Example sentences of "be able [to-vb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most you may be able to say at the end of it is that you ‘ gained understanding ’ ; to some of us that may be unsatisfactorily intangible , while to others it may be of profound significance . |
| 2 | The idea was that PEPs would encourage individuals to invest in British industry , receive annual reports and be able to vote at the AGMs . |
| 3 | A defence spokesman said : ‘ We are glad to be able to confirm at the request of the United States that the UK will participate in the operation . ’ |
| 4 | The decision means the children will remain physically close to the queen and Princess Beatrice will be able to remain at the same school . |
| 5 | Dipolar groups in a polymer coil may not all be able to relax at the same speed because of the variable steric restrictions they may experience , imposed by their environment . |
| 6 | I would say that they ought to be able to spend at a level which is within the S S As that have been given both for the county and for the districts , and therefore we should be below the three hundred and seventy eight . |
| 7 | If , for lack of a formula , British ministries ( and no doubt ministries elsewhere ) are unable to price the amenity value of landscapes threatened by development , how on earth would any government — or , more probably a conference of governments — be able to arrive at a system for pricing the air ? |
| 8 | It is clear from the above that higher headquarters placed great emphasis on L Detachment remaining essential fly as a parachute unit , and this was in keeping with Stirling 's doctrine that his men should be able to arrive at a target by whatever means were most suitable . |
| 9 | To recognise where a reform is urgently required and must be effected at any cost , or where it may be postponed , or where it may be counted on to effect itself without outside influence , and , perhaps most important of all , to be able to recognise the fact that certain reforms would be beneficial could they be effected but that it is not possible to effect them at all ; to be able to arrive at a right decision on such points as these is what is chiefly required of a Resident . |
| 10 | If the customer base is broadly the same as for existing products , then the credit manager should be able to arrive at a reasonable assessment of these factors . |
| 11 | Somehow we then got on to the theme of French poetry , and Eliot expressed surprise at one of Herbert Read 's recent pronouncements on Laforgue and another nineteenth-century poet I can not recall and about whom at the time I knew too little to be able to arrive at an opinion . |
| 12 | ‘ They leave you in a certain mood , which you might not be able to explain at the time , but it gets under your skin . ’ |
| 13 | But the right balance is not something which partners should expect to be able to settle at the outset in such a way as will necessarily be appropriate throughout the life of the firm . |
| 14 | As a result of that meeting , the leaders agreed to meet together to discuss the obstacles in the way of further political dialogue in the hope that new talks might be able to begin at an early date . |
| 15 | Erm I , I , there were provisions that where er more than ten percent of the population for any area was at the level you would be able to tax at a higher rate . |
| 16 | Of course , if you make a mistake taking it , you may be able to compensate at the development stage — but that 's cheating . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm interested in the small things that gradually lead to the repression of women — I want to make people see these , but be able to laugh at the same time . |
| 18 | Third , by the end of the decade , we want half of Britain 's 16 to 19 year olds to be able to qualify at the new Advanced Certificate level A levels or the equivalent in BTEC and other post-16 opportunities for study . |
| 19 | Although these findings were considered in the context of differential hemispheric activation , they might more parsimoniously be thought to reflect no more than the fact that people wish to be able to look at a blackboard in the middle of the room . |
| 20 | No-one will be able to look at a photograph , particularly a family album photo , in the same way again . |
| 21 | ‘ And this time I 'll be able to look at the video with pride . ’ |
| 22 | The names of those attending the wedding are usually known in advance but if not you may be able to look at the seating plan or guest list on the day and make some joke about the names , picking out amusing surnames such as , ‘ In this room we have a Black but no White , two Browns , some Blues , and a Green , but no ‘ reds ’ . |
| 23 | In the case of the Blackwood By-Pass , I have passed your letter and the public consultation paper to our Gwent Branch in the hope that they will be able to look at the scheme in more detail . |
| 24 | Any lawyer who can not find a book will be able to look at the card and see who has taken it . |
| 25 | We set up to be able to look at the refurbishment of our homes . |
| 26 | You have got to enjoy yourself to be able to complete at a top level and I still love my running . |
| 27 | Apparently , in the year 2000 only five collieries would be able to produce at a cost of 130p per gigajoule . |
| 28 | I , and they , would agree , but such ladies have to be able to play at the weekend . |
| 29 | The response to question 19 says that staff cars will be able to park at the rear of the post office and thus free parking spaces for visitors to the function room . |
| 30 | The labour force is becoming more like the military with the use of a limited age range and the screening out of anyone with any kind of disability who might not be able to work at a pace and with the flexibility and precision which will maintain the return on the very large capital investment . |