Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [prep] [be] able " in BNC.

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1 The physical survival of computer discs , and of the hardware and software appropriate to reading them , has been tackled by other organisations , including the Public Record Office , and we are grateful to be able to draw on their experience .
2 As all 256 colours are displayed at once , the palette takes up quite a large proportion of the screen , and it would have been preferable to be able to select the ones used the most and create your own custom palette .
3 As one of our valued customers I am delighted to be able to make you this exceptional ‘ Saint and Greavsie ’ offer :
4 I am delighted to be able to tell the hon. Gentleman that our policy on capital expenditure is to encourage and enable higher education institutions to invest , as they need to do , to accommodate the dramatic increase in student numbers as well as provide facilities for the research of remarkable quality which takes place in so many of our universities .
5 I am delighted to be able to say that I have just received notice from the Department of the Environment that Chorley is to be allocated an additional amount for doing up old housing — nearly £0.25 million .
6 I am delighted to be able to send you a copy of the report prepared by my review group called ‘ Building on Ability : Sport for people with disabilities ’ .
7 I am delighted to be able to express my congratulations to the Society on the occasion of its 40th anniversary celebrations .
8 Now I am delighted to be able to hand over the spot-light to my three management colleagues on the management team .
9 ‘ I am delighted to be able to do this .
10 I am delighted to be able to help my constituency .
11 The Foundation has been delighted to be able to sow the seeds of international cooperation by supporting postgraduates .
12 The Cornish are fortunate to be able to paint their regional discontents in the attractive colours of Celtic tradition , which makes them so much more visible , even though it leads some of them to reinvent a language not spoken for 200 years , and even though the only popular public tradition with genuine roots in the country is Wesleyan Methodism .
13 HCI has negotiated special rates for single guests and selected Clubs throughout this brochure , and we are delighted to be able to pass this benefit on to you .
14 Divisional Manager , Brian Walker ( pictured left ) said : ‘ Southern Electric are delighted to be able to help young people , who are striving to overcome disabilities and to gain their independence .
15 A member of the community council , Mary Catherine Heaney , said : ‘ We are delighted to be able to raise our glasses , legally for the first time , to drink the health of the President . ’
16 Peter Rosie , Wimpey Plant & Transport manager says : ‘ We are delighted to be able to help in this important education liaison project .
17 ‘ Well , we 're delighted to be able to announce that as from today Mr Calder will be joining the board .
18 ‘ We 're delighted to be able to use this van — a clear example of our commitment to an improved environment , ’ said Bob Maggs , General Manager of Bristol Energy Centre .
19 You 're supposed to be able to hear its bells ringing under the sea at New Year 's Eve . ’
20 ‘ You 're supposed to be able to walk all the way from here to the coast . ’
21 to another , which is what we 're supposed to be able to do .
22 you 're unlikely to be able to do anything about it .
23 They 're unlikely to be able to release names until tomorrow .
24 They may have to act on the spur of the moment and have no time to reflect and be bound , therefore , to arrest to prevent escape ; but where there is no danger of the person who has ex hypothesi aroused their suspicion that he probably is an ‘ offender ’ attempting to escape , they should make all presently practicable enquiries from persons present or immediately accessible who are likely to be able to answer their enquiries forthwith .
25 Such applicants may be asked to take a test or take part in some other selection procedure to assess whether they are likely to be able to cope with the work expected of a university student .
26 Again , unions in conjunction with employers are likely to be able to find answers to the access-to-cash problem .
27 Employers ' and parents interpretations may diverge even more widely , particularly as the level of detail these groups are likely to be able or willing to handle will be broader than that used by teachers .
28 Users are likely to be able to lead the process of innovation whenever they perceive their own needs more clearly than other firms do , and whenever they can appropriate most of the benefits from innovation .
29 A. You can get advice from a building society , a bank manager , a local authority , or a new town development corporation about how large a mortgage they are likely to be able to give you .
30 Concern for the physical welfare of the police and the person resisting ( since the police are likely to be able to muster the greater force ultimately ) both dictate that a point must arise at which further resistance is not only unwise but improper .
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