Example sentences of "able [verb] out " in BNC.
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| 1 | When snow many feet deep blankets the land and the lake is covered with ice , the beavers are able to swim out from their lodge beneath the ice , retrieve the green branches and feed on them throughout the winter . |
| 2 | In this way many fans were able to miss out the first graduation step and serve a short probation at the back of the terrace . |
| 3 | Employers have always been able to contract out their workers from the scheme if they offered an acceptable alternative . |
| 4 | ‘ We would never have a Labour government able to carry out a Labour programme — even when that programme had won far more votes than any of the other parties . ’ |
| 5 | During the debate Roy Hattersley , the deputy leader , argued that it would be ‘ historic folly ’ for Labour to back proportional representation ; inevitable coalitions would mean that ‘ we would never again have a Labour government that was able to carry out a Labour programme ’ . |
| 6 | It seems incredible that we are not able to carry out this one . ’ |
| 7 | He received his certificate in July 1947 but the British coal industry had been nationalised in January of that year and his new bosses told him that in the changed circumstances they would not be able to carry out the undertaking he had been given . |
| 8 | The men have been exhaustively briefed on drop zones and emergency procedures , as well as the ground plan , to the extent that any man or unit should be able to carry out another 's task . |
| 9 | Where listed buildings stand empty and completely abandoned they are able to carry out emergency work themselves and send the bills to the owners . |
| 10 | Mrs Howard said : ‘ Unless we are given a lot more resources we will not be able to carry out the weekly monitoring required . |
| 11 | Politicians are also largely silent on how the next government will be able to carry out spending plans in view of the state of the productive economy . |
| 12 | There was no general ruling on what type of person was best able to carry out these tasks but the two most common groups were : ( a ) the older wife who had a great deal of experience , and ( b ) the young wife who had made a determined effort to acquire as much knowledge and skill as possible . |
| 13 | The long period of housing the stock meant that the farmer was able to carry out the necessary work in the mornings and evenings . |
| 14 | Volunteers should be able to carry out the minimal work involved , though some dioceses seem curiously reluctant to accept offers of help of this kind . |
| 15 | Although companies are not expected to go to unreasonable lengths to accommodate someone who is not able to carry out his job to the full extent , an employer who disregards altogether the possibility of finding you some other position and is unwilling to consider any other form of compromise may be vulnerable to an unfair dismissal claim . |
| 16 | It is in fact NACAB policy that advice workers should be able to carry out some limited counselling functions and they do run training to that end . |
| 17 | They do not have either the mental or physical equipment to be able to carry out the many complex activities involved in the AL of maintaining a safe environment . |
| 18 | The librarian may be able to carry out a relevant literature search . |
| 19 | The ultimate goal of online instruction , for both end-users and intermediaries , is to be able to carry out information searches online . |
| 20 | Evaluation by achievement Performance measurement was carried out after each series of courses , by means of examination of each student 's list of references , in order to see whether the students were able to carry out a practical literature search . |
| 21 | Most vets are able to carry out humane destruction either at the surgery or at your home . |
| 22 | If it does come on stream , each theatre would be able to carry out roughly ten per cent more operations than the 1930s theatres the suite will replace . |
| 23 | ‘ The king must be able to carry out his duties as head of the Church of England . |
| 24 | She was able to carry out the simple reward programme which worked very well and then progressed to rewarding Luke for passing a motion in the lavatory . |
| 25 | ‘ It is particularly pleasing that Councillor Thorne will be able to carry out this duty ’ said Jackie Cope , the Museum 's Curator , ‘ he is very much associated with tourism issues and the regeneration of Keighley as a whole . ’ |
| 26 | How effective the ‘ make do and mend ’ changes which it now seems will be all that the USTA will be able to carry out , prove to be , must be a matter of serious doubt . |
| 27 | But it seems clear that some people , perhaps the members of the monastery themselves , thought it was a serious possibility , and they took steps to ensure that neither Lanfranc nor anyone else would be able to carry out this sweeping measure of reform . |
| 28 | For the politicians , and for those in charge of broadcasting , the problem was how to reconcile the need for accountability on the part of the broadcasters with their need for a maximum degree of autonomy so as to be able to carry out their work without undue political or other constraints . |
| 29 | Researchers who depend on grants from organizations like the Economic and Social Research Council , or from private foundations like the Gulbenkian , Ford , or Joseph Rowntree , will only be able to carry out their enquiry if it is approved by the organization in question . |
| 30 | William III , helped by the ‘ Protestant wind ’ that kept the English navy pinned in harbour while William 's Dutch fleet could choose a convenient place to land , was able to carry out a successful invasion with quite a substantial military force , so the events of the 1680s underlined the possibility that James II might be able to make a successful return from exile . |