Example sentences of "able [to-vb] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The system should be able to cope at all times with the workload resulting from continuous operation of seven dedicated user terminals , and occasional use of two user terminals for simple enquiries and for examining portions of text . |
| 2 | At each stage of Tranmere 's rise up the Football League these past years you have asked the question : ‘ Will Steve Mungall be able to cope at this level ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ We 've got a lady at the moment who was able to paint at one time , quite successfully . |
| 4 | Mr Fallon said many disabled people wrote to him concerned that they would not be able to shop at convenient times . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd settle for a few years with four legs like a cheetah and be able to go at forty miles an hour , ’ Otley declared . |
| 6 | They were able to see at first hand the handling procedures and planning involved in stowing their goods safely for transport to Europe , as well as being able to sample some of the other delights that Germany is renowned for ; schnapps and Pils . |
| 7 | And as they walked around the 230 acre farm , all of it in the extended Less Favoured Areas , they were able to see at first hand why Hume Stewart-Moore and his son Michael were so successful . |
| 8 | In November he was able to lecture at Central Hall , Westminster , on " The Three Voices of Poetry " — in the recording of that address , his clipped and precise speech , almost professorial in character , can be heard — but it was to be his last major engagement for many months . |
| 9 | Choose three or four and pick the ones that most need correcting , that is , the words the pupil ought to be able to spell at this stage ( see What goes wrong ? , page 6 ) . |
| 10 | Instead , holdings and dealings would be recorded electronically in an account , corresponding to a bank account , with one of a number of ‘ account operators , ’ linked to TAURUS , from whom shareholders would be able to obtain at any time documentary evidence of the state of their accounts . |
| 11 | Whilst in the design studio they were able to observe at first hand the adaption , of a Chinese Motif which was being prepared by Roger McDowell , Contract Designer , for another Swedish customer . |
| 12 | By allowing Tepilit to engage in the formalities of gift exchange , she may have been able to observe at close quarters how it worked , but she was also entering into the drama . |
| 13 | The lectures which he delivered in America on this visit are not of crucial critical significance and , like other addresses of the same period , they are chiefly remarkable for the fact that he felt able to talk at some length about himself and his work — as if he realized that audiences came to see him , rather than hear anything he might care to say . |
| 14 | Most sets of values would give rise to universes that , although they might be very beautiful , would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty . |
| 15 | The centres will be able to look at all aspects of energy use in a society , and perhaps help convince people with very different interests . |
| 16 | Once that happens council officers would then be able to look at specific ways of reducing the risk of accidents in Darlington and help make the borough a safer place . |
| 17 | A distant part of her mind wondered if she 'd ever be able to look at this man and not want him , but in truth she already knew the answer . |
| 18 | They would , in fact , be local people , able to look at local problems with local knowledge , and deciding on that basis , individual treatment in the best interests of the child . |
| 19 | It receives representations each year from some 500 prisoners claiming miscarriages of justice but is able to look at 50 cases in depth . |
| 20 | In addition , companies would not be required to join trade associations but would be free to do so if they wished ; members would be bonded to the management of the fund for a prescribed percentage of turnover on non-ATOL packages ; and they would also be able to bond at lower levels than those bonded to other bodies . |
| 21 | So anyway , before I heard that I 'd got an appointment at the Clinic , I got caught for one burglary and so I told them about the rest , 'cos I wanted to get off it an ’ I knew that was the only way of getting off it and I thought , now I 've been caught , I might as well get meself stuck down for a bit , like , rather than get a big fine which I wouldn'a been able to handle at that time … . |
| 22 | Or was it possible for one individual to be in the position of a net ‘ receiver ’ for some considerable time because of an expectation that they would be able to reciprocate at some stage in the future ? |
| 23 | This is because to convey all the information — whether by analogue or digital means — it must be able to flash at great speed . |
| 24 | A more conservative size true radial tyre in a 16″ diameter and able to run at higher pressure would cure the problem but as you have already purchased them you may be stuck with them . |
| 25 | The capitalist state is thus to be seen as an autonomous set of institutions , able to intervene at all levels in order to maintain the status quo . |
| 26 | Sor if I sorted out being able to book at this restaurant which only is about I 'd be in |
| 27 | What we are saying is , the patient ought to be able to determine at any stage of their illness what care they receive , and they ought to know what is coming next . |
| 28 | It is also helpful to be able to refer at any time to a ‘ map ’ of the pathways followed and nodes visited in the course of a particular trip through ‘ hyperspace ’ . |
| 29 | In Birmingham ‘ the evening papers are eagerly read each night , and scores of boys who never play themselves are able to name at any time the runs made by prominent cricketers … and in seasons like the present ‘ discuss readily and ably the claims of the individual members of the Australian team to be considered really worthy exponents of the game ’ . |
| 30 | The AS curve depicts the output ( or real income ) that firms are willing and able to supply at each price level . |