Example sentences of "[noun] needs [prep] be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | The retailer needs to be able to plan how she uses her money , to work out how much profit she needs to make to stay in business — and to grow . |
| 2 | This presents a major obstacle , in so far as the would-be acquirer needs to be able to calculate the attitude of a target company 's owners to an offer , given that the management will often be uncooperative . |
| 3 | A French company wishing to build a plant in West Germany needs to be able to turn its French francs into D-marks . |
| 4 | The first decision to be faced is whether the institution needs to be able to make its own recordings . |
| 5 | It introduces inflexibility and excessive bureaucratic controls at a time when the industry needs to be able to develop along economic lines . |
| 6 | A horse needs to be able to use its different senses of sight , hearing , touch , smell , and taste , and to perceive change and variety . |
| 7 | Indeed , a good strong stock needs to be able to get rid of all it has to push into the scion , without any hindrance . |
| 8 | Not only should the parent feel able to express upset at the child 's behaviour but equally the child needs to be able to do this towards the parent . |
| 9 | The wicketkeeper needs to be able to bat , and for all Alan Knott 's innovative ability and competitiveness , the vote has to go to Les Ames . |
| 10 | Furthermore , whilst the audited accounts may provide comfort in relation to the overall financial position of the Business , the Purchaser needs to be able to rely on the past records of the business for all sorts of other reasons — e.g. past levels of turnover , proper recording of information , etc . |
| 11 | Self-monitoring in a busy classroom is not easy , yet the need for training in the skills of classroom discourse is evident ; as part of that training the trainee or serving teacher needs to be able to objectify his or her modes of discourse in order to begin to improve them . |
| 12 | An effective history teacher needs to be able to spot the potential of particular pieces of evidence and select carefully for a particular task . |
| 13 | We are offering an enterprise-wide solution , so the product needs to be able to access a variety of ledgers . |
| 14 | A small town fire crew needs to be able to turn out within 8 to 10 minutes . |
| 15 | Now any adequate account of self needs to be able , I think , to encompass and try to make intelligible the ways in which women and men experience themselves . |
| 16 | It must certainly be true , however , that any Company competing in product markets requiring significant technological inputs to product development needs to be able to set aside funds for this purpose . |
| 17 | Though the principles of representative government are important to pluralists as embodying equal rights to vote , express opinion and associate with like-minded people for political ends , the individual citizen of a democracy needs to be able to join with others before an interest can be effectively mobilized . |
| 18 | Everyone who works in retailing needs to be able to calculate fractions and percentages . |
| 19 | When more or less alone at night in the casualty ward , the doctor needs to be able to make up his or her own mind , and exercise judgement about the particular features presented by the accident victim just wheeled in . |
| 20 | A human being needs to be able to make himself understood not only when he is shopping or buying a railway ticket , but also when he is expressing his feelings , explaining a principle ( of morals or mechanics ) , or when he is arguing about politics . |
| 21 | Rather than all the rare qualities discussed , the person serving young people in the latter part of the century needs to be able to work in a no-nonsense way with young people , to be a good manager prepared to fight for a fair share of the funds , to ensure that staff are able to devote a generous amount of time to users of the services in groups and as individuals , and to ensure that there is a good stock of books and other materials to explore . |
| 22 | In an interview the social worker needs to be able to start a conversation with someone in difficulty , who has a problem or need , and explore the matter in such a way that it seems the worker has the feel of the situation , and a grasp of the main facts . |
| 23 | ‘ The individual worker needs to be able to plan in order to work away at meeting them , ’ he said . |
| 24 | A good system needs to be able to detect when errors occur , and hopefully also be able to employ some means of correcting them , or at least attempting to correct them . |
| 25 | The language learner needs to be able to handle language which is not idealized — language in use . |