Example sentences of "capable [prep] [verb] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , reports on July 20 said that Iraq had admitted to building a " super-gun " capable of firing shells more than 1,000 km [ see pp. 37332 ; 37390-91 ; 37471 ] . |
| 2 | It is equally hard to imagine countries capable of producing surpluses stonily refusing to do so in the face of an evident need . |
| 3 | ( It ) was the first tube capable of producing power enough to make radar feasible at wavelengths of less than 50 cms . |
| 4 | Technology links these centres into a network capable of shipping parts quickly to wherever they are needed . |
| 5 | See , on the other hand , because it can evoke the bare fact of visual perception , is capable of evoking perception merely as a cause of knowledge and no more than that . |
| 6 | Nowadays , however , we are capable of transforming rivers so that they become quite unrecognizable . |
| 7 | Undoubtedly behaviourism diverted people from thinking about fundamental issues , like the design of a brain that is capable of generating actions rather than reactions . |
| 8 | She knew what this man was , knew he was capable of raiding hearts just as easily as nightclubs , yet here she was all but melting away because he 'd touched her ! |
| 9 | However , it must be stated that anyone who has used a code driven word processing program ought to be capable of achieving results fairly quickly . |
| 10 | I think the sendmail mailer is capable of dealing wth all the addressing necessary . |
| 11 | BRITISH Aerospace yesterday announced the £35m launch of a new mid-sized , twin-engined business jet capable of carrying passengers non-stop to the United States and the Middle East . |
| 12 | Sometimes a very small N is capable of revealing patterns quite reliably . |
| 13 | IMO Whilst I believe Leeds are capable of scoring goals away from home , I do not have a great deal of faith in the team 's ability to defend when put under pressure . |
| 14 | An enigmatic amalgam of cold ruthlessness and surprising kindness and sensitivity , he was capable of striking terror equally into the enemy and any of his own side whom he considered too timidly orthodox . |
| 15 | At the least , Swegen 's victories are likely to have owed something not only to his doubtless considerable abilities as a commander , but also to an administration capable of utilising resources effectively and controlling the country in his absence . |
| 16 | Some , like flatfish and chameleons , are capable of changing colour rapidly by expanding and contracting special pigment cells in their skin . |
| 17 | This was consonant with the repudiation of Khrushchev 's style of conducting international relations , which was designated a ‘ voluntaristic and unrealistic approach to the phenomena and events of international life ’ , fraught ’ with grave consequences , and capable of giving rise either to smug over-confidence or a weakness in the face of the military threat from imperialism' ( Pravda , 8 August 1965 , pp. 3–4 ) . |
| 18 | ‘ The Church is certainly capable of hurting people deeply . |
| 19 | The suggestion is that these companies could be virtually homeless — traded universally and capable of raising capital anywhere . |
| 20 | Let him come back later , but she would n't be here : Virgos were quite capable of making plans too ! |
| 21 | that I did have a brain and I was capable of doing things even though it was |
| 22 | All breath samples were analysed for hydrogen concentration using a sensitive chromatographic method , capable of detecting concentrations as low as 1 ppm . |