Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [be] unable " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far , police on the continent have been unable to confirm his identity . |
| 2 | ‘ For the last few years we have been seriously handicapped by the fact that our second team have been unable to compete regularly against quality opposition . |
| 3 | Northern governments preparing for next year 's Cairo conference on population have been unable to agree a joint strategy . |
| 4 | For the Apple Macintosh the runaway winner appears to be Microsoft 's Excel as Lotus have been unable to repeat their success with 123 in Jazz . |
| 5 | He has asserted that the Government have been unable to find a solution and has alluded to one anomaly , but will he state categorically what legislation the Opposition would introduce to resolve the difficulty ? |
| 6 | ‘ The sole reason for this is that Philips lighting have been unable to increase production to match our orders due to difficulties in obtaining glass for the lamps . |
| 7 | Supplies of the currency have been restricted to keep up its value , and people in remoter parts of the country have been unable to get enough . |
| 8 | This situation is the result of a chronic constitutional impasse in which the government and the parliament have been unable to develop a stable and effective working relationship , because of ‘ an unreformed public administration , a loosely worded constitution and an unbalanced party political development ’ . |
| 9 | Tour sponsors Tetley Bitter have been unable to persuade customs to allow supplies in for the players . |