Example sentences of "[coord] [vb -s] [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because government has never lost sight of the primacy of production , and has been able to avoid excessive borrowing to pay for it — in Cameroun because of the availability of oil , and in Kenya as a result of the low-key transfer of assets into African hands without any disruption in production . |
| 2 | Lotus , being in the Anglia region , has found a new sponsor and has been able , at last , to bring out its long-awaited cheap saloon — the Flan . |
| 3 | In hotter climates the Sussex has demonstrated several advantages : it has a smooth coat , and twice as many sweat glands as other European breeds ( in this respect it is on a par with the Africander ) and has been able to adapt well to the heat . |
| 4 | As market size has reduced , the division has been closely monitoring the position and has been able to make swift , well-informed decisions on pricing strategy . |
| 5 | In collaboration with Mr Filedt Kok and Mr Pieter Schatborn of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam he has photographed the complete collection of Rembrandt etchings in the printroom , making some 2000 exposures , and has been able to put together a detailed picture of Rembrandt 's use of paper . |
| 6 | The Bureau has undertaken several studies which have combined systematic econometric testing with economic analysis of particular equations or sectors of the models , and has been able to reconcile and resolve many of the differences in treatment between the models , in turn translating this resolution into its impact on full model properties . |
| 7 | The subsidence which occurs as a result of the mining in any event is very limited and has been able to be taken into account quite adequately on other developments within the Selby District . |
| 8 | She is learning German , working on the biography of a distant relative , a Victorian actor , and has been able to offer help from her long experience of managing a large cottage garden to the wife of the curator of Milton 's cottage at Chalfont St. Giles . |
| 9 | Now that he has retired from full time teaching , Guisborough-based John Brelstaff is able to devote more of his time to painting and has been able to resume the work left off when he left the Slade in the mid-Fifties . |
| 10 | In this picture , Joni has not just imitated or interpreted a style , but has been able to create an object with all the patina , or aura , of an ancient work of art . |