Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [adj] to [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any transient situation there are always institutions and individuals that are able to anticipate the need for change and are sufficiently flexible to be able to accomplish the transition early and in an orderly fashion . |
| 2 | I am extremely pleased to be able to say that shortly , Lord Mayor , we will be able to consider the future of the T T C under a Labour Government and under a Labour controlled Council , and I ca n't wait . |
| 3 | This group is in many ways similar to the elderly , except that they are less likely to be able to contribute to care from their own resources and are therefore more likely to receive a free service wherever they are placed . |
| 4 | Secondly , since women are generally lower paid than men — earning on average about three-quarters of men 's pay — they are less likely to be able to afford cars . |
| 5 | Thank you very much well it 's always a pleasure to hear of about the Seamanship Foundation and I 'm sure that , as you might be saying , and er the need for the foundation 's fundraising will be rather heightened this year as a result of last year 's drop but I 'm equally sure that you will get a tremendous amount of support from the members and on that note which I think is er also is an important method of concentrating our priorities and on the basis of we 're extremely lucky to be able to pursue a really very enjoyable pastime with relatively few problems and that if we can get those opportunities to many more , who would otherwise not be able to enjoy and in fact frequently do n't get to enjoy any other pastime , we should endeavour to do so and consider ourselves lucky that we can . |
| 6 | New for Summer ‘ 90 , we 're really pleased to be able to offer you the magnificent Sota Vento apartments as our Club Choice in buzzing Magalluf . |
| 7 | As one of Ayrshire 's major industrial employers , we at the power station are always pleased to be able to make a contribution to the local community . |
| 8 | After all , if you have begun addressing yourself for the first time to such an issue you are more likely to be able to have the courage of your convictions at work in trying to tackle , for example , management by inertia . |
| 9 | Unless you happen to be a keen follower of American football , you are more likely to be able to answer the first six questions than the last two . |
| 10 | If governing bodies set up finance committees as part of a school 's organization to meet the requirements of local management , governors and parents are more likely to be able to be involved in management decisions . |
| 11 | If they have experienced difficulties similar to the client , or live in a similar social environment , they are more likely to be able to foster the client 's own coping skills and to achieve a friendship on equal terms . |
| 12 | I am also pleased to be able to report that the Home Office has recently agreed to run a technical field trial with links to two prisons to evaluate the feasibility of conducting video conferences with remand prisoners . |
| 13 | I am also delighted to be able to tell you that two of our branch members are hoping to train as much needed ante-natal teachers . |
| 14 | In the belief that we can fund any remaining difference out of normal trading , we are now delighted to be able to bring the Lemon Fund/SAVE FACE appeal to an end . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm rather pleased to be able to keep away from it . ’ |
| 16 | Lil had said , ‘ I always think it must be so nice to be able to write . ’ |
| 17 | That 's why it 'd be so nice to be able to w save the work area so when |
| 18 | I should be so lucky to be able to . |
| 19 | In a business sale , the buyer will be less likely to be able to take advantage of the implied warranty , particularly because he may well be as expert as the seller in dealing with the goods which are the subject matter of the contract , and so will not ( or it will not be reasonable for him to ) rely on the seller 's judgment and skill . |
| 20 | I think for a very small company this perhaps might be more complicated in computing terms than would be worthwhile , but as soon as you 're getting to the point of many orders in a week , then it can be exceedingly useful to be able to ask the computer to tell you for example what are all the outstanding orders , what are all the overdue orders , what is the stock position bearing in mind that some stock is committed for certain orders , what orders have we got with suppliers to us which are still outstanding , and questions of this sort , can make your business much more efficient . |
| 21 | Second , ‘ the plans themselves should consciously take note of such demand factors and , of critical importance , the plans should be sufficiently flexible to be able to respond to demand in the course of implementation — including the identification of criteria which , when met , should signal a need for a review . |
| 22 | The co-ordinator is the only full-time member of the team and it is his task to ensure that the others , who should be sufficiently senior to be able to take decisions on actions proposed , feel involved and committed to the value improvement concept . |
| 23 | The co-ordinator is the only full-time member of the team and it is his task to ensure that the others , who should be sufficiently senior to be able to take decisions on actions proposed , feel involved and committed to the value improvement concept . |
| 24 | It is unwise to attempt to tackle these various aspects of second stage recovery in any great depth before the completion of a full two years of recovery from primary or family disease because emotional and spiritual recovery may not yet be sufficiently secure to be able to take on these further challenges . |
| 25 | For some the spur may be that it would be more useful to be able to read the health and safety rules of the factory in which they work , or to be able to make sense of the words in the mail order catalogue in which they are required to shop . |
| 26 | we 'd be more likely to be able to make it . |
| 27 | I 'm also pleased to be able to welcome Bill , to the meeting tonight . |
| 28 | interesting as well as a er edible lunch er we 're very pleased now to start away the afternoon session and I 'm particularly pleased to be able to introduce Patricia Routledge , she 's an actress with so many parts in so many media that I 'm not going to make any further introduction , but merely to ask her to come up and speak to us . |
| 29 | ‘ It could be very useful to be able to negotiate a discount for cash if you are buying luxury items like a fur coat or an expensive piece of jewellery , ’ was the reaction from Patrick Hastings , a City employee who clearly has his mind on women . |
| 30 | ‘ Tell your Granny that Signora Maria Filippa will be very honoured to be able to cook us her beautiful and renowned hunters ’ chicken dish tomorrow . |