Example sentences of "was able [verb] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As things stood , although the Government was able to refuse registration to a newspaper on the grounds of some technicality or other , nothing in law prevented a person from using one of the existing , properly registered newspapers to put over a particular political line . |
| 2 | This was a new an , which was able to give expression to popular attitudes . |
| 3 | As we saw in Chapter Three it was able to give voice to the fears of many concerning the supposed breakdown in moral standards , they equated economic decline with moral weakness and established hegemonic control by focusing on the breakdown of law and order . |
| 4 | Perhaps , if one was able to give advice to the Prime Minister on the appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury , it might be : Take your own soundings and make your own recommendation to the Queen . |
| 5 | With Thomas Sackville , Baron Buckhurst [ q.v. ] , as a cousin and constant support , perhaps even financially , Alford was ostensibly well placed for advancement , and he was able to secure election to borough seats in Lancashire , Cornwall , Berkshire , and Sussex so that he sat in nine of the thirteen parliamentary sessions of Elizabeth 's reign . |
| 6 | After the Glorious Revolution William was able to commit England to a continental alliance designed to contain the expansionism of Louis XIV 's France , and to preserve the balance of power in Europe between the Bourbons and the Habsburgs . |
| 7 | The film of the Douglas Bader story ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ was shown on the big screen for the first time in many years , and the Association was able to contribute £20,200 to the RAF Benevolent Fund as a result of this effort . |
| 8 | Glaxo , by contrast , was able to gain 14p to 642p amid upgrading following yesterday 's results . |
| 9 | Guests were full of praise for the culinary delights , and the branch was able to add £527 to its funds . |