Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although initially research was often focused upon a single pollen site , the subsequent research was able to proceed towards the regional assessment of past vegetation not only in Britain but also in overseas areas such as the tropical rain forest ( Flenley , 1979 ) . |
| 2 | Some experts maintain that these molluscs were able to swim in the open ocean , or that they were attached to floating seaweed : some such mechanism has to be invoked to explain how these bivalves came into an environment that lacked bottom-living animals . |
| 3 | He will be able to arrange for a private clinic , so there will be no problems with the police . ’ |
| 4 | Now , you 'll see that it has a tendency to go all over the world wherever it is invited but whoever invites the World Council of Churches now must , in fact , be able to cope with a great number of people ! |
| 5 | You ought to be able to cope with a small invasion of your privacy now and then . |
| 6 | The programme was of limited value to the people of Bangladesh owing to its failing to be able to cope with a poor infrastructure and a large population . |
| 7 | After a few months off , your main worry may be that you wo n't be able to cope with a full-time job , which will probably put you off returning to what you were doing before the baby . |
| 8 | ‘ Third , and most important , there are parents who are not able to cope with a handicapped child themselves . |
| 9 | Whereas an opponent may be able to cope with a single technique , it is much more difficult when the attack is continuous , incorporating both linear and circular blows delivered to different , often widely separated targets . |
| 10 | But think about whether you would be able to cope with a positive result , and would a negative result really stop you worrying ? |
| 11 | Alternatively , it may be the strategy with which teachers feel most able to cope with the wide range of pupil attainment . |
| 12 | However , it is not clear from the information presented by Burr how well he has been able to cope with the irregular morphological structure of English . |
| 13 | Slightly overcrowd your tank , but not to the extremes otherwise your filtration system may not be able to cope with the extra loading placed upon it . |
| 14 | They will simply not be able to cope with the increased tax burden planned by Mr Smith . |
| 15 | The local project manager had warned of the danger because the partially completed new barriers would not be able to cope with the increased flow . |
| 16 | Only the planning department was able to cope with the total analysis of the situation . |
| 17 | In order to be able to cope with the increasing enquiry rate at the bureau , an emergency appeal to NACAB for special funding led to the appointment of a fixed-term welfare rights officer . |
| 18 | The general concern expressed about the approach is whether the county courts are going to be able to cope with the significant extra workload . |
| 19 | An even distribution has an added advantage , the institution will be better able to cope with the Unpredictable . |
| 20 | Only a few , such as the highly adaptable wild pigs , have been able to cope with the changed and still changing landscape . |
| 21 | The average farmer should be able to cope with the explanatory booklet , the form to fill in , explanatory notes to help fill it in , and a letter from Sir Hector Monro , Scottish Agriculture Minister . |
| 22 | However , if you have not reached a good ‘ A ’ level standard in mathematics , then it is very unlikely that you will be able to cope with the actuarial examinations . |
| 23 | The SunAccount software was able to cope with the networked set-up without modification . |
| 24 | SALLY Gunnell reckons she now knows what it feels like to be a marked woman but Britain 's golden girl insists she will be able to cope with the new-found pressure when she launches her world championship campaign in earnest in Rome tonight . |
| 25 | Do n't try messing around with ordinary control units , by the way , as they may not be able to cope with the different wattages . |
| 26 | She came to realise that any woman who aimed to share his life would always have to be self-sufficient and able to cope with the day-to-day problems of life without bothering him with the minutiae of domestic detail . |
| 27 | But in Pakistan , where the grounds are rough and hard , the ball soon loses its shine and you have to be able to perform with the old one . |
| 28 | Imagine , for a moment , the situation that could arise if one was taken ill and was not able to perform to the required levels of the Bank 's Targets ? |
| 29 | Individuals believe that they are able to perform at the desired level ( effort performance outcome ) . |
| 30 | Of performance against arousal levels and we agreed that the the purpose of training like this and also putting these principles into practice is to be able to handle more and more arousal er more and more nerves and still and still be able to perform in a confident manner . |