Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the extent to which the teams would be able to preserve space for development work rather than be drawn into a crisis oriented casework load ; |
| 2 | Two outer zones are to be jointly managed by the forestry department and local people , who will be able to plant trees for timber and firewood and harvest fruits and other produce . |
| 3 | He was able to find time for study and he preached regularly to the soldiers and the local people . |
| 4 | Given that many rural schools do not even have properly equipped science laboratories , it is hard to see how they will be able to afford equipment for carpentry , metalwork and building . |
| 5 | A parent company has the additional facility of being able to surrender ACT for use by its 51% subsidiaries . |
| 6 | In addition , the system manager should be able to assign priorities for processor utilization when this is desirable . |
| 7 | The next tier would be seen as a legitimate point for appeal , and superior managers would not be so able to deny responsibility for action . |
| 8 | Full members are able to submit paintings for inclusion in the twice-yearly exhibition held for two weeks each Spring and Autumn . |
| 9 | To be able to recognize opportunities for self-actualization is a basic skill that can be carried through life ’ ( 1978 , p. 170 ) . |
| 10 | If people get the impression that the education system is in a thoroughly depressed state , erm I would want to argue against that in general , but I think it is true that the short-term cutbacks have made everybody erm thoroughly anxious and miserable , anxious about their jobs , miserable about not being able to produce resources for education . |
| 11 | It was said that if the defendant took employment as a milk roundsman he would not be able to solicit orders for milk from any of the customers who had had their chairs renovated by the plaintiff company . |