Example sentences of "[Wh pn] have been able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who have been able to overlook its skimpy fur , which gives it a gangling , half-naked appearance , insist that in personality it is a sheer delight , retaining an almost kittenish playfulness even when adult . |
| 2 | However , even research which has concentrated on the decision to take voluntary early retirement by those who have been able to exercise choice relatively freely , while still in employment , has noted external pressures on the individuals concerned ( see , for example , McGoldrick and Cooper 1980 : 860 ) . |
| 3 | Adults , who have been able to read and spell for years , tend to forget what it was like when they could n't unless they have recently learnt a foreign language . |
| 4 | This has been a cause of intense resentment in some rural areas which has rebounded on those newcomers who have been able to afford to purchase their homes at prices beyond the reach of the locals . |
| 5 | Recent research has shown that well-informed mothers who have been able to take responsibility for decisions in pregnancy and labour feel happier after the event , even when their plans did n't work out as they had expected them to . |
| 6 | It is the autumn statement of a Government who have been able to increase public expenditure , in a well-targeted and specific way , by 20 per cent . |
| 7 | There are many instances of victims of Nazi aggression who have been able to do just this — to forgive despite terrible hurt . |
| 8 | Up to now , it has been argued , many who have been able to influence the consumption of fuel in non-domestic buildings ( by altering the heating , lighting or ventilation in their own immediate environments ) have not been responsible for paying for the fuel which they consume . |