Example sentences of "able to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With benefit of the ‘ hindsight-ometer ’ , it can be argued that my own movement into a structural limbo contained aspects of the unconscious journey towards a new self-knowledge , when the old values were able to be adjusted if not discarded ; so that it was possible to break through the constraints imposed by the inculcated patterns of police culture , albeit in something of an unprogrammatic and fragmented manner . |
| 2 | Descartes believed firmly that universals were formed in the mind and that ideas possessed ‘ objective ’ and ‘ formal ’ reality ; that is , that it was an irreducible feature of ideas that they were able to be about a class of objects . |
| 3 | By the end of the 80s , Sinitta had established a stable home life suitable for a dog , even if she was n't always able to be around . |
| 4 | However , ‘ not represented ’ must be understood to include ‘ not willing to be represented ’ , as well as ‘ not able to be represented ’ — a qualification without which the very essence of parliamentary representation itself is denied . |
| 5 | ‘ I get satisfaction from being able to be involved in a number of activities in the part of the world where |
| 6 | After Easter and many other alarms , when none of the girls was able to be in Great Meadow , Rose had her sister buy a brown Franciscan habit in the town . |
| 7 | It will mean that wide-ranging corporate risks will be able to be placed with just one underwriter . |
| 8 | It will mean that wide-ranging corporate risks will be able to be placed with just one underwriter . |
| 9 | Six or seven days , I would say — I 'll not be able to be more precise until the autopsy . ’ |
| 10 | Women could reveal the laws of nature , if ( male ) science developed the tools to understand her ; women , being natural , were the source of terrible passions , and less able to be tempered by reason . |
| 11 | At first I could not devote so much time to the orchestra but by the early 1960s I was coming to a position where I was able to be with the orchestra a very great deal , working for eight or ten days at a time on concerts , records , and films . |
| 12 | Scottish merchants grumbled rather more about the new dispensation ; they were perfectly willing and able to be Europeans , but any outlet for trade would do , and there were complaints — in 1524 , for example — about the Auld Alliance with France , because it affected their opportunities not only in Flanders and Spain , but also in England . |
| 13 | Had the Rumbelows Cup final replay been able to be staged on April 22 then the FA would not have been able to prevent Wembley from hosting the match . |
| 14 | ‘ Today , he was able to be dropped in behind , whereas last year when he ran third in the Tiffany Highflyer , he was drawn on the far side in a 30-runner race and Steve [ Cauthen ] had to ride him handy to the pace , ’ Stoute said . |
| 15 | The death of William IV occurred in 1837 , by which time Victoria was just eighteen years of age and , therefore , able to be crowned Queen . |
| 16 | The blaze commenced one lunchtime when few people were in the premises , so there was no loss of life , but it took a long time for the blaze to be brought under control and some days before the firemen were able to be sure that there was no risk of further outbreaks of fire . |
| 17 | Given the present hopeful international situation , we believe that further reductions in levels of armaments will be able to be made without in any way endangering security . |
| 18 | ‘ Meaning ’ theists do not claim that on the basis of some special gift from God , ‘ faith ’ or ‘ grace ’ or ‘ revelation ’ , they are able to be assured that God exists whilst being quite unable to communicate the grounds of their assurance to others who lack this divine gift . |
| 19 | Everyone knows what is expected of them and routines and traditions are able to be established . |
| 20 | In company where he felt at ease , able to be himself , with Paul Alexandre , Anna Akhmatova , Lunia Czechowska , Modigliani still behaved like the well-bred and courteous young man who had first charmed Paris . |
| 21 | ‘ I may not be able to be with her . ’ |
| 22 | They were able to be original in their methods precisely because the Labour movement was weak and did not trap them in the confines of established institutions and procedures . |
| 23 | We are able to be alongside them in their pains and their distresses . |
| 24 | In this way , every corner of our life is able to be brought in worship to God . |
| 25 | But because the demand for central control has arisen out of a general dissatisfaction with education , and this dissatisfaction is often directed towards an excess of ‘ creativity ’ in the classroom , a lack of a disciplined work-force , it is generally assumed that the central common curriculum to be nationally accepted would be down-to-earth , factual , able to be assessed , and marked by a tick or a cross . |
| 26 | ‘ Out of doors is the best place for Brownies , really , but we 've only been able to be out of doors so much because of this hot summer . |
| 27 | It is the hardiest breed of all , able to be productive where other cattle could not even survive , and , like other hardy old breeds , it is long-lived and can make do with the poorest of grazing . |
| 28 | Certain types of mental illnesses result in a diminished awareness , so that the sufferers are not able to be completely responsible for carrying out the activities to achieve a safe environment . |
| 29 | That which a remedy is capable of causing ( that is , the picture of the remedy ) is also able to be cured by that remedy . |
| 30 | They felt that they were now able to be more flexible and to make decisions which led to action . |