Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] unable [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 The Catholic sector is unable to accept such a view .
2 If for any reason your child is unable to achieve such targets , it is important that you explain why to the school .
3 However , the protein must be eaten in amounts not exceeding 20–25g ( 0.7–0.88oz ) at a time because the body is unable to digest more than this and any extra will just pass through the body .
4 9.13 Tenant 's property If after the Tenant has vacated the Premises on the expiry of the Term any property of the Tenant remains in or on the Premises and the Tenant fails to remove it within [ 7 ] days after being requested in writing by the Landlord to do so or if after using [ its ] best endeavours the Landlord is unable to make such a request to the Tenant within [ 14 ] days from the first attempt so made by the Landlord :
5 It may be , in the case of , say , an innovative product , that the firm is unable to exploit this to its fullest advantage because of financial constraints .
6 The case for R&D agreements is partly that they avoid wasteful duplication of research , and allow complementary skills and risks to be pooled , but mainly that they internalize the information spillovers which mean that a single firm is unable to appropriate all the returns to its R&D efforts .
7 The ends are seldom on the agenda for serious debate , for society is unable to handle that kind of discussion .
8 Where the individual is unable to sell all the labour he wishes an expansion of employment contributes ceteris paribus to an increase in welfare .
9 If the system is unable to meet this standard at any time , this will be manifest in erratic responses .
10 If the trustee is unable to declare any or any further dividend , he must give notice to this effect to creditors , and the notice must also contain a statement to the effect that no funds have been realised or that all funds realised have been distributed or used to meet the expenses of the administration ( r 11.7 ) .
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