Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [adv] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And here was the bonus : the positive charge of the proton is so effectively shielded that it will now be able to encroach much closer to the nucleus of a neighbouring atom without being repelled ; the chance of bumping into it and undergoing nuclear fusion , ‘ cold fusion ’ , thereby became a real possibility . |
| 2 | Planning would be likely to highlight the need for an effective staff-development policy so that existing staff were able to contribute more actively to the implementation of the School Development Plan and thus to the changing needs of the school . |
| 3 | The briefing pack accompanying Working for patients ( DoH , 1989h ) claims that at ‘ Regional and district level planning will be able to respond more effectively to the health needs of the population rather than being tied to details of the operational delivery of services ’ . |
| 4 | RBL hopes to be able to respond more imaginatively to changes in attitudes towards authority . |
| 5 | Racial nationalists and extreme anti-semites respected Leese 's fanaticism and dedication to the cause , but were not prepared to obey his commands or views without question , nor were they able to get personally close to him . |
| 6 | But filmmakers were only able to rise so impressively to the challenge because of what had happened in the preceding decade . |