Example sentences of "able [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless the prosecutor is in the fortunate position of having a computer printout of your driving er le , holding your licence record the case wo n't be able to proceed today anyway . |
| 2 | Unless the prosecutor is in the fortunate position of having a computer printout of your driving er record and your licence record the case wo n't be able to proceed today anyway . |
| 3 | Comparables will be fairly easy to find and the determination will be able to proceed quickly . |
| 4 | We are having , we , we are at the moment reviewing all our traffic calming er requests because there are a whole load of them and in fact some of them we 've not been able to proceed as quickly as others so we , we need to look at the whole thing |
| 5 | Secondly , if X discloses information in confidence to Y and Y then discloses the information in confidence to Z ( but does not tell Z that he has obtained the information from X ) then X will be able to proceed directly against Z if Z disregards the obligation of confidence ( see Saltman Engineering Co v Campbell Engineering Co [ 1963 ] 65 RPC 203 ) . |
| 6 | Confronted with data of the following sort , an extract from a private diary only intended to remind the elderly writer of how she passed a day in January 1982 , the discourse analyst may not be able to proceed very far in his analysis . |
| 7 | This seems quite difficult at first , but you should soon be able to weave more quickly as you find out when you move your hand to release the yarn ready to lay it over for the next row . |
| 8 | Flamingos have webbed feet and , like wildfowl , are able to swim well in deeper water . |
| 9 | The flow advances in a manner similar to that of pahoehoe flows on dry land , and the pillows are budded off so quietly that the cameramen were able to swim up to within less than a metre of the swelling pillows . |
| 10 | After one treatment the fish has made rapid progress and is now able to swim upright . |
| 11 | A flash of precognition told him that the box would be able to swim faster than he could . |
| 12 | When snow many feet deep blankets the land and the lake is covered with ice , the beavers are able to swim out from their lodge beneath the ice , retrieve the green branches and feed on them throughout the winter . |
| 13 | Over the years , sensitive tutor-organisers , with the personality to work harmoniously with Federation and branch officers , have consistently been able to promote rather than to threaten voluntaryism . |
| 14 | We are always happy to offer advice or suggestions and with our Amsterdam Office we are able to arrange virtually anything you could want . |
| 15 | In this way many fans were able to miss out the first graduation step and serve a short probation at the back of the terrace . |
| 16 | This can also become a vicious circle ; the drain on their emotional reserves means that some people feel less able to cope physically , which , in turn , contributes to a further drain on both emotional and physical resources . |
| 17 | She felt totally in charge , totally confident , able to cope not only with herself but with any emergencies that might crop up . |
| 18 | Women are presumed to be able to cope domestically in circumstances where men are presumed to be unable to manage : they can cook , clean and care for themselves even if they are physically impaired ( Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 19 | She hoped that Kathy was right , and that once away from the city , with enough money for her simple everyday needs , she would gradually find herself able to cope again . |
| 20 | Of course you wo n't be able to cope tomorrow . |
| 21 | From being able to cope just about ) with everyday life they were tipped over the edge into breakdown , from which only a few were able to re-emerge . |
| 22 | Of course there are a number of modifications that need to be made to this analyser before it is able to cope well with general text . |
| 23 | Thousands of people would be affected , but the authorities would not be able to cope properly , the report , in the name of Strathclyde chief executive , Neil McIntosh , asserted . |
| 24 | Would those 0.5 m. voters be able to cope sensibly with a list which if West German custom were followed would include twenty names ? — or for that matter with a list of 15 names or ten ? |
| 25 | Life seventy years ago was at a slower pace and people were able to cope more easily with upset routines . |
| 26 | What such a printer will not be able to handle are scalable fonts , that is the ability to choose a typeface and produce any size of type you require when you require it , nor will it be able to cope accurately with re-scaling object or draw-type graphics such as those produce by CAD or professional graphics applications . |
| 27 | With the modern image in mind of the independent , liberated woman , we tend to think that we should be able to cope alone , without the need for someone else 's support and company . |
| 28 | ‘ Patients seem to be able to cope better with pain if both treatments are given , ’ says Ms Punton . |
| 29 | After some counselling , which enabled me to unscramble my uncomfortable thoughts about myself , I discovered the root of my problem and am now able to cope better with receiving compliments about my appearance . |
| 30 | you 'd be able to cope quite easily there would n't you ? |