Example sentences of "be able [verb] [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If you have already pressed and arranged the flowers on a mount , the recipient will be able to assemble their own picture rather than take the risk of a glass frame smashing during its journey through the post and damaging the picture . |
| 32 | From 1 January next year VAT practitioners will be able to acquire their own specialist qualification , following the Institute of Indirect Tax Practitioners ' decision to introduce examinations from 1 January next year as a condition of membership . |
| 33 | Would it even matter , if this rabble of which he had himself once been a part , managed to get their vote and fill the House of Commons with men who would pass Factory Acts galore , including that damnable Ten Hours Bill of Richard Oastler 's , so that no man would be able to control his own affairs ? |
| 34 | China , whilst approving the airport plan in principle , had been insistent that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
| 35 | The memorandum was widely seen as a victory for the Chinese side in the negotiations , with the UK effectively agreeing to Chinese demands that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
| 36 | Consumer prices would also double , as producers would be able to set their own prices up to a fixed maximum , but Byambasuren said that the prices of some foodstuffs and industrial goods would remain under government control . |
| 37 | Mr Vernon Malcolm , managing director of the company which supplies parts for Nissan , said most of his employees were paid at least £3.40 an hour , but he needed to be able to set his own rates of pay rather than having them imposed by government . |
| 38 | They will probably be able to respect their own tears and if they have children they will be able to respect their tears . |
| 39 | In the second category , general civil cases , parties should be able to choose their own lawyers because the interests of justice would be inherently less likely to fetter the client 's right of choice . |
| 40 | It would be good for the Hong Kong citizens , and it would be inconsistent for Thatcher not to do this , since she has said , for the Falklands , that a people should be able to choose their own government , and we should n't give in to dictatorships . |
| 41 | Whereas Moscow tried to pose as the champion of German unity therefore , the West posed as the defender of German liberty , arguing that reunification must only come after free nation-wide elections , and that Germany should be able to choose its own Allies . |
| 42 | He wanted to be able to draw his own conclusions , without Naseby 's helpful commentary . |
| 43 | You 've got to be able to draw your own conclusions , that this was to an extent a personal vendetta . ’ |
| 44 | The Prime Minister would be able to appoint his own Cabinet . |
| 45 | THERE ARE SO many people who helped to make this time special that I am sorry not to be able to mention them all by name . |
| 46 | I never thought I 'd be able to remember it all . |
| 47 | They say : It 's a very good idea to be able to pick your own . |
| 48 | There are many cases where varying documents are required and it is likely that no one single product will be able to do them all . |
| 49 | Some of these are always difficult — even for adults — but by seven , she should be able to do them all without any help from you . |
| 50 | ‘ I wanted to be able to do my own thing — and to be able to play with other people . ’ |
| 51 | Exceedingly self-reliant , each man seemed to be able to do his own thinking and to be purely democratic and independent in his ideas and purposes . |
| 52 | It was rare for the painter to be able to do his own engraving , and conversely few engravers were artists in their own right . |
| 53 | Ideally , to be honest I would like a diamorphine maintenance course , but I do n't know if that 's possible these days to pick up a prescription once or twice a week and be able to do it that way instead of having the hassle of having to go on the street . |
| 54 | But you might be able to do it some other way . |
| 55 | A : ( with injured innocence ) I 'm just asking whether you 'll be able to do it this afternoon . |
| 56 | That 's good because then you 'll be able to do your own . |
| 57 | Under the terms of the White Paper , practices serving at least 11,000 patients will be able to manage their own budget . |
| 58 | He has had to find an alternative group in Europe which will be able to hold its own against the formidable record of Eliot Gardiner 's English Baroque Soloists , and has chosen well with the Hungarian ‘ authentic ’ orchestra Capella Savaria . |
| 59 | They believe that only as a free-standing business will SAP be able to hold its own against the competition — particularly with world demand for soda ash growing at less than one per cent a year . |
| 60 | A winner of two handicaps this season , Azhar is as tough as they come and should be able to hold his own in this stronger company . |