Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] the [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would n't have been able to cope with the larger trunks . |
| 2 | If the budget worsens after revenue-yielding tariffs have been reduced , governments may not be able to wait for the longer term trade gains to emerge to replace the lost revenue . |
| 3 | We all acknoweldge that they provide an important service , especially for the elderly and those less able to get to the larger stores during the week . ’ |
| 4 | Extra revenue raised through the tax will be fed back into the economy by reducing other taxes such as VAT and by protecting those least able to adapt to the higher price of energy . |
| 5 | According to US press reports , the 64-bit bus architecture will be backwards-compatible with AT and EISA boards , but they will not be able to upgrade to the higher performance . |