Example sentences of "more able [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vernon ( 1971 ) argues that over a period of time , and particularly as a new technology matures , host countries are more able to drive harder bargains with the TNCs that wish to invest in them . |
| 2 | ‘ I wish the parishes across the district felt more able to put more money in . ’ |
| 3 | Stepping gingerly on to more dangerous ground , I would also suggest that women are more able to give direct expression to the light principle through creative and artistic activity than through religious involvement . |
| 4 | Herbert Morrison was an advocate of tighter centralised control , and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Fuel and Power , Sir Donald Fergusson ( who believed nationalisation would only work if the public corporations were genuinely independent ) felt that independence was more likely to be achieved with a larger corporation which was more able to resist direct government intervention . |
| 5 | Thus priority is given to the statements of senior police and politicians , partly because they are more readily available and willing to be contacted than rioters or their grass-roots representatives ; and partly because they are more able to deliver quotable material — an invaluable resource when strict deadlines must be met . |
| 6 | But psychoanalysis is much more able to discuss prohibited forms of sexuality without pathologizing them , and to describe sexuality as a matter of pleasure , dissociated from biological or social use . |
| 7 | They have entirely different usage characteristics from the solvent cleaners being more able to remove thick layers of soil but requiring a hot solution to work effectively . |
| 8 | How much more able to make that judgement were those colleagues who had already been on the board for seven years or more ? ’ |
| 9 | In coping with their depression they will also have gained insights that will help them to understand other people better and be more able to offer acceptable sympathy and help . |
| 10 | The only alternative is for the tenant to insure the missing risks itself , but this may not be cost effective , particularly if the landlord is a large property company and therefore more able to obtain cheaper cover . |