Example sentences of "is unable [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coun Bob Brady , chairman of the housing and community services committee , said : ‘ The council is unable to build new homes itself , so we are working closely with the private sector . ’ |
| 2 | In addition , the patient is unable to read pronounceable non-words ( Coltheart , 1980a ) . |
| 3 | Although we have identified a recognition sequence for the DNA-PK , this does not necessarily mean that the kinase is unable to recognise other types of sequence . |
| 4 | The guidelines say that there should be no treatment given to cause death , at the request of a patient who is unable to make rational decisions for himself . |
| 5 | The Revenue states that , while a company has an obligation to deliver a return on time , complete and correct to the best of its knowledge and belief , there may be exceptional circumstances in which the company is unable to produce final figures . |
| 6 | Lewisham council , for instance , is very willing , but often it is unable to secure sufficient resources from the Department to implement all the traffic-calming measures that it would wish . |