Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | While copyright cases have been won on the grounds that manuals , and other documents that go with software , have been copied , no one has yet been able to claim copyright on the syntax of a computer language . |
| 2 | The local authority may also be able to provide literature on the subject if your Home is run by one . |
| 3 | Miss Mason , the Assistant Inspector responsible for children boarded out under the auspices of the Poor Law during the late 1880s , was not in favour of working class women sitting on local , voluntary boarding-out committees because they would not be able to pass comment on the homes of their social equals . |
| 4 | There seems to be a very uneven development of user education programmes across the country at the moment , hence a need not only to prevent libraries from ‘ reinventing the wheel ’ in this area , but more important for them to be able to obtain advice on the ‘ best ’ available tried and tested programmes and methodologies . |
| 5 | The Japanese Ministry of Education 's National Institute of Fusion Science says that its NEC Corp SX-3 Model 24 supercomputer successfully fulfilled all the requirements specified in the initial contract bid : the contract was concluded last June , and was the subject of a challenge by Cray Research Inc late last year , and Cray was permitted to observe the operation of the new computer ; according to the Nikkei Industrial News , Cray complained that it was unable to obtain sufficient data on hardware issues such as NEC magneto-optical installed with the SX-3 , which NEC claims are the fastest in the world , and on the ultra high-speed HIPPI channel linked to them ; on the software side , Cray said that it was not able to obtain information on the efficiency of the automatic parallelising function ; for its part , NEC announced simply that the supercomputer was in full operation . |
| 6 | Andy Nicol scything through the middle — as he sensed the outside pass to Tony Stanger was blocked — looked as if he would be able to detonate Stanger on the inside thrust , but as Nicol was clobbered , the ball ballooned off Stanger 's shoulder . |
| 7 | He glanced towards the door , still able to hear Plummer on the phone . |
| 8 | And he is optimistic that Customer Systems , and the wholesale finance arm in particular , will benefit from this penetration overseas — it should be able to generate business on the back of existing contracts , he reckons . |
| 9 | The new group is to map this area , and practical applications of the work will be to provide information for coastal planning and engineering , to identify marine aggregate resources , and to be able to give advice on the siting of outfalls , and of cable and pipeline routes . |
| 10 | The Society are now having talks with various parties , regarding a suitable site , and are hopeful of being able to start work on the project before the end of the year . |
| 11 | If you have not paid tax , then you would not be able to sign a Certificate of Deduction of Tax and ACET would not be able to reclaim tax on the covenant . |
| 12 | An appeal for funds is being established now so that there will be enough money in the kitty to be able to commence work on the locomotive as soon as it is taken out of service next year . |
| 13 | Please contact if you are able to offer time on the day or goods to sell . |
| 14 | If the Irish are to prosper Down Under , they will certainly have to improve their ball retention in contact situations , where Cabannes and Tordo were constantly able to rob ball on the deck . |
| 15 | This factor may encourage building societies to seek corporate status since they will then be able to raise capital on the open market . |
| 16 | And being able to get money on the spot to deal with an emergency can be the difference between coping and despair for some people . ’ |
| 17 | This will affect their ability to pay a return to their shareholders and meet their running expenses , including being able to pay interest on the deposits , where appropriate , that they have taken . |
| 18 | By awarding themselves hefty Christmas bonuses now they will be able to pay tax on the extra money at the current rate and save themselves thousands of pounds . |