Example sentences of "is able [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following the reasoning of Longuet-Higgins and Tyler , we suggest that vertical disparities are best understood as a consequence of perspective viewing from two different vantage points and the results we report here show that the human visual system is able to exploit vertical disparities and use them to scale the perceived depth and size of stereoscopic surfaces , if the field of view is sufficiently large . |
| 2 | The implication is that the animal is able to classify neutral events prior to learning and has a rule for what classes are relevant to particular outcomes . |
| 3 | Thus , Moscovici is able to draw universal implications about social psychological functioning . |
| 4 | The loss of associability suffered by the stimulus will be depend on the extent to which the stimulus , or each of its constituent elements , is able to form strong associations ( and will thus be restricted when the consequences of the stimulus change from trial to trial ) . |
| 5 | It manipulates the environment , and it is able to enforce moral duties on those who are inclined to disregard them . |
| 6 | This test ( Fenn 1979 ) was designed to determine whether a child who is able to understand single words can also understand the relationships which are expressed by different forms of word order . |
| 7 | He lives in a solo world where clearly he is able to build uninterrupted fantasies . |
| 8 | The Faculty is able to register well-qualified applicants for its LL.M. , and M.Sc. |
| 9 | In short , then , while one is able to adduce specific reasons for the creation of certain of the joint muderris/muftiliks , it is important to recognize that these offices were a not uncommon feature of the Ottoman learned profession in the sixteenth century and that the sheer momentum of established practice may count for as much in assessing the reasons for their creation as what appear to be locally important considerations in each individual case . |
| 10 | The company says it is able to offer Sun-compatible boxes at such low prices because it buys components as a group and sells through catalogues in Germany , the Netherlands , the UK , Austria , Switzerland and France . |
| 11 | When a child is able to produce phonemic strings which sound like real words , reinforcing adult responses become contingent upon the child 's use of words to create meaningful word-referent relations . |
| 12 | Sometimes the investigator is able to identify other features which have hitherto been overlooked — among these is the unreliability and the widely variable reactions of human beings to a given set of circumstances . |
| 13 | 8.2 If the Publisher is able to identify important opportunities for sale of the Work but which involve high commercial risk then the Publisher will pursue these opportunities only after written agreement with the Proprietor . |
| 14 | Customers agree , apparently , for cast ‘ Perspex ’ is able to command premium prices in the market-place . |
| 15 | By doing this , he is able to show different sides of a thought or feeling , building up the sense-impressions that cluster around it . |