Example sentences of "be able [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to me that you 're a bunch of people having fun doing what you do , and I think a lot of people would like to be able to say the same . |
| 2 | How many SSDs will be able to say the same in five years ' time ? |
| 3 | well I mean you 're right in a way Bob those people who seem to get on within a company some of them are people who seem to be able to say the right words at the right time do n't they ? |
| 4 | I do n't have enough contact to be able to say the disadvantages . |
| 5 | All applicants must live in the Greater London area , and must be able to attend the school five days a week between September 1992 and July 1993 . |
| 6 | I am sorry to have to say I shall not be able to attend the AGM since I will be away on a short holiday with my family . |
| 7 | I am very sorry that I will not be able to attend the concert at which my hon. Friend will be singing . |
| 8 | You want to be able at any time to get into the box , perhaps to change the battery , and you want to be able to flip the lid ( the field ) back as though it was on a hinge in order to do this . |
| 9 | c ) You might not be able to assemble the furniture correctly so it will not be as strong as it should be . |
| 10 | ‘ It will not be able to repeal the legislation instantly … |
| 11 | John wanted to be in bed so that the night would be over quickly and he could move off the next morning ; Mr Stephens had a neighbour who would lend them a handcart and John wanted to be able to push the furniture the eight miles uphill to Crossbridge , settle it , and return the handcart the same day . |
| 12 | You should be able to re-connect the speaker , keyboard lock , reset and power on LED but in many cases the Turbo LED and Turbo switch cables will have to be left unconnected . |
| 13 | When you purchase any Micro Series system , you will be able to upgrade the processor to any available processor in the Graphite Micro Series range , ( e.g. from a 286–12Mhz to a 286–20Mhz or even any of the superfast 386 and 486 processors ) , within 18 months of your original purchase for the price difference between the new and existing processor . |
| 14 | Surely the hon. Gentleman , as an Ayrshire Member , is interested in a trust that may be able to upgrade the facilities in the hospitals in the trust . |
| 15 | Unless they are given opportunities to express their grief in appropriate ways which can include weeping for loss , they will never be able to acquire the creative energy necessary to find a new job . |
| 16 | They were treated in this way because birds might be able to acquire the skill simply by coming across an already opened milk bottle . |
| 17 | The CAB has become quite used to responding to emergencies , so when a bureau is alerted to an impending crisis and the clients are unlikely to be able to visit the bureau , the workers go out to the clients . |
| 18 | On this route you will be able to visit the Wasdale Head Inn , a once favourite haunt of rock climbers . |
| 19 | Trade visitors will be able to visit the Trade Centre , where the emphasis is very much on the commercial world , including the latest technology of the horticultural world . |
| 20 | You will also be able to visit the temples of Ramses II and Abu Simbel as optional tours . |
| 21 | It was just after this that I was privileged to be able to visit the British Museum and by the courtesy of Mr Rex Barker , son-in-law of the landlord of the Five Bells , Mr McCaffery , I was able to view and handle the remains of our oldest inhabitant . |
| 22 | The public will be able to visit the centre , talk to companies currently operating there and see how the centre can help new businesses . |
| 23 | Your speed should not be too great otherwise you will not be able to control the flight of the board in the air . |
| 24 | For we may not be able to control the behaviour or attitudes of others , but we can modify our own responses . |
| 25 | And I think I , I would just needed to say the word and I could have been Provost myself but I did n't really feel that I would be able to control the council , I think that was my impression at this . |
| 26 | On the other hand , a lot of bodies could make it too hot for comfort , so you need to be able to control the temperature with a room thermostat . |
| 27 | If a design right monopoly were to be granted to spare parts , manufacturers of cars , washing machines , computers , etc. would be able to control the supply and price of spare parts and might be tempted to charge exorbitant prices . |
| 28 | The implication of this trend is that even if a country could control the money supply growth rate it would not be able to control the domestic long run inflation rate . |
| 29 | Finally , a life history which encourages people to expect to be able to control the sources of suffering and nurturance in their lives should be protective against depression ( Abramson et al. , 1978 ) . |
| 30 | A bidder who acquires over 50 per cent of a company 's voting rights will be able to control the composition of its board of directors and hence the management of the company . |