Example sentences of "[pos pn] ability [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was no longer anxious about her ability to cope with the inmates of the pet shop , but she still disliked the sight of birds and some of the more sensitive animals being kept in captivity . |
| 2 | So doubtful was Maxine about her ability to contribute to the treatment in general , and about the strength of her visual imagination in particular , that we decided between us to do no more than practise relaxation and visualization techniques during that first visit . |
| 3 | But perhaps her most original gift is her ability to empathise with the everyday disappointments and sadnesses of the most ordinary lives . |
| 4 | Not only does Dame Sirith advertise her professional ability to repeat the trick , or to obtain for a man the woman he wants in the way he wants , and thus anticipate her ability to star in an extended series of fabliaux that the poet may tell , but the language and prosody convey certain points that lie at the heart of the fabliau perspective . |
| 5 | Men often believed that a woman 's modesty could be judged by her ability to blush under the right circumstances . |
| 6 | She prided herself on her ability to sift through the most innocent conversations and turn them into major scandals . |
| 7 | Are there significant differences in the demographic characteristics of lone parents in different countries ( eg : age , level of education , race , ages and numbers of children ) and do these affect their ability to participate in the labour force ? |
| 8 | Working relations between professional groups is the key to their ability to succeed in a common task . |
| 9 | However , their ability to tangle with the issue in the first place , and their success in doing so , will give them confidence to face those struggles when they arise again . |
| 10 | It is these which , above all , give the children their ability to cope with a large repertoire . |
| 11 | The trend seems likely to force small firms to compete with the large corporate sector on pay , training and fringe benefits , putting further pressure on their ability to cope with the strains of growth . |
| 12 | Some GPs are getting quite despairing about their ability to cope with the unplanned influx of an elderly population . |
| 13 | ( b ) it gives learners confidence in their ability to cope with the real situation . |
| 14 | Tougher driving tests start next April , when candidates will be judged also on their ability to reverse into a tight parking space . |
| 15 | Free text retrieval systems required specially close monitoring , said Lindop , because of their ability to browse through a mass of material . |
| 16 | Depending , as Dufferin had so clearly perceived , for their ability to govern on the collaboration of a vast class of petty native fonctionnaires , and the political apathy of an even vaster class of ignorant peasants , they could in no way afford to see these people aroused to insubordination , even of an ostensibly peaceful kind . |
| 17 | They begin to doubt their ability to stick at a relationship . ’ |
| 18 | Several aspects of the social circumstances of older people are important when discussing their ability to pay for the care they require . |
| 19 | Above all , I think the professionalism of Surrey Ambulance staff is best demonstrated by their ability to rise above the allegations and continue to deliver the best possible patient care . |
| 20 | And that , inevitably , casts doubts about their ability to survive at a higher level . |
| 21 | Students are encouraged to apply analytical and diagnostic skills to the information-related problems which are likely to be encountered at the interface of Personal Assistant , Office Supervisory and Middle Management levels , thus enhancing their ability to work in an interactive role in team situations . |
| 22 | The key to Israel 's success , and to a lesser extent Syria 's , had been its ability to prey on the strategic anxieties of its superpower patron . |
| 23 | Results obtained in testing its ability to deal with the recognition problem . |
| 24 | In the speech Gorbachev expressed his personal support for the United Nations , which had ‘ increasingly manifested its ability to act as a unique international centre in the service of peace and security ’ , and repeated his belief that the most important issues that faced the world community were global rather than regional in character . |
| 25 | Francois Heisbourg , the institute 's director , said that growing tensions between different members of the Warsaw Pact are undermining its ability to act as an alliance . |
| 26 | Although the party 's ideological history facilitates its ability to act as an integrative party , it faces an inhibiting structural constraint in its association with trade unions . |
| 27 | The Belfast Harbour Commissioners are confident that during the 1990's the Port of Belfast will remain Ireland 's premier port , largely due to its ability to respond to the challenges presented by changing trading patterns within an economically unified Europe and by its ability to satisfy its customers ' need and demands for an efficient , cost effective service . |
| 28 | The energy behind Earth Lights undoubtedly has electromagnetic properties , but there are other aspects of the energy , such as its ability to respond to the consciousness of the percipients , which suggests something else is involved . |
| 29 | THE Government was urged yesterday to tackle staff shortages and poor morale in Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Pollution , as concern grew over its ability to cope with the demands of the Environmental Protection Bill . |
| 30 | The validity of any model of global tectonics must be judged by its ability to account for the distribution and characteristics of these major structural regions . |