Example sentences of "[adv] able [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will probably be less able to cope with the pressures of life ; the ability to cope and be relaxed does not come easily to a body that indulges in too little physical activity and is unhealthy . |
| 2 | We all acknoweldge that they provide an important service , especially for the elderly and those less able to get to the larger stores during the week . ’ |
| 3 | It 's not necessarily anti-male prejudice — men are more likely to be full-time at work and less able to look after the kids . |
| 4 | The hearing at Berwick-upon-Tweed , Northumberland , was told Mr Tipping ( 34 ) , of Cobham , Surrey , was unable to open either his main or reserve parachute — but witnesses were only able to speculate about the reasons for this . |
| 5 | He too was only able to relax in the heart of the country , seeking its isolation instinctively , just as Vincent did , and like him unable to breathe freely inside any mainstream . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , I was only able to get to the Newbury Rally for one day this year . |
| 7 | The sodium is only able to pass into the membrane through sodium ion channels distributed along the axon . |
| 8 | Desperate to contact Molly , who is unable to see or hear him , Sam discovers that he is only able to communicate with a psychic named Oda Mae Brown ( Whoopee Goldberg ) , a charlatan astonished to discover her powers are authentic . |
| 9 | The plaintiffs were ultimately only able to complete on the basis of the terms subsequently offered by the bank which were financially disadva disadvantageous and effectively deprived the business of any chance of surviving because of the lack of operating capital and er many of the losses which are set out on page sixty two erm are based on that intention and are dealt with er in full |
| 10 | Badly lamed and afterwards only able to walk with the help of a stick , Patterson was no longer of use to the Navy . |
| 11 | Yet it is the children themselves who often seem better able to deal with the situation . |
| 12 | These were articulate people , perhaps better able to deal with the press and media than some other families who have found themselves in the same position . |
| 13 | Job Reviews for staff are now well established , and the training development programmes implemented following the reviews are intended to help all WEC staff become better able to deal with the difficult and competitive trading conditions we face in all markets . |
| 14 | At the same time , the rate at which information is processed by the brain increases dramatically , making us better able to deal with an emergency . |
| 15 | Those families in which a parent died from an illness known in advance to be terminal seemed to be better able to respond to the needs of their children , and to prepare them for the loss with information and emotional support . |
| 16 | ‘ Many Australians … believe that we will be better able to succeed in the world with the unique and unambiguous identity which an Australian head of state , chosen by the Australian people , could provide , ’ the Prime Minister said to loud cheers from about 500 party members . |
| 17 | By laying down larger areas of copper track , you will not only make the copper foil pattern better able to adhere to the board , but you will speed up the etching time also . |
| 18 | You will be better able to cope with the stresses and strains of life ; your self-esteem , your psychological and physical competence , should benefit . |
| 19 | Why is it that the Americans seem better able to cope with the idea of a flexible retirement age ? |
| 20 | An even distribution has an added advantage , the institution will be better able to cope with the Unpredictable . |
| 21 | Every experience we have should make us better able to cope in the future . |
| 22 | This made Clive much better able to relax during the course of the follow-up treatment . |
| 23 | However , legislation late in the century provided a new local government structure much better able to take on a wide range of functions . |
| 24 | I shall be better able to reply to the speech of the hon. Member for Sherwood ( Mr. Stewart ) when the usual conventions no longer apply in three weeks ' time . |
| 25 | Darwinism implies that some species must triumph over others not because they are fitter in some genetic or athletic sense , but because they are better able to survive in a competitive ambiance . |
| 26 | Larger firms , by virtue of having expanded , are better able to survive in a competitive market . |
| 27 | Unfortunately they are not all able to survive in an aquarium and some of the most colourful varieties are the most delicate . |
| 28 | Some of the larger issuers have simultaneous ECP and SCP programmes , being easily able to switch between the two markets in order to take advantage of perceived arbitrage opportunities and with the ECP programme providing a " benchmark " interest rate for the SCP programme . |
| 29 | No longer able to live with the difficulties inherent in producing films from a British base , they lost touch with reality and discarded common-sense . |
| 30 | He withdrew striker Steve Flanagan and brought on young Sean Dowling at right-back , Farnham were thus able to rely on a strong midfield presence of Millard , Daly and May , with Deighan and Stairs looking to stretch Cranleigh wide on the flanks . |