Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is already working with Ingres and Oracle on prototype databases for its server , which will be able to cope with SQL queries from a variety of sources including OpenVME systems and DRS6000 Unix boxes . |
| 2 | Nowadays a chief executive has to have a strong understanding of finance , he needs to be good at public relations , he must understand technology , he must be able to cope with labour problems and he must ( as always ) be a good selector of people . |
| 3 | which is why I think a lot of things , places should be able to accommodate for shop owners and reduce their leases while this recession 's on |
| 4 | These journalists probably wo n't be able to write about Christmas cards in their columns but they will be interested in the current range of fun notelets and notepaper . |
| 5 | The advantage that Ken offered the team was the ability to be able to pull off love scenes and other out-of-character poses without anyone ridiculing the whole thing . |
| 6 | By the 1960s the London ring 's increase had fallen and was no longer able to compensate for core losses , leading to a massive net loss in the SMLA as a whole . |
| 7 | Science-based departments are able to apply to Research Councils for studentships on behalf of some suitably qualified applicants : alternatively , they may be able to offer financial support from an industrial source . |
| 8 | We did n't mix — the Forces and the students — as we really had nothing in common , but it was a reassurance to see them going about their daily business , as an indication that one day we would all be able to revert to peacetime pursuits . |
| 9 | In the menu section , you will find a series of suggestions for packed lunches , and also for acceptable meals that you should be able to buy from snack bars or small supermarkets in the vicinity of your workplace . |
| 10 | As long as property prices continue to increase , both will feel vindicated and will be able to point to capital gains ( albeit paper gains ) made . |
| 11 | Most institutions are also able to draw on hardship funds of their own , of course . |
| 12 | Not only did this dilute the power of the incorporated companies , but there was no replacement by an equivalent power , for the larger and more amorphous body of investors was hardly as able to lobby against interest reductions or other schemes to lessen the weight on government . |
| 13 | You will be able to put on group performances . |
| 14 | Thus , without prior agreement , they may not disclose confidential information to their backers as this could damage the business of the company and affect the price which the vendors may be able to obtain for their shares ; they may not be able to vote at board meetings on major issues affecting the company if those issues might adversely affect a possible management buy-out ; and they can not involve any of their colleagues in the buy-out or persuade staff to become involved . |
| 15 | They wanted employees to be able to deal with manufacturing problems on their own initiative , without management intervention . |
| 16 | Investors in NIE will be able to opt for discount vouchers to get money off their electricity bills , a particularly attractive prospect in the light of last week 's Budget when the Chancellor announced a new VAT on domestic fuel and power from April 1994 . |
| 17 | What will new technology be able to do for history teachers ? |
| 18 | By contrast , policemen are interested only in what happened on one particular occasion in the past , which they are not able to recreate in laboratory conditions if only because they do not know what happened . |
| 19 | The Central board has recommended acceptance of the offer and says the resulting group will be better able to compete on world markets . |
| 20 | They understand that reform is needed , but they wish to ensure that overproduction is halted and that EC farmers are ready and able to compete in world markets when the Uruguay GATT round is finally resolved . |
| 21 | The need for greater international collaboration so as to be able to respond to reactor accidents which have no respect for international borders was urged . |
| 22 | From the polytechnic , the court was told , Bedworth had been able to hack into computer systems all around the world using his microcomputer — a type found in many schools — as a master terminal . |
| 23 | Edinburgh , Scotland-based 3L Ltd intends to convert its parallel C compiler technology for Digital Equipment Corp 's Alpha AXP processor architecture : Parallel C/AXP will enable developers to create parallel processing software for board and system level Alpha hardware from both DEC and OEM manufacturers ; it will be targeted both at systems integrators building top-end embedded systems , and the personal supercomputer market ; existing 3L parallel C users will also be able to migrate to Alpha systems by simply recompiling applications . |
| 24 | Existing 3L parallel C users will also be able to migrate to Alpha systems by simply recompiling applications . |
| 25 | But the profit-sharing would have to be ‘ informal ’ as nurses are not legally able to enter into practice partnerships . |
| 26 | In Cambridgeshire , Jack Ravensdale has been able to show from documentary references how the village plans of Cottenham , Landbeach and Waterbeach have changed and developed over the centuries . |
| 27 | If the witness fails to attend , the applicant must be able to prove in enforcement proceedings that the witness was served , or knew of the service in time , and received the conduct money . |
| 28 | One of the strengths of an analysis of timing is being able to distinguish between curriculum elements that are likely to require frequent input ( eg items in mathematics ) and items that might be effectively delivered at least in part in an interdisciplinary ‘ project ’ format , ( eg perhaps history or geography or RE ) . |