in the Scottish set-up , for this time the master himself will be watching from the sidelines unable to give the team any direction . |
| 7 | One recent survey done for the journal Midwife , Health Visitor and Community Nurse showed that 82 per cent of midwives felt unable to give the quality and quantity of care women need . |