Example sentences of "able [to-vb] with [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Due to circumstances beyond our control , we were not able to proceed with any work on Glenburrell Bridge . |
| 2 | The transaction data volumes will depend mainly on the number of terminals installed , since the system must be able to cope with continuous usage at each terminal . |
| 3 | Weak European industries can not face global competition without support — any more than the weak economies of Central and Eastern Europe will be able to cope with immediate entry into the Single Market . |
| 4 | An unexpected outing comes your way and you 'll feel buoyant liberated ; willing and able to cope with new demands upon your intellect and personality . |
| 5 | Grazers are the most conspicuous native fauna ; the larger ones in general are able to cope with vast amounts of coarse grass , while the smaller ones tend to be slightly more delicate feeders . |
| 6 | The main reason for being moved on were : i Tenant no longer able to cope ( dressing , nutrition , toileting , washing or supervision of drugs ) ii Staff no longer able to cope with increasing dependence of tenant iii Unacceptable behaviour ( particularly aggression towards other tenants ) . |
| 7 | Sergeant Major , you 've been in the Army for about nigh on twenty years now , do you think that a soldier has to be able to cope with that sort of taunting and name calling when he 's on the streets of Belfast for example . |
| 8 | The hind was supposed to be able to cope with all tasks on the farm ; but an ambitious worker might endeavour to become an indispensable expert . |
| 9 | Many of us who take 7 hours or more may be able to cope with less sleep without feeling sleepy , given training , but only those of us who were sleeping more than we really " needed " to . |
| 10 | On the one hand , the supporters need to learn how not to collude with any counterproductive dynamics of the institution they are trying to serve ( such as the expectation of direct advice , collusion with which would further heighten the expert image of the ‘ deskilling ’ specialist come to deliver solutions ) ; on the other hand , since their primary task is augmenting the teachers ' own skills , they must be able to cope with attributed evasion of responsibility , with not knowing their job , with letting people down . |
| 11 | Your relationship is certainly not dominated by the man in your life ; you feel very positive about your sexuality , have no problems with leading the way in the bedroom and are well able to cope with any indiscretions in your marriage . |
| 12 | Would you like to feel totally happy with yourself and able to cope with any situation without feeling inadequate ? |
| 13 | I am confident that you will be able to cope with these issues in an effective way . |
| 14 | It is also crucial to ask whether the media are able to cope with this growth in information and whether they can do anything to counter the efforts of governments to manipulate it for their own ends . |
| 15 | He did n't seem able to agree with this version of his people 's history . |
| 16 | I have changed to lighter line because the swim is snag-free and I will be able to trot with greater control with this thinner and easier-running line . |
| 17 | We must try to meet the needs of those people who are in retirement now , and try to create an effective scheme whereby those who are working now will be able to retire with financial security in the future . |
| 18 | If one accepts this , even if only for the present and not as an inevitable fact for the future , then a responsibility lies with hearing society to meet not only the communication requirements of deaf people but also to understand and be able to work with this group in their language . |
| 19 | They seem able to communicate with each other without words and are extremely sensitive to atmosphere . |
| 20 | JAC claims jedi will soon be able to communicate with object-oriented databases via the generation of C++ code . |
| 21 | I was talking to a civil servant in the Ministry of erm Energy the other day , and he said that he reckoned out of several hundred people working there there were about fifteen people who had a scientific or engineering background , and therefore were able to talk with some degree of expertise perhaps and certainly knowledge about the matters that they were discussing . |
| 22 | The possibility of the Soviets being able to counter with similar missiles of their own seemed remote in January 1957 . |
| 23 | The fit of this brace was firm and it felt comfortable , despite the fact that it is an off-the-shelf model ( its older brother , the CTI , is custom-fit ) and I found I was able to ski with some confidence in my otherwise highly unstable knee . |
| 24 | She was now so convinced that the technique worked that she was quite able to deal with other situations on her own , using precisely the same methods . |
| 25 | My wish is to emphasise thinking skills so that they will be able to deal with unexpected questions on an examination , and more importantly , continue thinking and questioning throughout their lives . |
| 26 | Take , for example , the child who is able to deal with mathematical concepts at a very early age . |
| 27 | If time also gives advantages to the initial winners of a contract , arrangements for the final settlement of terms must not only be flexible , but also able to deal with opportunistic behaviour at the final settlement date . |
| 28 | It is the Armenians who live in what is left of the Armenian Republic — in the Soviet Republic of the same name — who perhaps have the only fragile opportunity of one day restoring their nation ; just as the Arab inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza Strip are now the only Palestinians to be able to fight with any effect for their statehood . |
| 29 | If Darlington was ‘ downgraded ’ to become a full development area the authority would be able to compete with other areas on equal terms . |
| 30 | Those cuts mean that regions such as south Wales will be less able to compete with other regions in Europe than they are now . |