Example sentences of "able [to-vb] that [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Mr Gerald Kaufman Lord Bridge was able to complete his inquiry in five days , after which he was able to report that allegations of improperly authorized interceptions were without foundation . |
| 2 | We were indeed able to confirm that pairs of dunnocks were often joined by a third bird in breeding , but this provided a mere foretaste of what was to come . |
| 3 | To further characterise the relevance of glycosylation of integrins for their function as cell adhesion receptors we performed initial experiments to analyse the integrin mediated cell matrix interation in HT-29 cells , and were able to show that inhibition of golgi mannosidase I by DMJ resulted in a significantly decreased adhesion of DMJ treated HT-29 cells to laminin , type IV collagen , and fibronectin . |
| 4 | Clutton-Brock ( 1974 ) , for example , using finer instruments and methods than the earlier work , and applying it to species contrasts , was able to show that differences between two colobus species living in the same forest were functions of their feeding ecology . |
| 5 | Neurologists of the nineteenth century , such as Broca and Dax , were able to show that damage to the brain often leads to very obvious disturbances in various aspects of cognition . |
| 6 | He was able to show that fluctuations in union membership appeared to be determined , at least in part , by fluctuations in economic conditions . |
| 7 | In one case it was able to show that tracks of information were being written too closely together , thus partially erasing each other . |
| 8 | It is hard to imagine a retailer being able to prove that loss of trade was directly attributable to the exclusion of cars . |