Example sentences of "more [adj] to [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who were particularly interested in politics or discussed politics , read highbrow papers or watched television news , were a little more likely to be able to name some issues ( any issues ! ) as the main themes being stressed by the parties , but the level of predictability was low . |
| 2 | Those who were interested in politics or discussed politics , read highbrow papers or watched television news , were a little more likely to be able to name some issues as the main themes being stressed by the parties . |
| 3 | Once we have been triggered into feeling the loss of someone who was important the grieving process is more likely to be able to start . |
| 4 | After all , if you have begun addressing yourself for the first time to such an issue you are more likely to be able to have the courage of your convictions at work in trying to tackle , for example , management by inertia . |
| 5 | Those with orange eyes are much more likely to be able to hear . |
| 6 | Further , the husband is more likely to be able to use family income for his leisure pursuits ( e.g. drinking ) than the wife . |
| 7 | Unless you happen to be a keen follower of American football , you are more likely to be able to answer the first six questions than the last two . |
| 8 | However , a mother who is in contact with her baby immediately after delivery is much more likely to be able to do this than one who is not given her baby until a few hours after the birth . |
| 9 | If she is staying in a comfortable hotel , has a caddie to look after her needs at the golf course and can travel on the packages arranged by the Tour 's travel operators , then she is more likely to be able to devote her full concentration on her golf . |
| 10 | by gaining familiarity with one or more segments , he is more likely to be able to assess the response from them , which is an invaluable asset for planning purposes . |
| 11 | If governing bodies set up finance committees as part of a school 's organization to meet the requirements of local management , governors and parents are more likely to be able to be involved in management decisions . |
| 12 | If they have experienced difficulties similar to the client , or live in a similar social environment , they are more likely to be able to foster the client 's own coping skills and to achieve a friendship on equal terms . |
| 13 | we 'd be more likely to be able to make it . |
| 14 | That i it would be the people who stood up first and accused the landlords and took the lead in the settling accounts procedure , they were more likely to be able to , to get more in the way of than anybody else , that they would get more land , more erm better quality land the animals , implements etcetera and those sort of , th those peasants who were taking the lead were actually members of the Party were they ? |
| 15 | For some the spur may be that it would be more useful to be able to read the health and safety rules of the factory in which they work , or to be able to make sense of the words in the mail order catalogue in which they are required to shop . |
| 16 | If you 're trying to combine both in your life the chances of your being hit by stress are probably higher-no matter how brilliantly you may have organized the family in your absence — and it is even more important to be able to deal with it . |
| 17 | Some suggest that it is more important to be able to bring political pressure to bear , so that the elected representatives of whatever sex will pass legislation of benefit to women . |
| 18 | Not all video machines have this property but it is becoming more and more common to be able to see the picture as you run forward or back on the tape or disc . |