Example sentences of "they are able [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small scale research suggests that when children are relieved of the burden of hand-writing and hand-rewriting stories they are able to give more attention to structure and composition . |
| 2 | Finally , there is another aim which relates to both Sections A and B , and which none of the models has taken seriously enough : 7. help pupils to learn how to cope with controversy , complexity , confusion , and uncertainty within a safe environment , so that they are able to manage these unavoidable aspects of life without trying to resort to premature certainty , dogmatism or exclusivism . |
| 3 | IT IS extremely appropriate that this superlative exhibition of the work of 21 British book illustrators should come to Gateshead Library since they are able to display many of the books themselves ex-stock . |
| 4 | Presumably they acquire this knowledge when the tide is high and they can swim from one basin to another , and they are able to translate that information into a mental picture of their entire territory . |
| 5 | They are able to persuade all but the most recalcitrant of patients to resume eating . |
| 6 | We might hold that our beliefs about our sensory states are always justified to some degree just because of their subject matter ( non-inferentially , therefore ) , whereas most other beliefs are justified inferentially if at all ; one could suppose this in an attempt to make sense of the empiricist idea that our beliefs about our present experience have a stability which other beliefs lack , in virtue of which they are able to justify those other beliefs and thus meet the empiricist demand ( vaguely expressed here ) that all our knowledge be grounded in our experience . |
| 7 | They are able to argue this because they believe that the state in capitalist society is neutral and can be used in any way that the people desire . |
| 8 | This is work they are able to do little about , despite public faith , and it is unpopular because of a reluctance or inability to display that little will be done . |
| 9 | By transferring the capacity to produce the toxic protein to a different microorganism which does live on roots , it should be possible to kill the insects before they are able to do any material damage to the crop . |
| 10 | They are able to do this because they are formed by a special type of cell division , during which the 46 chromosomes in the body cells of the father and the mother assort into 23 pairs , following which the two members of each pair segregate , so that the resulting germ cells receive only 23 chromosomes . |
| 11 | Seen in this way , it is clear that fairy tales play a significant part in helping us grow up — and that they are able to do this because they MAKING A SHORT STORY 57 introduce us to ideas about change , conflict and coming-to-maturity through the medium of make-believe . |
| 12 | They are able to do this because they have a dominant position in many markets and have the financial resources , excellent graduate training schemes , pay competitive salaries and offer a broad range of opportunities for young would-be executives to gain early experience . |
| 13 | It is thought that they are able to do this partly by measuring pressure , just as we rely on atmospheric pressure readings from barometers to forecast the weather . |
| 14 | For example , some local authorities produce their financial statements very quickly ; on the other hand , they are able to do this by including more estimates of accrued expenditure rather than waiting for invoices to come in . |
| 15 | They are able to do this because with a large number of depositors it is highly unlikely that they would all want to withdraw their deposits at the same time . |
| 16 | Make sure that each person is able to reach all toilet facilities easily and that they are able to use any support provided . |
| 17 | But it is unlikely that they are able to use this in itself as a guide . |