Example sentences of "it may be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , it may be able to muster enough support from SeaCo shareholders to halt the current disposal of assets by Mr Sherwood for its bid with Stena to be fully considered . |
| 2 | However , this point should not be taken to imply that the burden can be effectively discharged by the voluntary sector , even though it may be able to make a useful contribution to meeting these needs . |
| 3 | But if your company has retained a good deal of discretion on key matters , it may be able to impose major changes on your working life without giving rise to a constructive dismissal claim . |
| 4 | Similarly , those insects possessing an ability to see things through infrared or heat emissions are in an interesting position , for while we humans perceive airborne molecular vibrations as sound , such a creature would have no need of ears , though many do possess excellent hearing , for it may be able to see some airborne vibrations as molecular agitations or patterns . |
| 5 | Then it may be able to grasp the nettles of boundaries and ethos and see them as secondary . |
| 6 | Then it may be able to form a national strategy to match the vision . |
| 7 | The widget-making company may increase the amount it pays the remaining workers ; it may reduce the price of widgets ( or not increase it as fast as prices in general rise ) ; and it may be able to retain some of the saving as increased profits . |
| 8 | Reading a chapter in a book wo n't give you either of these , but it may be able to offer you some explanations , understanding and suggestions for further development . |
| 9 | Sources within TRT said it was considering whether apply for a licence of its own , but it is not certain that the company will actually need one : it may be able to operate under the Worldcom licence — assuming that IDB 's acquisition goes through , TRT and Worldcom will share the same parent . |
| 10 | If a court feels that a particular act which is not authorized by statute requires positive legal authorization , it may be able to achieve this by extending an existing prerogative power into a new area . |
| 11 | People would only switch if the new price was below the old , but if the incumbent firm hears of these plans after ( say ) only one contract has been signed it may be able still to win the day by immediately offering all its other customers new terms . |
| 12 | As Professor Wedderburn has observed , the result of this decision could be that where an association of employers is fighting off a trade union , it may be able to ‘ keep its smaller members in the front line and avoid any of its bigger members being parties to the dispute ’ . |
| 13 | It may be able to detect the entire NCSA virus library , but it 's still oblivious to some viruses that have been common knowledge for many months . |
| 14 | It may be able to access Expanded RAM , given the right hardware , but it certainly ca n't access Extended memory . |
| 15 | It may be able to replace the funds it has lost by borrowing from other parts of the non-bank private sector , but if it fails , then it will have to resort to residual finance from the monetary sector . |
| 16 | Second , the firm with the smaller financial backing will be the first to crack , even though it may be able to produce at slightly lower cost than its richer rival . |
| 17 | Moreover , where a pension fund is in surplus it may be able to absorb the impact of this change in dividend credits . |
| 18 | Oct-11 can bind to an octamer site , in vitro , suggesting that in vivo it may be able to interact with similar target genes as Oct-1 and Oct-2 . |