Example sentences of "feel able [to-vb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The major significance of the Government 's changes is highlighted by the fact that , whereas SERPS held out the prospect of guaranteeing every pensioner an income above the supplementary pension level , no Government minister had felt able to give a similar guarantee for the Thatcher pension reform . |
| 2 | The outcome of this approach has been a high profile for Partnership and its associated activities , which has given confidence and a feeling of success to the teaching staff and partners who have felt able to undertake a wide range of activities . |
| 3 | Groups who have normally felt able to assert a strong bargaining position did voluntarily restrain themselves for three years of evident national emergency . |
| 4 | At the beginning of the war Russia had felt able to commit no more than a quarter of her field army to the southern part of the empire , as she needed the other three-quarters on her western frontier to defuse possible threats from Austria , Prussia and Sweden . |
| 5 | Unlike its predecessor , the standing committee will continue working but has already felt able to recommend a small increase in the target number of places at medical schools . |
| 6 | In the situation which had developed he , again understandably , did not feel able to form a firm view on what was in J. 's best interests . |
| 7 | Any state whose parliament " does not feel able to approve the irrevocable fixing of its currency " could opt out by seeking " exemption " from this stage of economic union ; member states would nevertheless be asked to make a solemn ( non-binding ) declaration proclaiming their support for a " swift transition " to EMU and " their strongest intention to participate in EMU without exemption " . |
| 8 | Those who feel able to give a certain amount of care should sort out with doctors and social workers the conditions on which they feel able to offer it , and the extent of care they can give , before they accept responsibility . |
| 9 | If you feel able to do the same directly from the original plan , then by all means do so : but we 're advising a reversible template so that each kite half is the same — and there 's no guarantee that the first drawing will achieve that ! |
| 10 | Soon they feel able to involve the other sex in their idyll . |
| 11 | Each individual needs to understand and share the purposes , goals and values of the organization , and feel able to make a positive contribution as a worthwhile part of the whole " ( DES 1990a:8 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Whoever gave you that information is guilty of a clear breach of professional behaviour , ’ she said when she felt able to control the incipient tremor in her voice . |
| 13 | The fact that Cheney felt able to cancel the A-12 was indicative of the altering priorities of the Defence Department in the post-cold war era . |
| 14 | After a short while Mr. Wells felt able to tell the Chief Executive Officer of Lautro that |
| 15 | After a short while Mr. Wells felt able to tell the Chief Executive Officer of Lautro that ‘ in his opinion there was evidence to show that there had been serious breaches of the Lautro Rules in respect of the business conducted on behalf of Norwich Union by Winchester . ’ |
| 16 | Henry also felt able to authorize a new translation of the Bible and to insist that it be made available to the laity . |
| 17 | The fact that one Health Authority felt unable to fund this operation and yet another Health Authority felt able to provide the necessary monies does call into question whether the Patients ' Charter does actually work . |
| 18 | Dicey felt able to boil the British constitution down to " one essential principle " : " obedience by all persons to the deliberately expressed will of the House of Commons in the first instance and ultimately to the will of the nation as expressed through Parliament . " |
| 19 | The line-up did n't change as they crossed the chequered flag , and Kate turned the TV off , not feeling able to watch the award-winning ceremony . |