Example sentences of "ability to keep [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The City 's ability to keep a secret appears to have improved beyond measure over the past two years . |
| 2 | Thus , unlike the others , the mountain goat does not have to walk continuously on the sides of its hooves : when it is leaping or running , the side of the hoof will give , bringing a much greater area of the toe into contact with the ground and greatly increasing the animal 's ability to keep a grip on the icy rock . |
| 3 | ‘ Probably everybody from what you were saying about her ability to keep a secret . ’ |
| 4 | By the 1890s the wives of skilled men did not usually work , for the ability to keep a wife had become a measure of working class male respectability . |
| 5 | A strong ruler used not only a complex administrative system inherited from his predecessors , but also an ability to keep a significant number of his chief men moderately well-rewarded , or charmed , or cowed . |
| 6 | ‘ We have lost the ability to keep a clean sheet . |
| 7 | Having stamina , the ability to keep the body going , means having efficient muscles , good circulation and a strong heart . |
| 8 | For a car with such razor-sharp handling , the Limited 's ability to keep the lumps and bumps of the road away from the car 's occupants is surprisingly good . |
| 9 | A considerable advantage of the collinear technique , however , is the ability to keep the laser frequency fixed while changing the frequency of light seen by the atoms by altering their velocity , using the acceleration voltage of the mass separator . |
| 10 | The Open champion 's engine room is his ability to keep the ball in play , but Seve Ballesteros 's spluttered and died as he took a six-over-par TEN at the 10th hole . |
| 11 | Within paid employment , male workers benefit from their ability to keep the best and most skilled jobs for themselves ; they are beneficiaries of occupational segregation by gender . |
| 12 | In faction-ridden and difficult times for governments , Bubwith 's value had been his simple ability to keep the wheels turning , and for that he was well rewarded . |
| 13 | Her ability to keep the notoriously impatient monarch amused was greatly appreciated in royal circles . |
| 14 | His expression was inscrutable , but his hands were clenched so tightly into fists that Meredith marvelled at the man 's ability to keep the muscles of his face so impassive . |
| 15 | A ‘ worst ’ scenario could include the creation of our document , in individualistic form by a user who chooses to exercise his/her ability to keep the document ‘ personal ’ , only accessible to those to whom it is directly mailed . |
| 16 | Pauline Daniels ' ability to keep the audience absorbed , entertained and moved owes much to her background as stand-up comedienne and her rapport with her home city . |
| 17 | The ability to keep an eye on oneself-a critical eye , at that — is the taken-for-granted sine qua non of a higher education . |