Example sentences of "able [to-vb] with [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | We had previously indicated to you that , because of escalating cost estimates , we might not be able to proceed with the North Berwick station car park project in the near future . |
2 | He is totally aware that he is able to cope with every situation . |
3 | Although pupils with little or no sight will , with training , be able to cope with a variety of environmental situations and even obstacles such as odd chairs , waste-paper baskets or sharp-cornered pieces of furniture scattered or left about in unexpected places , these are an unnecessary and possibly harmful source of trouble for those with visual problems . |
4 | At school leaving age , parents who had previously been able to cope with a child attending or possibly boarding at a special school are faced with the continuing prospect of full time life with their mentally handicapped son or daughter who may be unable to find a place in a training centre or enter full time education . |
5 | Other women might be able to cope with an affair that was based on passion and nothing else , but she knew herself well enough to realise she could only be permanently scarred by such an involvement . |
6 | As a dental assistant , being able to cope with the dangers of the deep has its advantages . |
7 | One of the initial purposes of the World Bank was to aid post-war reconstruction through the provision of finance , since private capital markets were not expected to be able to cope with the scale of the problem . |
8 | If the ballvalve on the feed-and-expansion tank jams open , it could cause the tank to overflow ( remember that the overflow pipe is really just a warning pipe designed to warn of a leaking valve , and it may not be able to cope with the flow if the valve is fully open ) . |
9 | It requires a solid apprenticeship in the breed before you are able to cope with the responsibility of stud dog ownership . |
10 | Of the previous four presidents one , Johnson , had been effectively driven from office by the failure of his Vietnam policy ; one , Nixon , had resigned in disgrace and neither Ford nor Carter had been able to cope with the limits on presidential power . |
11 | Teachers have found their pupils well able to cope with the frustrations and floundering inherent in mathematical challenge provided it is in a supportive atmosphere or environment , where the process of struggle is viewed as successful in itself . |
12 | Yet , was this child lucky that she was able to cope with the technique known as ‘ Natural Aurilism ‘ ? |
13 | To a large extent , however , it 's what working in an education service is all about — caring for today 's young people in order that they will be more able to cope with the complexities of a society teachers and parents will never live to see . |
14 | So a horse may be able to cope with the stress of injury or the stress of being isolated from other horses ; but if they both happen at the same time , the resulting stress and anxiety may be more than the horse can manage successfully . |
15 | And people have got to be able to cope with the challenges . |
16 | By the age of 9 , children should be able to cope with the concept of about 1,000 years in time . |
17 | And if we do automate , will we be able to cope with the problems of large-scale unemployment ? |
18 | Why is it that the Americans seem better able to cope with the idea of a flexible retirement age ? |
19 | Such applicants may be asked to take a test or take part in some other selection procedure to assess whether they are likely to be able to cope with the work expected of a university student . |
20 | You think that she would manage as the wife of a struggling doctor , be able to cope with the work and the responsibility ? ’ |
21 | But I can assure you that I would n't have lasted five minutes in what , by any standards , is a very tricky and difficult market if I had n't been able to cope with the work . |
22 | ‘ I hope that the children will be able to cope with the separation . |
23 | It will receive so many previously unknown stimuli that it will not be able to cope with the flood of messages it is receiving . |
24 | ‘ Nor do you know whether or not she 'll be able to cope with the stairs . ’ |
25 | All three of them were adults now , supposedly able to cope with the crises life flung at them . |
26 | Unfortunately Laura was almost sure that even now , and despite every ounce of sophistication at her command , she still would n't be able to cope with the intrusion of Marissa Kenton into her husband 's life . |
27 | She had been able to cope with the sale of her house . |
28 | However , he will be fitter and more able to cope with the ground than the form book danger , Rusch de Farges , whom he beat three lengths last season , but the latter has an 8lb advantage . |
29 | Perhaps then she would be able to cope with the walk back . |
30 | The reason is , of course , that a few computers will be able to cope with the task of detecting the lies , evasions , inconsistencies , and omissions in our tax returns more surely , and much more rap idly , than the flesh and blood calculators whom they are about to replace . |