Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will give you an example of what one might be confronted with in the future from , from a piece from the Environment Committee in the House of Commons ' Report on Coastal Zone Planning and Management and it says here , we fail to see what is impractical about treating the seabed as submerged land an opinion shared by the Royal Town Planning Institute no less and if planning authorities can deal with issues like public rights of way , aggregate extraction multiple use on land , they should be able to cope with rights of navigation and extraction of sea . |
| 2 | A sensitivity to this type of variation should contribute towards pupils becoming more tolerant of linguistic diversity , more aware of the richness it can provide and more able to cope with problems of communication . |
| 3 | Anyway , with the enthusiasm of youth I had no doubt that we should be able to cope with life in remote parts for a few years . |
| 4 | Jenna felt more able to cope with dignity in her own language and the girl 's face creased into a knowing smile . |
| 5 | In the country generally , two-thirds of those are in the C2 , DE categories , which by any socio-economic definition will be the less prosperous end of the market and less able to cope with rises of 17.5 per cent eventually in the cost of a basic part of the household budget . |
| 6 | B may refuse to accept that as a repudiation by S. In that case B will be able to sue for damages for non-delivery if on December 1 S does not deliver . |
| 7 | It follows therefore , that a fireman fighting a fire at a factory which is not his place of employment , will not be able to sue for breach of such a statutory duty ( Hartley v Mayoh & Co [ 1954 ] 1 QB 383 ) . |
| 8 | Were the local authority to be able to sue in libel in respect of the same matters complained of by an individual councillor this would create duplication of proceedings and increased costs ( post , pp. 56E , 65A ) . |
| 9 | The legislation , the Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1927 , demonstrated that Parliament intended that this new entity , or ‘ near corporation , ’ should be able to sue in respect of a tort , including the tort of libel . |
| 10 | Therefore providers ought to be able to agree to contracts for these services at a lower price . |
| 11 | As the fish moves , so solid objects in the water nearby create slightly greater pressure in the water and this the fish is able to sense by means of their lateral-line system . |
| 12 | Only a small percentage of black children were able to remain at school beyond primary level . |
| 13 | They will be more able to develop consensus views based on direct observation and will be able to enthuse to others in the community about what they have seen . |
| 14 | I want to be able to sit with friends around a dinner table and not think about what I am doing . |
| 15 | Children were then able to sit in front of their range dressed up in old fashioned costume and role-play . |
| 16 | To be able to sit in silence with his father , without any need to make conversation — so relaxed together that he can sit there licking his finger and wiping marks off the telephone ! |
| 17 | John Holt ( one of the few authors whose books still seem able to appeal to students despite their inoculation ) writes of a common experience that mirrors mine with the Scottish educational psychologists . |
| 18 | He hoped greatly to be able to go to Oxford in the autumn ; there should be enough money from a sale to support his mother , his brother and himself till he obtained a degree and could earn his living . |
| 19 | Although many East Germans will in future be able to go to Czechoslovakia with official permission , applications must now be made four weeks in advance . |
| 20 | I was lucky to be able to go to school in Parma and not spend all my life in Fontanellato , which was the fate of many ; and on the whole my schooldays were enjoyable . |
| 21 | Although developers will in future be able to go to X/Open for Motif specifications without having to pay a royalty to OSF , few , given the associated development costs and resources , are likely to choose this option . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's all owing to you three that I 'll be able to go to Gridford at last . |
| 23 | I was able to go to Westminster for fairly regular lectures and we added anthropology to our social psychology studies . |
| 24 | The candidate whose immediate queries are along the lines of , ‘ When will I get my first pay rise ? ’ , or ‘ Will I be able to go on holiday in July ? ’ will probably not be putting the job first and certainly lacks the good sense and tact to make it appear to be the priority . |
| 25 | They keep talking about what they call seamless journeys which means you should be able to go from A to B to C without too much problem . |
| 26 | I was fortunate to be able to include in addition to my own account a lecture by the former Lord Justice Devlin in which he took the fourth Appeal Court severely to task for the illogicality of its reasoning and for usurping the functions of the jury , and a chapter by Bryan Magee about his efforts over the years to try to persuade the Home Office to reopen Cooper 's case . |
| 27 | The instructor 's award is to be subdivided into those able to instruct on cliffs of less than 40 metres and 40 metres plus , and groups of less than 50 abseilers ( one coachload ? ) , and more than 50 people ( multiple coach loads ) . |
| 28 | Indeed they were given a meal , more substantial than any they had been able to enjoy at Berwick for a while , before they set off again . |
| 29 | It would be helpful if you could confirm by telephone whether you are able to attend for interview on the date and at the time indicated . |
| 30 | Her plans to move away from London meant that she was no longer able to continue as director of the Display Team and she was warmly thanked for everything she had done in the past . |