Example sentences of "[be] able [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Let us be able to say with the Seer : |
| 3 | By combining these two exercises , teachers are in a much better position to be able to say to the demanders , whether parents , government or somewhere in between : ‘ Given the resources of time , material , support and expertise , we are able to do A , B and C or C , D and E , but not A , B and E , let alone all five . |
| 4 | Please state which regional final you would be able to attend from the list below , and provide a second option in case it is not possible to accommodate you at your first choice of location . |
| 5 | Agent sources will cost $8,000 ; existing customers will be able to upgrade to the joint version for $800 . |
| 6 | According to US press reports , the 64-bit bus architecture will be backwards-compatible with AT and EISA boards , but they will not be able to upgrade to the higher performance . |
| 7 | Agent sources will cost $8,000 ; existing customers will be able to upgrade to the joint version for $800 . |
| 8 | Existing NCR 3450 and 3550 server users will be able to upgrade from the 80486 via a board swap . |
| 9 | Existing NCR 3450 and 3550 server users will be able to upgrade from the i486 via a board swap . |
| 10 | And at the same time you 've got ta be able to talk to the managing director and have lunch with him and talk about what was on television and what the state of the country is and the economic situation and everything , you know . |
| 11 | Spectators will also be able to talk to the scientists working beneath the waves . |
| 12 | This is a pretty odd combination if you think about it for dormice and hares do not really talk and so would not be able to talk to the mad hatter , a human . |
| 13 | After he calmed down , Scott reasoned that if Annabel were having a heart attack , she would n't be able to talk on the telephone . |
| 14 | This capacitor seems fairly expensive and other types can be used , but they must be able to sit on the p.c.b . |
| 15 | She wanted now , at any price , to be able to sit in the rooms of young women who could be her friends and not feel that she was travelling in territory stranger than the night caves that were Fenna 's home . |
| 16 | The folks in the big house across the river might be able to sit in the afternoon sun , but after a dray cracking of routes like these you 'll be the one left with the afterglow . |
| 17 | Used be able to sit in the car would be go up the back do n't they ? |
| 18 | Hari sighed , it was n't much to ask to be able to sit before the comfort of the fire and she was well aware of the frustration her mother must suffer lying in bed all day . |
| 19 | Teacher-training , all too often still embedded in traditional teaching techniques , does not offer teachers sufficient guidance for them to be able to adapt to the new requirements in the curriculum ; and the result is that pupils are inadequately guided , and projects and assignments are poorly executed . |
| 20 | They will be able to set off the tax credit against part of this liability . |
| 21 | R&D agreements and specialization agreements between UK firms can be drafted in such a way as to fall outside the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 : otherwise firms might be able to appeal to the permissive stance of EC law to override any difficulties with the UK rules . |
| 22 | I 'll also be talking to John MacGregor , about the privatization of British Rail , has he really given in to his rebels who want B R to be able to bid for the franchises , or is it all a clever conjuring trick ? |
| 23 | It is even possible that if you decide to set up your own business , you may be able to claim for the initial costs of this . |
| 24 | She says the council should be able to agree with the tenant . |
| 25 | Welsh Office inspector Brian Evans said to be able to agree to the council 's plan , he had to be sure that the diverted route would not be less convenient . |
| 26 | Christian Aid itself would hope to be able to draw on the resources of such a centre , both indirectly through contact with the course , and directly by requesting the centre to undertake specific pieces of work on our behalf . |
| 27 | In this way , inter-party friction would be eliminated , while , at the same time , the new organization would still be able to draw on the mobilizing capacity of the old parties . |
| 28 | A a at precisely the point where one one would expect them to be in the position to be able to encroach on the rich they are actually this is , this is the promotion of the rich peasant economy . |
| 29 | The idea was that PEPs would encourage individuals to invest in British industry , receive annual reports and be able to vote at the AGMs . |
| 30 | He is expected to be able to vote in the crucial Maastricht Treaty referendum on Sunday . |