Example sentences of "need [prep] [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is part of the Catering & Allied philosophy of ‘ link manning ’ — people need to be able to pick up their colleagues ' responsibilities if necessary , so knowledge gets passed on . |
| 2 | You need to be able to get into the turn quickly and accurately , and to be flying within a few knots of the pre-stall buffet . |
| 3 | However , you need to be able to establish and prove that it was you who created the copyright . |
| 4 | You sit high in any case and it 's just as well — you need to be able to see the big car 's extremities . |
| 5 | in order to get a better estimate of how accurately the clock works we need to be able to study it for much longer periods of time . |
| 6 | One of Pearce 's main points is that we need to be able to apply monetary values to environmental gains and losses . |
| 7 | You need to adapt any healthy diet to your own individual style of life ; you need to be able to live the way you want to . |
| 8 | Horses need to be able to use their different senses sight , hearing , touch , smell , and taste , and to perceive change and variety . |
| 9 | Horses need to be able to perceive change and variety through their senses ; especially visually . |
| 10 | Even so , when handling and riding horses , we really need to be able to anticipate their emotions , actions and reactions , rather than simply expecting perfect behaviour and performance from them . |
| 11 | We need to be able to perceive more than the five emotions above , and it is easy enough to do so . |
| 12 | Horses need to be able to see different things happening around them , hear different sounds , and smell different smells , and so on : they need variety and stimulation . |
| 13 | Even aquatic terrapins need to be able to dry out by sun basking . |
| 14 | Pupils need to be able to respond to such forms , and schools have an obligation to help them to read everything from labels and slogans to the subject textbooks of the secondary school curriculum . |
| 15 | They need to be able to recognise on sight a large proportion of the words they encounter and to be able to predict meaning on the basis of phonic , idiomatic and grammatical regularities and of what makes sense in context ; children should be encouraged to make informed guesses . |
| 16 | Contrary to the all too common belief that ageing is essentially an unavoidable process of retreat , of withdrawal into passivity and dependence , the truth is that for most men and women later life is a time of active challenge : a time when perhaps more than ever they need to be able to respond imaginatively to change . |
| 17 | You need to be able to hold the board in one position without it drifting downwind and also to sail backwards which is invaluable in tight situations . |
| 18 | On the other hand you need to be able to see yourself as part of a whole , to recognise the relationship between you , the world and everyone else in it . |
| 19 | Once you have experienced the full range of emotions , however , you need to be able to let them go — both for your own sake and that of the one who has died who must be allowed to continue on his ( or her ) own spiritual journey , wherever that may take him . |
| 20 | We need to be able to raise extra capital more easily and economically |
| 21 | We need to be able to meet increasing competition from American , Japanese and European financial institutions in the U.K. |
| 22 | They need to be able to measure accurately their blood glucose and test the urine for ketones when unwell . |
| 23 | For this agreement to exist people need to be able to react against those who depart from or break shared values . |
| 24 | What do we already do well that the National Curriculum planners have neglected — remembering that if we think we do something well we need to be able to look closely , give reasons , describe in detail . |
| 25 | Beyond this they need to be able to exploit the stock — the reference collection and other material in book and non-book formats . |
| 26 | They need to be able to relax without hints or recriminations from their own parents . |
| 27 | And you need to be able to find food and companions , too . |
| 28 | For example , for much of the day we need to be able to repress or split off some feelings to enable us to concentrate or to use our intellects . |
| 29 | For a marriage to be successful , partners need to be able to handle change constructively . |
| 30 | You need to be able to move through each one easily , without confusion or noise . |