Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] [art] [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 | Like Debbie , Fay starts from the premise that the point of doing a degree is to get a job , as we can see in her statement that science students are able to apply for a wider range of jobs than arts graduates . |
| 4 | Perhaps if he listened for a bit and then jeered , he would at least be able to jeer from a better-informed position . |
| 5 | Now when retirement comes I shall have built a new life for myself and also be able to manage on a lower income . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | As they were mainly couples who had been married for a number of years and were now able to move to a larger , more expensive home , their children ranged in age between seven and nineteen years . |
| 9 | If we had a well-oiled party machine , we should be able to move into a higher gear every now and again to win elections . |
| 10 | Alice Foley remembered that her family was able to move into a better house as soon as her sister started work in the mill . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Erm I , I , there were provisions that where er more than ten percent of the population for any area was at the level you would be able to tax at a higher rate . |