Example sentences of "is often able [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A firm is often able to ignore the social costs imposed by pollution , congestion or noise associated with its operations . |
| 2 | As ‘ number-one woman ’ in your husband 's life you are in a strong position , and can afford to be very generous to her , especially in the all important matter of making sure that she is often able to spend time quite alone with her son . |
| 3 | For example , the Society is often able to give a grant for central heating , which can transform the lives of the old or sick , while a recent case history concerned the elderly widow of an architect who needed a convalescent holiday after a hip operation , when the ABS was able to help her financially . |
| 4 | The counsellor is often able to observe the spark of insight and realization which can arise from contact with another troubled individual . |
| 5 | By telling his or her own story of drinking and its consequences , the recovering alcoholic is often able to get through the Protective denial system of the sufferer so that the sufferer himself or herself , through personal identification with many elements of that story and with the associated feelings , is gradually able to make his or her own diagnosis . |
| 6 | She is often able to trace such complaints as severe , almost suicidal , depression , headaches and defective , blurred vision , to misalignment of the upper cervical vertebrae , which in turn places constant pressure on major nerve centres . |