Example sentences of "be able [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An effective monitoring , or " tracking " system must therefore be established to ensure : I. that students are able to redeem their Compact entitlement when their formal education is completed , and 2. that students can continue to participate in Compact either in a school sixth form or a college of further education . |
| 2 | The set is in the shape of a giant book , whose pages open to reveal the Royal Palace , a dungeon , the cellar of a former teacher , Mr Nibbs , and the river , beyond which lies the democratic Singing Land — a country where people are able to choose their own leaders . |
| 3 | There is little reason to doubt that these pristine people are able to impart their special vision to those whom they choose to be the recipients of their ancient knowledge . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , there is concern that if wealthy individuals are able to purchase their own higher-priced coverage , a two-tiered health system will develop . |
| 5 | The strings , thanks to their numerical superiority , are able to hold their own against the brass far more successfully than can the woodwind . |
| 6 | It is vital , therefore , that graduates are able to connect their cognitive and professional interests with those of other networks and to begin to develop genuine communicative structures in society . |
| 7 | Even Barbara Castle did not outlaw the arrangement whereby consultants are able to conduct their private practices . |
| 8 | On the first limb of the response , the Royal Commission rather lamely noted that the procedures of some tribunals have become ‘ legalistic ’ , mainly because the law governing their work has become more complex , and recommended that procedures be reviewed ‘ to ensure that applicants in person are able to conduct their own cases wherever possible ’ . |
| 9 | Classroom teachers who look at the lighting in their classroom may question whether they are able to do anything positive to help . |
| 10 | At one time , IBM Corp 's shares regularly got so heavy that the company would split them to make them more marketable , a move that usually tends to increase the value of a company in the market : those days are long gone for IBM , and now it 's upstarts like Intel Corp that are able to flex their financial muscles : its board has approved a two-for-one split , and shareholders will vote on the proposal on May 5 . |
| 11 | Success is more quickly achieved if you are able to devote your full time and energy to language learning . |
| 12 | The mammalian egg contains no yolk whatever , but even so , the females are able to nourish their young very effectively within the womb . |
| 13 | Life is more interesting if you are able to guide your own destiny , and this is only possible if you can find the time to plan . |
| 14 | You are able to run your favourite compiler from within WinEdit and it will monitor the compilers output and allow you to view any warnings or error messages . |
| 15 | And again one of the great concerns that we have with the development of N H S Trusts , is those Trust Boards are able to determine their own policies in respect to staffing , to set their own pay scales for staff , also they are able to do their business to a large extent behind closed doors . |
| 16 | Although improving your memory might seem very much like a function of the left brain , the more you are able to bring your right-brain skills into it , the easier you will find it . |
| 17 | Through project work , learners are able to express their own ideas and opinions in English . |
| 18 | This prevents competition by helping to ensure the power of the incumbent and increasingly wealthy individuals are able to launch their own campaigns from personal funds . |
| 19 | It is only on this body of knowledge that you are able to build your further development . |
| 20 | With the increasing sophistication and scale of warehouse buildings it is suggested that they should be looked at in depth at the earliest planning stage when they are able to exert their proper influence on construction and design . |
| 21 | Emotionally troubled people can not be expected to deal with their emotions until they are able to understand what those emotions are , how they have arisen , and what can be done to overcome them . |
| 22 | With time , and the development of physical and mental abilities , babies are able to make their first moves towards independence . |
| 23 | In each unit there is a kitchen where the residents are able to make their own snacks and a communal television and activity room . |
| 24 | By using their monopoly power ( which in the case of the UK is protected by law ) they are able to increase their relative wages , veto industrial change and disrupt production for purely political reasons . |
| 25 | After the first day or so some people are able to operate their own catheters . |
| 26 | In the meantime , the Board is looking for ways to fund the deficit should it continue , but has decided not to charge the deficit as an additional burden upon those residents who are able to pay their own way from their own resources , and not to move from its established principle of offering care to those most in need towards a degenerate policy of offering care only to those who are most able to pay . |
| 27 | You will not only be easing or preventing serious backache , but you will ensure that the discs in the spine are able to maintain their correct shape for longer . |
| 28 | By ascribing unjustified adversity to the malice of witches , the Lugbara are able to maintain their central doctrine that the ancestors are just and good . |
| 29 | We are able to maintain our existing premium rates for these sections of your policy . |
| 30 | While such an assumption may seem so obvious as to be hardly worth mentioning , it is important that tests are able to substantiate their implicit claim to validity . |