Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for their ability " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eight times larger than a lion , the griffin has an acute sense of hearing , and its talons are highly prized for their ability to change colour when they come into contact with poison . |
| 2 | Instead , trials could be heard by a panel of judges or juries especially selected for their ability to understand the complexities of cases against corporations . |
| 3 | Fleeces are probably best known for their ability to protect plants from quite severe frost . |
| 4 | Both poems could be read for an underlying lesbian attraction , though such an argument would be difficult to sustain since Cloe and Silvia are both praised for their ability to win young men 's affections . |
| 5 | In order to probe the regions of NCp7 important for its stable interaction with DNA , NCp7 mutants lacking either potentially important basic residues and/or the zinc fingers ( see methods ) were also tested for their ability to interact with DNA fragments representing proviral DNA . |
| 6 | A number of other young men in the Town Boys group were well known for their ability to drink impossible-sounding quantities of beer . |